The PROBLEM with Cruise Ships
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Published 2024-07-03
Cruise ships have had a bit of a rough time in the news over the years. From the literal Titanic, to public outrage over their existence anywhere, to pandemic disasters, to the 9 month cruise disasters that went viral earlier this year, these floating cities are a contentious way to travel. And yet their popularity is booming... we're here to figure out why.
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Note: The Titanic was not a cruse ship but an ocean liner, more akin to today’s airliners by being a form of transport rather than for leisure.
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I have a friend in Norway who works on cruise ships. He is an electrician. He says every job responsible for the ships running or safety of passengers are from western countries with educations. But every other of the 2,5k crew are mostly from the Philippines and work with shitty conditions
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I saw a clip of a stand-up comic recently who went on his first cruise. His impression was, "Going on a cruise was like going to prison... If the prison was inside an Applebee's." 😂😂😂
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The one thing I will say in support of cruises is that they (or certain cruise lines) are the best way for my disabled mother to travel reliably. They do a lot of work to make areas of the ship accessible, and to mark out which excursions are accessible and which aren't, and as long as she books through the cruise itself, she knows she won't get left behind. I personally don't love cruising, but I can see why she does, since it reduces the amount of effort she has to put into travel by a LOT.
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When visiting Copenhagen for a few days, I remember walking through a very nice, quiet park where one bench had the message "Tourists are vermin" sketched into it. I was a bit sad someone would think that way... Until 30 minutes or so later this little quiet area was absolutely SWARMED by a crowd coming from a cruise ship. It was complete chaos and utter hell and I couldn't imagine what it would be like having to experience that on a daily basis
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I am disabled and when I travel, I have to use a wheelchair. Cruise ships are a nice way for me and my family to travel because of all accommodations that are available. We avoid the upsells just like we do everywhere else (Disneyland, concerts, the grocery store) and travel with purpose. As nice as it might be for others to travel in other ways, those kinds adventures are just not designed for someone like me.
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The Titanic wasn’t a cruise ship. Travellers used to use ships to get from Europe to the US as there was no commerical flight.
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It really is a genuis business model. Take a butt tonne of people somewhere they can't escape from and imprison them in a cozy space that's a potential gold mine for further sales because there is nothing else to do.
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I just went on a Princess Alaska cruise, and it was really amazing and definitely worth the money in my opinion. Also, it was really great how open they were about environmental issues and how they were aiming throughout the ship ways to lower that in the carbon emissions, (there were like pamphlets and videos about it) etc…
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Sending this video to your family who like cruising won’t burn any bridges because I can’t imagine anyone who’s ever been on a cruise being swayed by this video.
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There is one cruise I am interested in. There is one that goes up the coast of Norway. It doesn't have a pool, casinos, shopping maul, etc. It does apparently have a library on board. They are electric and recharge when they dock. They also don't dump waste in the water. They are supposed to be amazing for seeing the northern lights in the winter. Apparently they are also mail ships and a form of mass transit for the coastal towns.
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After spending more than 20 years in the US Navy, you couldn't pay me to step on a cruise ship.
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for me personally, being on a cruise would be the worst way to spend my vacation. it's basically being sea-sick in a hotel, stuffed full of people, with no accessible nature around, and most likely waaaay to warm. and you can't even go somewhere else.
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I love these videos; it’s evident that they’re made with care and passion. It would be amazing to see a video about something good. Something great that’s happening in our world, weather it’s awesome or nostalgic. The trend has become to only report on the bad, and the ugly, on the stressful and scary. Thank you
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Apparently people die on cruise ships all the time. It’s not a unique event. Considering high number of all the older retired people, it’s quite common.
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You don't do cruises for the same reason you don't go to Vegas casinos. And in the casinos you can still escape reasonably, while on the ships you can't.
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The real shame is so many of the other options for vacation end up being so expensive.
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The cruise ship industry’s contribution to pollution and emissions alone is disgraceful!
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That hawk sound effect freaked me out, because I was listening with headphones on a balcony where I regularly see and hear red-tailed hawks. And yes, it is a hawk sound effect, not an eagle, because Eagle's don't sound as cool, so movies and TV shows use hawk cries instead 😂
