Cruise Ships

Hello All!

They seem to get bigger and bigger: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32544025

I wonder with all the amenities, like climbing walls and two-story
miniature golf courses, if they are designed to make passengers forget
they are even aboard ship? Admittedly, docking in new places every day
or so might be interesting but I wonder how long it will take over 3000
passengers to disembark.

I admit that I've never been aboard one of those monsters and I can only
remember the simple pleasure of sitting on an open deck in a deck chair
on an Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
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James Silverton wrote:
Hello All!

They seem to get bigger and bigger:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32544025
I wonder with all the amenities, like climbing walls and two-story
miniature golf courses, if they are designed to make passengers forget
they are even aboard ship? Admittedly, docking in new places every day
or so might be interesting but I wonder how long it will take over
3000 passengers to disembark.

I admit that I've never been aboard one of those monsters and I can
only remember the simple pleasure of sitting on an open deck in a
deck chair on an Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary.

My step-father came back from such a cruise with a case of pancreatitis. He
bragged that he "never missed a single feeding" the entire trip and the
liquor was free. I do think the illness wasn't pleasant, though.

Pat in TX

James Silverton wrote on Aug 25, 2009:

Hello All!

They seem to get bigger and bigger: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32544025

I wonder with all the amenities, like climbing walls and two-story
miniature golf courses, if they are designed to make passengers forget
they are even aboard ship? Admittedly, docking in new places every day
or so might be interesting but I wonder how long it will take over 3000
passengers to disembark.

I admit that I've never been aboard one of those monsters and I can only
remember the simple pleasure of sitting on an open deck in a deck chair
on an Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary.



I get the horrors when ever I see one, but on the other hand I'm quite
thankful that they're becoming so popular. They gather together large numbers
of people that I would rather not come across while on holiday, and keep them
(mostly) out of sight and out of mind.

--
Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com

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James Silverton wrote on Aug 25, 2009:

Hello All!

They seem to get bigger and bigger: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32544025

I wonder with all the amenities, like climbing walls and two-story
miniature golf courses, if they are designed to make passengers forget
they are even aboard ship? Admittedly, docking in new places every day
or so might be interesting but I wonder how long it will take over 3000
passengers to disembark.

I admit that I've never been aboard one of those monsters and I can only
remember the simple pleasure of sitting on an open deck in a deck chair
on an Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary.



I get the horrors when ever I see one, but on the other hand I'm quite
thankful that they're becoming so popular. They gather together large
numbers
of people that I would rather not come across while on holiday, and keep
them
(mostly) out of sight and out of mind.

--
Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com


LOL! Couldn't agree more.

Am Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:31:01 GMT schrieb James Silverton:

Hello All!

They seem to get bigger and bigger: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32544025

I wonder with all the amenities, like climbing walls and two-story
miniature golf courses, if they are designed to make passengers forget
they are even aboard ship? Admittedly, docking in new places every day
or so might be interesting but I wonder how long it will take over 3000
passengers to disembark.

Biggest I've been on was MSC-Ships with about 2000 passengers.
Disembarkment was always quickly, I never really had to wait more than 5 to
10 minutes. Not everyone leaves the ship at the same time. Even tendering
once (Visy, Gotland, Sweden) was surprisingly quick.

I admit that I've never been aboard one of those monsters and I can only
remember the simple pleasure of sitting on an open deck in a deck chair
on an Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary.

I don't think it's so much different from the QM. You don't really notice
the difference so much. If 1000 people share one dining room or 3000 people
share 3 dining rooms?!

Regards,

Frank