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Wonder of The Sea made Titanic look tiny
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NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
I used to work at a cruise terminal. I would be asked several times a day how much bigger the titanic was. The truth is that all modern cruise liners make the titanic look like a little bitch in comparison
V1LÆM
Gold Member
Titanic was impressive for its time which was 110 years ago... but it ain't shit compared to these gigantic floating cities we have today.
I would never go on any of those cruise ships. They look boring and souless. They also are extremely damaging to the environment. I've been fascinated with Titanic since i was a little kid when the movie came out and it has been my dream to go on a cruise ship. I think the only ship I'd go on would be the Queen Mary 2. It's probably the closest experience you can get today of being on the Titanic. Cunard merged with White Star in the 1930's and it seems they are appealing to the same market as Titanic did. Plus, QM2 has a classy look about her. She ain't a huge white/colourful ship with tacky branding slapped along the side.
and here she is compared to the Titanic:
I was actually looking to go on the QM2 this month when she was travelling around the mediterranean. Prices were like £3,000-5,000. Some rooms were up to about £40,000! It was a 14 day trip. I'm glad I didn't book it because I wouldn't have been able to go due to COVID lol. I'm going to see if there are any short winter trips later this year and if not I'm going to plan for a trip next summer. I hate myself for wanting to go on a cruise due to the environmental damage they cause but I just want to do it once since it's been a life long dream. I am lucky enough to be able to afford it so I might as well do it now while I can.
I would never go on any of those cruise ships. They look boring and souless. They also are extremely damaging to the environment. I've been fascinated with Titanic since i was a little kid when the movie came out and it has been my dream to go on a cruise ship. I think the only ship I'd go on would be the Queen Mary 2. It's probably the closest experience you can get today of being on the Titanic. Cunard merged with White Star in the 1930's and it seems they are appealing to the same market as Titanic did. Plus, QM2 has a classy look about her. She ain't a huge white/colourful ship with tacky branding slapped along the side.
and here she is compared to the Titanic:
I was actually looking to go on the QM2 this month when she was travelling around the mediterranean. Prices were like £3,000-5,000. Some rooms were up to about £40,000! It was a 14 day trip. I'm glad I didn't book it because I wouldn't have been able to go due to COVID lol. I'm going to see if there are any short winter trips later this year and if not I'm going to plan for a trip next summer. I hate myself for wanting to go on a cruise due to the environmental damage they cause but I just want to do it once since it's been a life long dream. I am lucky enough to be able to afford it so I might as well do it now while I can.
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FunkMiller
Member
Those plague ships really are getting very big.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
The engineering is super impressive. I know some people just love cruises, I have never been so perhaps it would be different if I tried. Personally I am not even into "all inclusive" resorts, even if super nice, so I am not sure I would enjoy a cruise.
Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I hate boats
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V1LÆM
Gold Member
some people live on them for years. 7 years, 12 years, 20 years. some are spending $100-200,000/year to do so.
V1LÆM
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Grildon Tundy
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Better read than the OPTitanic was impressive for its time which was 110 years ago... but it ain't shit compared to these gigantic floating cities we have today.
I would never go on any of those cruise ships. They look boring and souless. They also are extremely damaging to the environment. I've been fascinated with Titanic since i was a little kid when the movie came out and it has been my dream to go on a cruise ship. I think the only ship I'd go on would be the Queen Mary 2. It's probably the closest experience you can get today of being on the Titanic. Cunard merged with White Star in the 1930's and it seems they are appealing to the same market as Titanic did. Plus, QM2 has a classy look about her. She ain't a huge white/colourful ship with tacky branding slapped along the side.
and here she is compared to the Titanic:
I was actually looking to go on the QM2 this month when she was travelling around the mediterranean. Prices were like £3,000-5,000. Some rooms were up to about £40,000! It was a 14 day trip. I'm glad I didn't book it because I wouldn't have been able to go due to COVID lol. I'm going to see if there are any short winter trips later this year and if not I'm going to plan for a trip next summer. I hate myself for wanting to go on a cruise due to the environmental damage they cause but I just want to do it once since it's been a life long dream. I am lucky enough to be able to afford it so I might as well do it now while I can.
dr_octagon
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is Boaty McBoatface a ship or a boat?
