[IronJack]

I love big ships, but this is approaching ridiculous. And frankly, I think the cruise industry has jumped the shark. I suspect the magnates are banking on a lot of retirees having leisure time and discretionary income so they can take that cruise they've always put off. But with the economy in the tank, that may be a risky bet.

With the deaths, diseases, and disasters that have plagued the industry in recent years, along with the threat of terrorism aboard a confined -- and highly vulnerable space -- I would think twice about booking a cruise.

But I've already been on a couple, so the novelty is gone.

[stars & stripes forever]

[But I’ve already been on a couple, so the novelty is gone.]

Been there, done that, never again.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I haven’t been on any and the novelty is already gone.

[notdownwidems]

My wife and I are leaving from New Orleans on Sunday for our tenth-anniversary cruise...Cozumel, Belize and Honduras...I have been wondering what kind of security it has...pray for us!

[MeganC]

The cruise lines like these huge ships because they require the same amount of ship’s crew (which is separate from the hotel crew) as a smaller ship and the public is foolish enough to pay a premium to go on these ships with smaller cabins and then to pay yet another premium for vanishingly small balconies.

Not going, thank you.