For those interested in cruise ships
- Thread starter Nuuska
- Start date
adorshki
Reverential Member
Looks like it's flat on the bottom so it won't tip over easy.
davidbeinct
Member
adorshki
Reverential Member
From all I've heard, many are just floating smorgasbords w/ glorified and fancied up cafeteria food being served 24 hrs round the clock. Some people go on these setting out just to eat their money's worth.
There are some smaller cruises put on by various bands that sound like fun. A bunch of live performances, lots of impromptu guest spots and loose jams, meet and greets. The bands get to casually hang out w/ fans and they seem to have a blast interacting w/ folks in a world where there's often typically a wall between the two. Mainly for the hardcore fan though.
adorshki
Reverential Member
Pandemic?
The Guilds of Grot
Enlightened Member
Sure is a lot of Cruising hate here by the board of grumpy old men!
With the time involved in design and build, I would guess the construction was underway during Covid and it was too late to put the brakes on the project.
I could never see myself on a cruise ship for a few reasons. Among them is the amount of trash that goes overboard each night. International law (the last time I checked) states that anything can be thrown overboard when farther than 12 miles from a shore. Can you imagine the tonnage of garbage produced by a cruise ship with 3,000 people aboard? Just one pound of garbage per person equals 1 1/2 tons. Yikes.
And though they say they "treat" the sewage before it's dumped into the ocean, I've read that the "treatment" is inadequate. 3,000 people flushing toilets 24/7... another "Yikes!"
And though they say they "treat" the sewage before it's dumped into the ocean, I've read that the "treatment" is inadequate. 3,000 people flushing toilets 24/7... another "Yikes!"
Nuuska
Enlightened Member
It is built near my place - ordered by Caribbean Cruises - my place is on upper right corner - about 100 miles from Meyer shipyards. meyer is in Turku - and the archipelago is not particularly deep waters either.
There is daily ship connection between Turku ( Meyer yards are there ) and Stockholm Sweden - less than 12 hours on beautiful archipelago - if for any reason I use it - I simply get bored - luckily they have overnight schedules, too. I can sleep most of it.
West R Lee
Venerated Member
I don't hate cruises, I'd just hate to get stuck on one for a couple of months. Though I do agree they are a favorite virus hangout. I've really enjoyed all the cruises we've taken over the years. The last ship we were on, we were able to get a room at the stern up high, and I'll never cruise any other way. The ship shields the wind, and the patios are large. As most ships taper wider/longer at the stern, you even get to meet your neighbors as they lounge on their decks.......pretty cool really.
West
FNG
Enlightened Member
Fantail liberty!I did a six month cruise once with less than two weeks total ashore.
I did a Celebrity cruise once. It was supposed to have a less dense capacity than most and fewer children. On our sea day, it was stilltoofreakincrowded, and while I got to see a bunch of ports, you can't actually say, have dinner or nightlife at any of them. Not my thing at all.
And this was a decade before viral outbreaks (noro and otherwise) were common.
davidbeinct
Member
SFIV1967
Venerated Member
Makes sense! Just today I read this, if you scroll there are many examples of people doing that.We ran into a woman who was maybe 80 years old on one cruise and she told us she'd lost her husband and now simply lives on the cruise ships. She said the price was the same when compared to many nursing homes and what more could she ask? She had good food all day long....much better than a nursing homes. A doctor on board. And all the people she'd ever want to meet. Not to mention the scenery and the sun.
Man bought apartment on cruise ship as it's cheaper than home and he can travel world
A bold San Diego man has dropped city living and bought an apartment aboard a cruise ship in order to travel the world.
Ralf
Nice pic, Timo. We'll see if Royal Caribbean can stay in business with this giant in the water.
davismanLV
Venerated Member
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2011
- Messages
- 19,363
- Reaction score
- 12,183
- Location
- U.S.A. : Nevada : Las Vegas
- Guild Total
- 2
The bow of this ship harkens back to much older ships like the S.S. Île de France. Perpendicular to the water, it gives it a kind of cool, retro look. Still far too large for my taste, but it's a BEAST, for sure!!
Bill Ashton
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2006
- Messages
- 4,429
- Reaction score
- 1,036
- Location
- North Central Massachusetts
- Guild Total
- 4
We did that cruise, with our new Volvo 242, in 1982. It was wonderful June weather and all the shrimp you could possibly eat! Fantastic. But it was only an overnight thing. Seemed we were so close to the little islands (and peoples' camps), that had there been a problem we could have swum to them!
It is built near my place - ordered by Caribbean Cruises - my place is on upper right corner - about 100 miles from Meyer shipyards. meyer is in Turku - and the archipelago is not particularly deep waters either.
There is daily ship connection between Turku ( Meyer yards are there ) and Stockholm Sweden - less than 12 hours on beautiful archipelago - if for any reason I use it - I simply get bored - luckily they have overnight schedules, too. I can sleep most of it.
Bill Ashton
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2006
- Messages
- 4,429
- Reaction score
- 1,036
- Location
- North Central Massachusetts
- Guild Total
- 4
So, not like the Vasa which didn't quite make it out of the harbor and then sunk!Week ago on sunday they had second and last open sea test - in this video it is slowly sailing through narrow and shallow waters between islands in Turku.
We visited the museum that they had started in Stockholm, they pretty much had just the keel laid at that time, now the whole ship is there.
Lesson possibly not learned, "too big, too top-heavy"
Vasa (ship) - Wikipedia
Welcome to the Vasa Museum
Welcome to one of the most visited museums in Scandinavia and explore the world's only preserved 17th century ship. The ship Vasa capsized and sank in 1628. After 333 years on the sea bed she was salvaged and the voyage could continue.
www.vasamuseet.se
jp
Senior Member
There's a company here in Portland, OR that does big business overhauling cruise ships for a few lines including Princess and Carnival Cruises. It provides non-stop traffic down the Columbia River, and there are normally multiple behemoth ships drydocked.
When my kiddos were small, we used to take them to a beach right on the Columbia, where it really wasn't so wide. It was shocking to see one of these massive vessels come cruising by.
I've been to see that museum. Quite an anti-climactic but amazing saga!So, not like the Vasa which didn't quite make it out of the harbor and then sunk!
We visited the museum that they had started in Stockholm, they pretty much had just the keel laid at that time, now the whole ship is there.
Lesson possibly not learned, "too big, too top-heavy"
Vasa (ship) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Welcome to the Vasa Museum
Welcome to one of the most visited museums in Scandinavia and explore the world's only preserved 17th century ship. The ship Vasa capsized and sank in 1628. After 333 years on the sea bed she was salvaged and the voyage could continue.