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Basils Waldo Pepper drawing got me thinking.
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Harmony Of The Seas! Can carry 9000 people! 1800 rooms. Imagine the results of a failure at sea. Their top heavy and should the stabilizing equipment fail in rough water, a catastrophic situation could occur. History has recorded proof of that on other large ships. Would never put my family on it. 6 years in the Navy and not afraid of ships, but to me, big money is pushing the limit here and I think their going too far. Imagine the profit margin. JMHO. PJ
 
To my mind they are ALL giant floating Petri dishes. Never have and never will board one.
 
Now that would be very enjoyable! :encouragement:
 
"Need?" Definitely not. Waterworld next?
 
It is getting pretty ridiculous -- The original "Love Boat", was just over 15,000 tons, IIRC. One of my most enjoyable cruises was on a 36,000 ton ship...big enough to be comfortable and luxurious, but small enough to be intimate. I mean, if you're going to go on a boat that big, why even leave dry land?
 
I did a 12-day North Atlantic cruise on Queen Mary 2 and thought it excellent. Mind you, she was designed for that crossing, so I never felt she was oversized or anything.
I am a very conservative ex-Merchant Navy mate, too. Some of these more recent ships make me cringe!
 
I enjoyed the QE2 back in its day. It was *the* way to go between NYC and the UK. Relaxed atmosphere, nice people, things to do (or not), great food - and never felt uncomfortable. And the ship itself looks beautiful.

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To me, the QE2 was the last of the great passenger ships.

In many ways, the massive floating casinos and mega-hotels just aren't attractive. Even the Queen Mary 2 looks "too big" to me.

Hmmm - airline seats get smaller, aisles get narrower, to cram more people aboard and increase profit. It then becomes harder to evacuate in case of emergency. Might just be a parallel here ...

Tom M.
 
NutmegCT said:
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To me, the QE2 was the last of the great passenger ships.




Tom M.
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I totally agree, she was really, the queen of the seas. One of the most beautiful ships ever built. :encouragement:
 
I look at them like this
a gigantic floating locker room
bulit as sealed modules with crazy numbers of people in a can the thought makes me cringe
I can imagine what the hvac piping wiring water and air quality is like after a few cruise's
We have installed equipment on quite a few of these with my company over the last 15 years
we would meet our equipment at the port and accompany it on cruise thru installation - test.
Just loading it made me cringe on how you saw that time was such a crunch that cleaning was less than what I would consider adequate. No thanks I'll fly to a beach and enjoy watching them float in and out of port.
 
As one of the Ancients, I remember our family's first airline trip, back in 1956. We flew American Airlines (DC7) from Fort Worth to New York City, then my parents flew Air France (Constellation) to Paris for their 10th wedding anniversary.

Here's a publicity shot of a DC7 interior:

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And yes, people did "dress up" for flying back then; it wasn't the cramped-up nachos-and-Tshirt tour-bus experience we have today.

Memories, memories.
 
Flew as a pass rider for American Airlines a few times, it was a requirement that men wear suit and tie, no exceptions and ladies must wear appropriate dress. Most of the time it was in first class. At that time there was a definite difference in service and food between first and coach. PJ
 
NutmegCT said:
As one of the Ancients, I remember our family's first airline trip, back in 1956. We flew American Airlines (DC7) from Fort Worth to New York City, then my parents flew Air France (Constellation) to Paris for their 10th wedding anniversary.

Here's a publicity shot of a DC7 interior:

cw27.jpg


And yes, people did "dress up" for flying back then; it wasn't the cramped-up nachos-and-Tshirt tour-bus experience we have today.

Memories, memories.
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My first airlines flight was on Allegheny Airlines from Bridgeport WVa to Baltimore to visit family friend. The plan was a DC3.
 
Vast number of people in a confined space, and you cannot leave. Sounds like a concentration camp with a buffet to me.
 
The Viking river cruises sound really good, I've looked at a couple of those lately. I actually plan on taking a cruise along the coast of Alaska next May, it is a trip a good friend of mine wants to make and I've agreed to travel along.
 
A good friend and former co-worker (now deceased) took his wife on a >> Windjammer Cruise! He said it was the experience of a lifetime. He came back with some amazing pictures and tales !
 
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