[sionnsar]

The advantage of traveling on the ice shipment, once you've survived the initial acceleration, is that it's a straight shot to Mars.

I like my whisky neat, thank you. But I'll drink to that.

[Monkey Face]

"I like my whisky neat, thank you. But I'll drink to that."

I don't like whiskey, but I DO like boilermakers...vodka with champagne back....

[NicknamedBob]

"Mars ... I'll drink to that."

Yeah, I would imagine that getting drunk would be one of the ways to pass the time during the journey. But keep in mind that the colonists would be anticipating a colder climate, and would probably take advantage of the ice around them for some space-enhanced winter sports.

Ice skating, tobogganing, perhaps even arranging that zero-gee swimming pool during transit. If the 'berg is spun for gravity, just put it at the center.

Truly, the trip of a lifetime.