Oct 8, 2013 07:54
10 yrs ago
English term
double occupancy rate
Non-PRO
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Tourism & Travel
Hello
I am a bit confused with this sentence: Single stateroom charge is 200% of the double occupancy rate. does it mean that a single stateroom is twice more expensive than a double room? I do not think it makes any sense though.
thanks a lot
I am a bit confused with this sentence: Single stateroom charge is 200% of the double occupancy rate. does it mean that a single stateroom is twice more expensive than a double room? I do not think it makes any sense though.
thanks a lot
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | tarif en occupation double |
Ninon Dion
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| 4 | tarif cabine double occupée par deux personnes |
Laurence Nerry
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| 3 | tarif 2 personnes |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Ninon Dion
Canada
Canada
Native in French
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Trustworthy French Canadian Linguist
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
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tarif en occupation double
In case you needed a translation as well.
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Note added at 6 mins (2013-10-08 08:00:58 GMT)
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See my discussion entry for my explanation.
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Note added at 6 mins (2013-10-08 08:00:58 GMT)
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See my discussion entry for my explanation.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
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Merci beaucoup!
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mchd
40 mins
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Merci!
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Victoria Britten
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Thanks Victoria
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Laurence Nerry
: Oui, pour un public canadien
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Merci Laurence
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Marie-France R.
: Pour le Canada
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Merci Marie-France
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "ok,it did make sense then!
thanks all of you"
4 mins
tarif 2 personnes
Yes, it does sort of make sense!
I suspect (though you don't say) that this must be on a cruise ship, as it mentions 'stateroom'; if this is indeed the case, then they charge more for the cabin to make up for all the other things that the 'missing' (!) person won't be paying for while on board. All these 'extras' are a very significant part of the revenue for a cruise ship, so if there's one person less in the cabin, they 'need' to charge extra to compensate.
One might also say that it is an attempt to deter people from taking single cabins; imagine what a sad and empty cruise it would be if EVERY cabin had only one occupant!
I suspect (though you don't say) that this must be on a cruise ship, as it mentions 'stateroom'; if this is indeed the case, then they charge more for the cabin to make up for all the other things that the 'missing' (!) person won't be paying for while on board. All these 'extras' are a very significant part of the revenue for a cruise ship, so if there's one person less in the cabin, they 'need' to charge extra to compensate.
One might also say that it is an attempt to deter people from taking single cabins; imagine what a sad and empty cruise it would be if EVERY cabin had only one occupant!
23 hrs
tarif cabine double occupée par deux personnes
ou "tarif en base double" (la forme développée me semble plus claire - calquée sur la formule rencontrée en hôtellerie, avec "chambre double occupée par deux personnes")
NB : ma proposition concerne du français de France - si français du Canada, "en occupation double" convient.
NB : ma proposition concerne du français de France - si français du Canada, "en occupation double" convient.
Discussion
Avoiding the Dreaded Single Supplement
by Rita M. Ippoliti, CruiseMates Assistant Editor | July 20, 2009
Single cruisers, don't you just hate single supplements? Well here's a few ideas to help you avoid, or at least minimize them.
For the uninitiated, a single supplement is the price a single cruiser must pay in order to occupy an entire cabin alone. Why? All ship cabins are sold on a double occupancy basis, so if you want to sail in a stateroom alone you must pay the price of the absent individual who would have filled the other berth.
http://www.cruisemates.com/articles/single/Single-Supp-07200...