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In my humble opinion, this is a shitty idea. There are other quiet places with decent enough bandwidth that don't have the costs or risks of a cruise ship. My f
by xradionut 13y ago
In my humble opinion, this is a shitty idea. There are other quiet places with decent enough bandwidth that don't have the costs or risks of a cruise ship. My favorite one is the study section of the local library. I've also gone out to a cabin in the woods that only had a satellite link. My neighbor has soundproof walk-in closet.
As for the risks of a cruise ship, if something goes wrong, your options are limited. I say this as a navy veteran that's had to deal with multiple things that go wrong on a ocean vessel. (Fire, flooding, engine failure, etc...) As a civilian, I'm very wary of cruises.
- kayoone 13y agoWhat kind of risks do you have on a cruise ship that you do not have in everyday life traffic, public places and outdoor activities ? Statistically, your cabin in the woods with nobody around is probably an order of magnitude more dangerous than a cruise ship ;)
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoGetting sick is a big one.
- brador 13y agoWhat things can go wrong on a cruise ship that are very bad for people onboard? Isn't a life boat just a short run away?
- mkramlich 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia or if you're of a different age: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
- brador 13y ago2 incidents in 100 years, seems safe...
- pavel_lishin 13y agoThose are only the two he mentioned off the top of his head.
- kayoone 13y agoAnd how many planes come down per year ? The probability of something like that is extremely low. Life is risky, you also have a theoretical risk of dying of a heart attack every second.
- slg 13y agoThings can also go wrong sleeping in your bed at night. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_fransisco_earthquake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_fransisco_earthquake
- mkramlich 13y agoread the comment to which I replied. it will put it in context.
- chollida1 13y agoNo power for 3-4 days. Google "cruise ship no power", it happens more often than you'd think That means -no showers - no toilets flushing. - No internet - no hot meals
- lifeformed 13y agohttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fire-carnival-cruise-ship-strands-4-200-article-1.1261258 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fire-carnival-cruis... Oh god, that sounds nightmarish.
- blisterpeanuts 13y agoNorovirus.
- sanskritabelt 13y agoNorovirus by itself is enough to keep me off cruise ships. http://www.cdc.gov/features/norovirus/ http://www.cdc.gov/features/norovirus/
- mehmehshoe 13y agoI thought I'd share an interesting segment from Tina Fey's book regarding her honeymoon cruise when a fire broke out on the boat. "In the event of an emergency, it is the entertainers who are in charge of the lifeboats. Because the rest of the crew has actual nautical duties, the kids from Fiesta Caliente are trained to man the lifeboats. If you ever have to get on a lifeboat, the person in charge of your safety will likely be a nineteen-year-old dancer from Tampa who just had a fight with his boyfriend about the new Rihanna video. James also told me that each lifeboat has a gun on it and that once a lifeboat is in the water, the performer–lifeboat captain is trained to shoot anyone who is disruptive. This is apparently legal in accordance with maritime law."
- mildavw 13y agoI worked on a cruise ship as an entertainer and can confirm this. Except for the gun part. We had lifeboat assignments and had drills each cycle before the passengers arrived. We were trained on getting people in, not what to do once in the water.
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- dmckeon 13y agoWide-spread gastro-intestinal illnesses - google "cruise" and "norovirus" http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm It is important to distinguish among cruise outcomes - I'd rather experience a 24-36 hour power outage than a fire that resulted in passengers at sea in lifeboats, but there appear to be some narratives that conflate "our honeymoon was not what I had dreamed of" with "captured, burned, sunk, and destroyed" without any points on a scale in between. Third party advice I'd heard on cruising: avoid the very cheapest lines choose an operator with a generally nordic background (not flag/registration, more company origin).
- DanBC 13y agoHow many people die per 1,000 passenger miles?
- chockablock 13y agoNot really the right comparison, since you're not using the cruise for transportation. Better question might be deaths/injuries/etc per day, as compared to living in a city, a cabin in the woods, etc.
- crusso 13y agoGoing to the library doesn't get your room cleaned and our meals prepared. The whole point of the suggestion is that a Cruise is an entire package of benefits.
- cylinder 13y agoA better option, in my opinion, is an all-inclusive resort. My preference is Mexico. After going recently, my main takeaway was how nice life would be if everything were always taken care of for me -- cleaning, food, etc. It's going to cost more than a cruise, but cruises have all sorts of hidden/surprise fees that you don't have at a good all-inclusive resort. Our resort was calm, peaceful and full of couples, no rowdy partiers. Good internet access, the highest quality service imaginable, and some of the best restaurants I've ever experienced (where you can order whatever you want without the stress of worrying about cost!). If you go during low season, you can get a great rate, and some rain shouldn't bother you if you're there to work.
- byoung2 13y agoOur resort was calm, peaceful and full of couples, no rowdy partiers. That reminds me of a funny experience I had in Cancun a few years back in Cancun. My wife booked a room at the all-inclusive Temptation resort because it had the best rate. When we got there, we were surprised to find that it was basically clothing optional. Be sure to check out the hotel website first if you want to avoid distractions!
- jotm 13y agoAdd to that Turkey and Greece.
- codex_irl 13y agoWhat resort did you go to? Mind if I ask what the approx. costs where?
- cylinder 13y agohttp://www.occidentalhotels.com/resort/royal-hideaway-playacar http://www.occidentalhotels.com/resort/royal-hideaway-playac... I booked it through Costcotravel.com. It's much cheaper in the low season. Paid $325/night total including tax; that's for two people and it included round-trip airport transfers ($120 value). If we were to have a dinner experience like what they offer in the US, it would easily run $300+ each time.