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I've been wanting to go on a cruise lately. They look so fun. It seems like there's about 2,000 people or more on a ship. They are entire floating cities with

by Keverw 8y ago

I've been wanting to go on a cruise lately. They look so fun. It seems like there's about 2,000 people or more on a ship. They are entire floating cities with their own water treatment, jail(the brig), a morgue, own newspaper/letter, in-house tv station - I was looking at technical jobs on cruise ships one day and seen that one has like their own little morning show, etc. However I doubt a small town with 2,000 people would equal 2 million cars worth... I know I seen a few years ago one cruise line was playing with hydrogen fuel cells. https://youtu.be/oI9OmoMwz5s https://youtu.be/oI9OmoMwz5s Cruise ships kinda remind me of future ideas like arcologies or Skyscraper Movie (2018). Seems neat everything is within walking distance and self sufficient in the middle of the ocean. Well they still need fuel and food supplies when they dock and prepare for the next ship... but imagine if they could build farms on sea too... Seems like the ocean with the right power solution would be virtually unlimitless water and electric.

dzhiurgis 8y ago
There are 2000 staff for 4000 passengers... These things are truly interesting. There are 5-10 bars just for staff. That said the job (or even travelling one) is fairly gruelling. Smells, poor food, isolation, rip-off prices, etc.
- Keverw 8y ago
  Why would traveling on one be grueling? Working on one seems like it's work, not really a vacation even if away from home... But as a passenger, why would it also be grueling? Yes I know there's been incidents and accidents but that doesn't happen on every cruise. I've been watching some travel vlogs of them and some look really nice and relaxing. Also, some ships internet is crappy or costly, so it also forces you to disconnect and live more at the moment too I'd think. However crappy internet at sea will be a thing of the past someday in the future. Prices do seem a bit high though but I have seen some deals. Also probably depends on the ship, etc. Food probably depends on the ship too, like Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas has a bunch of different restaurants. They have a concept called the Royal Caribbean Promenade on some of the ships, I think you'd forget you are even on a ship. Seasickness is a worry but bigger ships are supposed to be more stable. I'm a picky eater, and flying sounds sucky... Strapped to a tin can floating in the sky, sitting next to some stranger. Probably higher chance of surviving a cruise ship sinking than a plane crash. I can't fly but I could swim a bit, plus lifeboats. Airplanes don't have parachutes. But I think if I had more money I'd like to try cruising. Traveling around Europe's been another dream of mine, there are some one-way repositioning cruises there from the US... Ships are popular in the Caribbean but when that season slows down they move the ships to other places like the Mediterranean. Sure flying takes like a day while a cruise there takes like over a week to get there but at least you have your own room, can get up and walk around, etc. Take a short flight to Miami or New York, hop on a ship and travel to Europe in style! Then take trains, buses, rental cars, short flights around to different parts of Europe to explore. Then ideally plan a ship that leaves Europe to head somewhere else or home... I've been reading about digital nomads, very interesting to me. Living out of a suitcase traveling the world or traveling around North America in an RV. Would love to do both. There's some world cruises that last a half a year but the price of a new car or more. Kinda always wanted to see the Pyramids or Great Wall of China, but long flight being cramped and not sure how much in a place so foreign I'd want to go alone. Idk maybe someday if I get lucky... But before I would plan half the year at sea, I'd probably take a week-long cruise around the Caribbean to get a taste of it. I wonder the demographics of world cruises. Probably business owners who can spend half a year away from work with enough money to pay for it, or retired people... I think most people just do a week-long cruise as a vacation though.

by Keverw 8y ago

dzhiurgis 8y ago

There are 2000 staff for 4000 passengers... These things are truly interesting. There are 5-10 bars just for staff. That said the job (or even travelling one) is fairly gruelling. Smells, poor food, isolation, rip-off prices, etc.

Keverw 8y ago
Why would traveling on one be grueling? Working on one seems like it's work, not really a vacation even if away from home... But as a passenger, why would it also be grueling? Yes I know there's been incidents and accidents but that doesn't happen on every cruise. I've been watching some travel vlogs of them and some look really nice and relaxing. Also, some ships internet is crappy or costly, so it also forces you to disconnect and live more at the moment too I'd think. However crappy internet at sea will be a thing of the past someday in the future. Prices do seem a bit high though but I have seen some deals. Also probably depends on the ship, etc. Food probably depends on the ship too, like Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas has a bunch of different restaurants. They have a concept called the Royal Caribbean Promenade on some of the ships, I think you'd forget you are even on a ship. Seasickness is a worry but bigger ships are supposed to be more stable. I'm a picky eater, and flying sounds sucky... Strapped to a tin can floating in the sky, sitting next to some stranger. Probably higher chance of surviving a cruise ship sinking than a plane crash. I can't fly but I could swim a bit, plus lifeboats. Airplanes don't have parachutes. But I think if I had more money I'd like to try cruising. Traveling around Europe's been another dream of mine, there are some one-way repositioning cruises there from the US... Ships are popular in the Caribbean but when that season slows down they move the ships to other places like the Mediterranean. Sure flying takes like a day while a cruise there takes like over a week to get there but at least you have your own room, can get up and walk around, etc. Take a short flight to Miami or New York, hop on a ship and travel to Europe in style! Then take trains, buses, rental cars, short flights around to different parts of Europe to explore. Then ideally plan a ship that leaves Europe to head somewhere else or home... I've been reading about digital nomads, very interesting to me. Living out of a suitcase traveling the world or traveling around North America in an RV. Would love to do both. There's some world cruises that last a half a year but the price of a new car or more. Kinda always wanted to see the Pyramids or Great Wall of China, but long flight being cramped and not sure how much in a place so foreign I'd want to go alone. Idk maybe someday if I get lucky... But before I would plan half the year at sea, I'd probably take a week-long cruise around the Caribbean to get a taste of it. I wonder the demographics of world cruises. Probably business owners who can spend half a year away from work with enough money to pay for it, or retired people... I think most people just do a week-long cruise as a vacation though.