I guess my point is that noone really knows for sure if they (passengers) really want noisy music. I have been a 'passenger', and I wanted to experience the visual delight of circling the Estuary at sundown; I did not want noisy music, but got it anyway. I feel that there are others who may share that preference for those sunset cruises.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Frederick Noronha < [email protected]> wrote: > If they passengers really want noisy music, can't they be made to go > in for "silent noise"? > http://www.silentnoise.in/ > FN > > Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 > > > On 15 February 2011 11:22, Dan Driscoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > Absolutely in agreement, having to listen to the racket from Swastik on > the > > Betim side every evening for a half hour before it mercifully 'pushs > off'. > > > > But there is particular point he makes that I would call attention to : I > > paste, verbatim --- > > > > "Why is amplified music allowed on the boats at all? Any civilized > person > > wanting to enjoy a ride on the water would want to take in sights in a > > tranquil > > setting without having his ear drums pierced." > > > > Exactly! Could not the marketing people do 'a study'---by simply testing > > client preference with one or two of the 'Cruise Liners' adopting 'SILENT > > MODE'---at least for the time needed to assess the result . Some > appropriate > > 'tags' could be tried, inviting those who would like to simply view the > > lovely surroundings, without having to endure brain-bashing disco. Try > > advertising 'Silent Cruise Mode' on FM Rainbow? >
