It'sa big 'un.
Posted on 02/21/2022 10:12:22 PM PST by BenLurkin
Measuring a staggering 1,188 feet, Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas was delivered last month and is due to begin its maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the Caribbean on March 4.
The 18-deck cruise ship was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and has capacity The ship will begin operating five- to seven-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the Caribbean in March before launching Western Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona and Rome in May.
Wonder of the Seas comprises eight neighborhoods, one of which contains over 20,000 real plants, and its on-board features include what's described as the "tallest slide at sea," as well as a 10-deck-high zip line and a huge poolside movie screen.for 6,988 guests and 2,300 crew members.
The fifth and newest of Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class vessels, Wonder of the Seas is one of several brand new cruise ships that are set to hit the waters in the coming weeks and months.
Discovery Princess, the newest addition to the Princess Cruises fleet, was handed over at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Meanwhile, Disney Wish, the first new cruise ship Disney has built in ten years, is due to be delivered this summer, while Silversea Cruises' new luxury cruise ship Silver Dawn is scheduled for a spring debut.
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It'sa big 'un.
I guess I don’t get it. Why do people want to put themselves on those things?
Sex, booze and drugs.
These cruise liners could be turned into prison ships with shocking rapidity, and its amusements converted into grotesque instruments of punishment and slaughter.
For some, it may be like being in that Hot Air Balloon seen in the UP Movie; a total departure from routine.
Literally floating away from one’s tiny circle of familiar grey dusty buildings and familiar grey dusty schedules.
If you noticed, about the only thing they ever say about it is either "I am going on a cruise" or "I just got back of a cruise", or more lately, "Don't get on my ship if you're not vaccinated". Guess it's one of those elite things you're supposed to be jealous about.
Love, exciting and new
Come Aboard. We're expecting you.
Love, life's sweetest reward.
Let it flow, it floats back to you.
Love Boat soon will be making another run
The Love Boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
Yes LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE! It's LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!
Perfect timing! Right in the middle of a pandemic!
I bet that their stock is hitting all-time highs!
/mordant sarcasm
Is every passenger, upon boarding, issued a hazmat suit and instructed in the decontamination measures?
Regards,
When’s the movie about it coming out, and who’s starring in it?
I wonder if consumer confidence has rewritten enough to power the cruise ships rewritten chapter.
People are tired, and have been bored for awhile, they might be ready for these kinds of things for vacations.
This summer will tell.....
The fact that millions of people enjoy cruising every year (the pandemic years aside) testify to the fact that there is something to it.
I’m sure they started building these boats long before they pandemic started.
My guess is this time next year the pandemic will be long forgotten. Let’s hope we’re all back to normal by them.
Personally, I’m rooting for the cruise ship industry (and everyone else affected by the lockdowns) can bounce back.
ping
I was kinda partial to “The Poseidon Adventure” myself. A cute Pamela Sue Martin was hard to top.
That boat is going to roll. It’s too top heavy/tall.
Cruises appeal mostly to Dixie Democrat types. Cruise vacationers are 93% white, while cruise servants and the cruise destinations are 93% non-white.
Are the naming it.. the obedient, the lemming, the kneeler or just what it is the jabbed.
I asked one person whom i trust about cruising, she said never again. Its good opium for those whom the ruling class.
The Karen.. get on board.
My reaction as well.
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