"KirkyV" (KirkyV)
04/13/2015 at 17:43 • Filed to: None
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"KirkyV" (KirkyV)
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TheHondaBro
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 17:46 |
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I've always wondered what the combined displacement of all the ships in the oceans is. Like, if we removed all the ships and other boaty things, how much would the water level sink?
Probably not that much, but still.
whatisthatsound
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 17:47 |
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I miss cruising. I know some people hate it, but boarding a cruise ship is my favorite vacation ever.
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KirkyV
> whatisthatsound
04/13/2015 at 17:50 |
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I've never done it myself, though the idea does interest me. I'll probably give it a go when I've got a significant quantity of grey hair.
It should be pointed out, though: those aren't cruise ships.
ttyymmnn
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 17:51 |
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What blows me away is how big those ships have gotten. I grew up watching The Love Boat, and the Pacific Princess was considered a large ship in her day. Sadly, the Princess has been sold for scrap and is being broken up in Turkey.
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KirkyV
> ttyymmnn
04/13/2015 at 17:54 |
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Always a depressing sight, that. The Queens are certainly towards the larger end of the spectrum when it comes to passenger vessels, even by modern standards: I believe the Queen Mary 2 was the biggest in the world for a while. They're also technically not cruise ships, though they serve a similar purpose most of the time.
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ttyymmnn
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 17:56 |
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If they're not cruise ships, what are they? Passenger liners?
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KirkyV
> ttyymmnn
04/13/2015 at 18:03 |
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Ocean liners . Same basic mission statement as a cruise ship, but much faster, much sturdier, much more expensive, and occasionally brought into military service in a pinch. They're used for point-to-point voyages as well as cruises, and can operate in the deepest oceans.
kanadanmajava1
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 18:06 |
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In Finland going to cruise ship is really cheap. But the definition of a cruise ship is quite different here. The most used cruise ships travel between Helsinki and Stockholm or between Helsinki and Tallinn.
The Helsinki-Stockholm cruise has been operating for decades. Its concept is really easy. Get a ticket (costs nearly nothing), board the ship, visit tax free shop or go to a restaurant, get totally wasted, party in cabin, try to avoid ending up into ship's jail, search for sex, sleep somewhere and enjoy your hangover. If you are tough you can try to repeat the same on your way back.
The ships are actually ferries so they will bring you with your car to Stockholm too.
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KirkyV
> kanadanmajava1
04/13/2015 at 18:11 |
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Sounds like a laugh to me. I'd go in for it, if I were local. I should try to find out if there are any cheap cruises operating from Dover sometime... It's fun to be able to get to France for about two quid.
Anyway, these aren't cruise ships either, though they do serve that purpose some of the time.
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whatisthatsound
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 18:29 |
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The Queen Mary 2 and Elizabeth are both vacation cruise ships booked through Cunard. I wouldn't wait till you are grey, they have a ton of cruises catered to every age and price range. Nat Geo offers exotic cruises to the Galapagos, Antarctica and other awesome places.
Cé hé sin
> TheHondaBro
04/13/2015 at 18:35 |
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The sea is really, really big. In comparison all the boats in the world are really, really small. So not at all.
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ttyymmnn
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 18:39 |
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As opposed to a cruise ship, that makes various calls to different ports on the same journey. I guess that's why large commercial aircraft are called "airliners". Which makes me start to wonder about the etymology of the word "liner" as it pertains to a passenger-carrying vessel. I suppose it may refer to straight-line routes (on a Mercator map) between ports.
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KirkyV
> whatisthatsound
04/13/2015 at 18:47 |
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I do actually quite like the sound of a trip to the Galapagos, to look at the wildlife...
Anyway, the Queens certainly cruise, but that doesn't mean they're cruise ships. Ocean liners may look like cruise ships, and perform some of the same functions, but underneath, it's like comparing a little blow up dinghy to a RHIB.
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KirkyV
> ttyymmnn
04/13/2015 at 18:50 |
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That's my suspicion—it'd make sense. There's only one serving ocean liner in the world at the moment, the Queen Mary 2. I think there's an Australian businessman who's planning to change that, but I've no idea if it'll ever come to fruition.
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whatisthatsound
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 19:02 |
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I looked at the deck plans of the Queens to make sure I haven't lost my mind and they have the same layout, similar pricing, and same amenities. The differences are minor if you are a passenger among either of them. Construction is a different ballgame though.
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KirkyV
> whatisthatsound
04/13/2015 at 19:14 |
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Oh, certainly—they provide similar amenities and space. It's just, the Queen Mary 2 can provide those amenities while cruising at thirty knots in the middle of the Atlantic ocean.
SPNKiX
> KirkyV
04/13/2015 at 19:45 |
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queen of the seas, you say?
(This is great, I get to use the same image, two comments in a row!)