Oh No, just watching a current affair show in Oz. The CEO of the Macquarie Bank who owns Steam Packet earns 21.2 million dollars Aus. per year, which is $44,000 per day, $5,000 per hour. He is only second behind Mr. R. Murdoch and 4th, 5th and 6th biggest earners here are all execs. of the Macquarie Bank. This is probably why the fares are expensive and will probably get even more expensive!