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19 October

Are There Bowling Alleys on Cruise Ships?

Every year, more new cruise ships are being built to satisfy passenger entertainment and amusement preferences. Keeping up with the long list of innovations is a real eye-opener, with never-before-seen treats a part of every new launch. More people...

14 October

What Happens to All the Leftover Food Once the Cruise is Over?

A cruise ship that hosts thousands of passengers obviously goes through a lot of food. If everyone onboard eats three meals a day (plus extras) that’s more than 10,000 meals per day, or 100,000 meals on a ten day...

05 October

How Fast Do Cruise Ships Go?

Considering their huge size, the speed of cruise ships is amazing. The largest ships usually travel at speeds between 20 – 24 knots, equivalent to approximately 23 – 27 miles per hour. The largest cruise ships, as classified by...

02 October

What’s It Like to Captain a Cruise Ship

The captain of a cruise ship oversees the entire operation of the vessel, including the crew, ship safety and accountability for best maritime practices. The captain works with other ship authorities in making sure all protocol is followed, including...

30 September

Voyager of the Seas Cruise Ship

When Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas was completed in 1999, it was the world’s largest cruise ship, and hailed as the most innovative and exciting passenger ship ever built. The world of cruising was forever changed by never-before-seen...

17 September

How Do Cruise Ships Handle Crime Onboard

US coast guard helicopter and cruise ship

Cruise vacations are an exciting getaway to exotic destinations, and a great way to meet people and make new friends from around the world. Statistics show that crime onboard cruise ships is much lower than among similar land based...

11 September

How Cruise Ships Test Lifeboats

Although rarely required, lifeboats are an important component of a cruise ship. Exceedingly high standards of manufacture and compliance are required by law, and any deviation from stringent requirements is a punishable offence. Cruise lines place the safety of...

30 August

What is the best way to communicate with friends on a large cruise ship

best way to communicate on a cruise ship

Keeping in touch with family and friends can be difficult on a large cruise ship, often leading to missed opportunities, or even worse, missed lunch or dinner bookings. Web based devices are improving in scope and speed as technology...

04 August

The World’s Five Biggest Cruise Ships

Telegraph posted a video today about the world’ five largest cruise ships (based on gross tons). The fifth is the 1,062 feet (324m) long Norwegian Breakaway, weighting 146,ooo gross tons and having 2,044 staterooms. Forth is the slightly longer...

01 August

Who Owns Celebrity Cruises?

Originally founded by the Chandris Group in 1988, Celebrity Cruises is now part of Royal Caribbean International. The featured “X” on the funnel is a Greek letter signifying the Chandris connection. Royal Caribbean International is presently headquarted in Miami,...

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