i heard that... love cruising also, and they are COMPLETELY defenseless
Posted on 03/24/2018 9:37:58 AM PDT by Oatka
I have never had a bad experience with them.
I understand other cruise lines have had problems, such as Carnival - which I would never sail on. I have no desire to sail with low-rent jackasses (I'm talking about the passengers, not the crew).
As with all things in life, you get what you pay for. When it comes to vacation, I don't go cheap. Life is too short to have a miserable experience on your vacation.
It's amazing how big these cruise ships are getting though. The ship is now the destination. Who cares what port you are in when you are in a ship of that size? Sometimes I just stay on the ship when in port. Much less people crowding the ship means you have even a better experience doing things on the ship. You get the pools to yourself and you get much more attention from the crew.
Somebody falling off of it in 3...2...1...
You’re mixing Deadweight tonnage with Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage is just a measure of the enclosed volume — not actual carrying capacity. The volume of the hotel stacked on top of the cruise ship’s hull contributes nothing to DWT — but, it is included in the GT.
I look at lifeboats like I look at the seat cushions on airplanes: If it comes down using my seat as a floatation device, I'm pretty much screwed anyhow.
i heard that... love cruising also, and they are COMPLETELY defenseless
Yes and no. Depends on where they are at any given moment. Ports are pretty secure, depending on location. Open water is another matter. There are security teams on board with some capability to handle on board threats, but can’t thwart a boat laden with explosives or some islamonuts armed with RPGs.
They are big targets to be sure. You cruise, you take your chances.
yeah, i’m thinking the USS Cole of the first order
100%
“Does it come with the norovirus preinstalled ...?”
It’s an upgrade.
Thank you for that. That’s an ear worm that’ll stick around for a couple days. Maybe I’ll play it for offertory at church tomorrow. :)
“the goathumpers haven’t attempted to sink a cruiser yet is simply amazing... “
It’s just a matter of time. I never forgot the Leon Klinghoffer incident on Achille Lauro. That was so sad.
We’ve been on several cruises and it seemed that the longer and more expensive the cruise, the more elderly people were on it. We thought it might be that they retired financially comfortable. Plus, they have the time while younger families have working parents.
On a 15-day Hawaii cruise, the hallways were almost impassable because of the scooters lining the walls. People in walkers and wheelchairs were EVERYWHERE.
“Sometimes I just stay on the ship when in port. Much less people crowding the ship means you have even a better experience doing things on the ship.”
We pretty much do that now, too. The ship is the destination and we actually like at-sea days.
yup, it’s coming
40 foot swells? Yeah, that would do it. Of course. The 3-4 foot swells we had were nothing for the boat to handle...a lot more common in the Caribbean...except if there is a hurricane.
Norovirus tends to cause the toilets to clog on these ships. *yuck*
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