V1LÆM
Gold Member
if boaty mcboatface was a ship then he/she/they/it would be called shippy mcshipface
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RJMacready73
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I've done a few cruises and they're alright, it's just a floating buffet that sails port to port with the old and obese shuffling off and on occasionally. I done the Hawaiian Islands and the northern med and generally enjoyed myself but I prefer terra ferma, I'll prob do a northern lights one in a few years Norway/Iceland and that'll be me done with em but the engineering that goes into building them is seriously impressive alongwith the logistics of running them, I find that fascinating as hell
V1LÆM
Gold Member
i'm looking to do a northern cruise since it's cheaper/shorter. i think the QM2 only really does norway. if i can see the Northern Lights on that then i'm sure as shit going on that.
dr_octagon
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dr_octagon
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Maiden Voyage
is an expert in martime law, a sea man and professional boat dude. I await for his judgment in this matter.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
heh seaman
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I declare that the vessel shall henceforth be known as Titanic 2: Jack's Back.
dr_octagon
Banned
If we follow Disney's template, we would have 50 spin off shows.
Titanic: Hard to Port. A 6 episode drama on not to drink and drive a large ocean faring vessel. Based on a true story, a revisionist history of how the drunk captain caused the sinking of the ship.
Titanic: Iceberg Lettuce. Gordon Ramsey is sent back through time to prevent the disaster. Maybe the friends we made was the uncooked lamb along the way.
Titantic: Ocean's 15. A team of expert thiefs are chasing down the infinity stones which the Avengers hid on the ship for reasons. A special cameo from Thanos, 'I am unsinkable'.
I like cruising if the trip is through places that are cool to see like Alaska and all the ports are deep water so you can walk on or off. I enjoy seeing all the cool places on these ships as they usually ha e tons of small bars and clubs that are fun.
But I don't much care for tropical cruises that are just to islands where you have to tender to shore and all there is to do is the same ATV/zip line/ sit on beach and get drunk activities, then when you are at see its just empty ocean. Would rather do an all In clusive then.
My folks do the river cruises with much smaller ships, they like them a lot. More personal and way more places to stop.
But I don't much care for tropical cruises that are just to islands where you have to tender to shore and all there is to do is the same ATV/zip line/ sit on beach and get drunk activities, then when you are at see its just empty ocean. Would rather do an all In clusive then.
My folks do the river cruises with much smaller ships, they like them a lot. More personal and way more places to stop.
Airbus Jr
Banned
What? Wheres that number from?
ManaByte
Member
Because they jump off.
Airbus Jr
Banned
Now i know western caribean tour part can be prone to pickpocketing around jamaica haiti cozumel and mexico
But 20 passenger gone /year? Kidnapping? Thats some serious shit ( if he has evidence to back up this claim)
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PumpkinPie
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What's the aquatic auditorium for? Do they do dolphin shows?
Tams
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Tams
Member
Excuse me, but when it comes to a ship named after a national legend, we will not having people misnaming it.
It's the RRS Sir David Attenborough, to you, matey.
dr_octagon
Banned
Excuse me, but when it comes to a ship named after a national legend, we will not having people misnaming it.
It's the RRS Sir David Attenborough, to you, matey.
Tams
Member
dr_octagon
Banned
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
A cruise would be nice.
Tams
Member
Amazing GIF.
dr_octagon
Banned
If genuine response, see Gif 1. If mocking response, see Gif 2. Pls no ban.
Gif 1
Gif 2
dr_octagon
Banned
I imagine in future there will be a museum with a video loop clip of the pivot scene with a little description below.
Trunx81
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Passagier 23 - Sebastian Fitzek EN
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anthony2690
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Husbands sick off their wife's, throwing their wife's off giant boats, the weak men throw themselves off to escape!
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ManaByte
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Just looks like a mall to me lol
AlteredForms
Banned
Well the Titanic was remarkable for it's time and even now ships aren't so much big that it looks like a "little bitch in comparison".
Correct, it is a ship, not a boat. This is a boat
So my 2 cents on cruises. My wife wanted to do a Disney cruise instead of going to Disney. I thought I was going to hate it and that my son would be bored. I was soooo wrong. There is a ton to do on a cruise and each day they would pick a drink and it would be 1/2 price. Our cruise as a 3 night cruise in the Bahamas (this was, man, 10 or 11 years ago). We did an excursion to Atlantis in Nassau and then to Disney's private island. The weather was iffy on the island so half price drinks for everyone lol) the only thing that bugged me was I am an introvert and don't really do well with meeting new people until I warm up to them. When they schedule your meals, They rotate you through the restaurants and they seat you with other people opposite them. The family that was supposed to sit with us didn't show up so I requested a separate table the following nights. The rest of the cruise we were able to eat at our own table. I had a lot more fun than I thought I would and I wouldn't mind doing it again.
NecrosaroIII
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I collect VHS tapes
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looks neat empty but I’m sure a total nightmare when full with disgusting people and their horrible children
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Must be cool to have a titanic floating in front of other ships just so people can make size comparisons.
And that's just cruise ships. Suez max Cargo container ships are also huge