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Quick Fix for that Cruise Itch

Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 18:47 in vacations, community, pleasure, ship, charter, voyages, cruise ship, amenities, passenger ship, small ship, passenger-ship, charter cruise

According to Wikipedia, a cruise ship is “a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship’s amenities are part of the experience.” No mention of passenger capacity. For those of us who love to get out on t...
View from under a cruise ship

Posted on Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 20:42 in photo, community, cruises, destiny, cruise, Carnival, bow, chain, stern, queen elizabeth, vessels, anchor

Starting with the most recognizable object, the anchor. It weighs more than 10,500 kilograms, or 23,00 lbs and is attached to 13 lengths of anchor chain. Each length is 15 fathoms or 90 feet. The large “odd shaped” object protruding...