What to charge a cruise ship

[John Ross]

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Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: What to charge a cruise ship


> > For folks here in the Northeast the notion of a cruise in Gulf
sounds
> > tempting.
>
> You wouldn't like it this time of year. Nasty day today. Horrible.
Sunny, 82, breezy in Tampa!  ;-)
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@attbi.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: What to charge a cruise ship
>
>
> >
> > On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 04:51  PM, Ephemerum@aol.com
wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I know I can bring my husband along at no charge, but I don't
know
> > > what the
> > > industry standard rate is for this kind of work.  Do I charge my
> > > normal rate
> > > or more?
> >
> > Interesting question. I suppose it depends on how much you enjoy
cruise
> > ships. I think I would calculate:
> > (1) What your "on call" rate would be for X days that you'll be
away
> > from your ordinary work week and usual routine. Probably an
> > astronomical amount if you're treating yourself properly.
> > (2) What you would ordinarily charge for just the work that
they're
> > asking for.
> > (3) Assuming that you and your husband are treated like "paying
guests"
> > when you aren't actually working, take a look at the rates they
charge
> > for the "experience". It may be rather steep!
> >
> > Assuming that you would ordinarily look forward to time spent on a
> > cruise ship, you may be willing to compromise between these
different
> > reference points.
> > Let us know what you decide, and (eventually) tell us how the
entire
> > experience went.
> > For folks here in the Northeast the notion of a cruise in Gulf
sounds
> > tempting.
> > Best wishes,
> > Patrick Draine
> >
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