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ZonkerHarris

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72. Because what could go wrong?

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Sat Jan 27, 2024, 04:47 PM

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The world's largest cruise ship has 20 decks, 7 pools and would cover almost 4 city blocks [View all] dalton99a Jan 2024 OP

I'll pass. Can't think of a more unpleasant vacation. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #1

Cruises are the best most affordable vacations jimfields33 Jan 2024 #17

Ugh. To each his own. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #19

I'm With You ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #23

It sounds like "Too Much of Everything " for me. Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #55

I Worked With A Guy Who... ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #65

Lol! What's fun about it is you can leave the ship each day ecstatic Jan 2024 #46

Most of those things are exactly what I'd absolutely hate. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #62

No offense but a cabin in the woods sounds dreadful. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #60

Is it unsinkable? nt dflprincess Jan 2024 #2

I don't think that they use that term any more. Chainfire Jan 2024 #16

Not since 1912 at least dflprincess Jan 2024 #54

Sinking it before it leaves port actually sounds like a good idea. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #20

Lol. Yeah something about the headline makes me uneasy ecstatic Jan 2024 #36

Watch out for icebergs! honest.abe Jan 2024 #3

Thank god climate change is eliminating that danger lame54 Jan 2024 #31

What an ecological, environmental nightmare. niyad Jan 2024 #4

Asking anyone here with nautical experience....... pdxflyboy Jan 2024 #5

Master mariner here codfisherman Jan 2024 #18

Thank you, codfisherman. pdxflyboy Jan 2024 #37

I wonder, too. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #25

As a rul, cruise ships don't sail in to tropical storms of any sort. brooklynite Jan 2024 #44

With todays satellite assisted meterology - werdna Jan 2024 #28

That's exactly my first thought. In high seas it must be a wild ride. brush Jan 2024 #52

Massive modern cruise ships are fitted with fin stabilizers, two each on the port and starboard sides. EX500rider Jan 2024 #56

US Navy vet here edisdead Jan 2024 #67

and i'm sure the whole fucking thing is at least 90% eco friendly orleans Jan 2024 #6

It will be better then earlier cruise ships EX500rider Jan 2024 #57

No thanks JI7 Jan 2024 #7

I go on vacation to get away from it all. redwitch Jan 2024 #8

No thanks. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #9

I have a friend who does 5 or 6 7-day cruises out of FL per year SYFROYH Jan 2024 #10

Hard NO! leftieNanner Jan 2024 #11

Haha leftie! cilla4progress Jan 2024 #15

A crew member for every 2 people?... lame54 Jan 2024 #35

I don't know. leftieNanner Jan 2024 #50

Are they trying to remake the Ark? TSExile Jan 2024 #12

What do y'all think of Viking? cilla4progress Jan 2024 #13

Both of my siblings have taken several Viking cruises and raved about them. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #21

Thanks! cilla4progress Jan 2024 #24

Love Viking Mz Pip Jan 2024 #30

I've been on Viking cruises and like them. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #33

Helpful, cilla4progress Jan 2024 #38

A giant, floating incubator. I would't go on that thing if they paid me. Chainfire Jan 2024 #14

If I ever go on a cruise it would be one of these: Ocelot II Jan 2024 #22

On our voyage to Australia on RC Explorer of The Seas ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #27

I like cruises Mz Pip Jan 2024 #29

Meh. Folks who like this kinda stuff would hate dobleremolque Jan 2024 #32

No thanks. Bigger is not better CanonRay Jan 2024 #34

Few things are more interesting than a DU thread on cruises and cruise ships. BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #39

Too bad it doesn't run on solar power. Emile Jan 2024 #40

Giant floating petri dishes. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #42

Nice ship you've got there... dchill Jan 2024 #41

Never, no way, no how...introverts absolute nightmare. MiHale Jan 2024 #43

Floating gigantic petri dish in Disney colors. Sorry but this thing gives me the wim-wams to look at... Hekate Jan 2024 #45

It looks like a floating carnival. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2024 #47

It's a small city, with a lot of tourists. oldfart73 Jan 2024 #48

Absolutely not. ismnotwasm Jan 2024 #49

Not for me. SarahD Jan 2024 #51

The thing I remember about the ports of call was that all the shops and booths had the same... brush Jan 2024 #63

Quick visits. SarahD Jan 2024 #66

That's the sane way to do it. brush Jan 2024 #69

Probably the only way. SarahD Jan 2024 #70

Decent homeless shelter. moondust Jan 2024 #53

There are people who live on cruise ships. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #61

Different strokes I guess. Bristlecone Jan 2024 #58

You can taste the norovirus from here ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #59

10,000 people with diarrhea, trapped in a floating hotel. Where do I sign up? Ocelot II Jan 2024 #64

Because what could go wrong? ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #72

It makes the other cruise ships parked in the port like like toy ships said my brother who lives riversedge Jan 2024 #68

For me, that would be torture - marooned on a floating prison! cornball 24 Jan 2024 #71

my word... maybe they should have called it the DISPLACER os the Seas, instead of icon. HUGE!!!!! Takket Jan 2024 #73