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To: Libloather

Don’t have anything against them, not my thing, but the math is, sooner or later one of these gigantic things is going to sink, and not just off shore like in Italy, but truly sink... and what’s that going to look like?

Some of the biggest ones have about 10,000 people onboard between customers and staff...


7 posted on 03/31/2026 2:05:21 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

I have (another) dumb question: Would something like what happened to the USS Cole be enough to capsize her?


8 posted on 03/31/2026 2:13:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: HamiltonJay

It is inevitable that a large ship will sink again one day, but the odds that any one ship on any cruise will sink or suffer a mishap are very, very small. Ships have lifeboats, and much, much improved navigation. As long as you don’t fall overboard, or get killed in fight, cruises are extremely safe.


9 posted on 03/31/2026 2:14:31 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: HamiltonJay

“Some of the biggest ones have about 10,000 people onboard”

10,000 other people on a ship is not my idea of a vacation.

Different strokes for different folks.


35 posted on 03/31/2026 2:59:08 PM PDT by Right Brigade (A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,)
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To: HamiltonJay

Cruise ships = jail with a chance of drowning


40 posted on 03/31/2026 3:03:04 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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