Are cruise ships ever going to stop

[roadman65]

Why is it that each cruise ship companies (or lines) tries to build a new ship that seems to be the ships of all ships?  Every year they seem to come out with a brand new ship, that is larger then the one that was built the previous year.

Disney (who needs to stay out of the cruise ship business as they are into to much stuff already) built the Magic, then the Wonder, and I believe it was the Dream next, etc so they can compete with Norwegian and Carnival with bigger vessels.

Today on facebook I noticed this one here that basically looks like a building instead of a boat.  If you took this out of the water I am sure that it would be over 20 stories high sitting on dry land.  It already is that, but as we all know most ships can go down as much as 50 feet below the waterline and with them getting bigger it may be more than that now.
http://www.placesyoullsee.com/45-stunning-photos-from-the-largest-cruise-ship-ever/



Take a look at this here new ship that is out and about?  Not only is it a bit extravagant, but it is ugly to say the least.  Are cruise companies getting too ridiculous in the wars for vacationers between their rivals?

[kphoger]

no

[NE2]

no

[02 Park Ave]

Yes.

[Thing 342]

Possibly.

[NE2]

Goat.

[roadman65]

Possibly.

I would imagine they would at some point in time.  Sooner of later they will outgrow the harbors.

[kphoger]

poll

[roadman65]

I think I should have asked how many of us really travel on cruise ships.  I would imagine that many of us love roads here that many of us all travel by road.

Me personally I am not by far interested in cruise travel.  I have much more fun staying at a hotel at a prime location or have to move around land from place to place.  Plus who needs tons of food as those cruise ships over feed you.

[Pete from Boston]

Live and learn.

[Brian556]

quote from raodman65:

Why is it that each cruise ship companies (or lines) tries to build a new ship that seems to be the ships of all ships?  Every year they seem to come out with a brand new ship, that is larger then the one that was built the previous year.

Disney (who needs to stay out of the cruise ship business as they are into to much stuff already) built the Magic, then the Wonder, and I believe it was the Dream next, etc so they can compete with Norwegian and Carnival with bigger vessels.

Today on facebook I noticed this one here that basically looks like a building instead of a boat.  If you took this out of the water I am sure that it would be over 20 stories high sitting on dry land.  It already is that, but as we all know most ships can go down as much as 50 feet below the waterline and with them getting bigger it may be more than that now.
http://www.placesyoullsee.com/45-stunning-photos-from-the-largest-cruise-ship-ever/



Take a look at this here new ship that is out and about?  Not only is it a bit extravagant, but it is ugly to say the least.  Are cruise companies getting too ridiculous in the wars for vacationers between their rivals?

I agree with what you are saying. It is annoying when people go overboard just to prove that they are better than someone else. It's kinda like all these men in Texas that have huge pickup trucks just to prove their manhood and wealth. Many work in offices and don't need them.

Just wait...someday this will come back to bite them in the ass big time. You think the Titanic was a disaster? Wait until one of these sinks. Remember that one of the reasons for the Titanic disaster was cockiness and overconfidence.

I have always refused to go on cruise ships. Too many people in a small area, also if something goes wrong, you're fucked, and cannot escape.

[NE2]

It is annoying when people go overboard just to prove that they are better than someone else.

Pun intended?

[kphoger]

How many of us really travel on cruise ships.

11

[DeaconG]

Why is it that each cruise ship companies (or lines) tries to build a new ship that seems to be the ships of all ships?  Every year they seem to come out with a brand new ship, that is larger then the one that was built the previous year.

Disney (who needs to stay out of the cruise ship business as they are into to much stuff already) built the Magic, then the Wonder, and I believe it was the Dream next, etc so they can compete with Norwegian and Carnival with bigger vessels.

Today on facebook I noticed this one here that basically looks like a building instead of a boat.  If you took this out of the water I am sure that it would be over 20 stories high sitting on dry land.  It already is that, but as we all know most ships can go down as much as 50 feet below the waterline and with them getting bigger it may be more than that now.
http://www.placesyoullsee.com/45-stunning-photos-from-the-largest-cruise-ship-ever/



Take a look at this here new ship that is out and about?  Not only is it a bit extravagant, but it is ugly to say the least.  Are cruise companies getting too ridiculous in the wars for vacationers between their rivals?

Uh, no: both Port of Miami and Port Canaveral are probably salivating right about now.

[formulanone]

It is annoying when people go overboard just to prove that they are better than someone else.

Pun intended?

Is that the best you can muster?

[kphoger]

It is annoying when people go overboard just to prove that they are better than someone else.

Pun intended?

It's also bad for business, I'd imagine.

[oscar]

I think I should have asked how many of us really travel on cruise ships.  I would imagine that many of us love roads here that many of us all travel by road.

I've never been on a cruise ship. though some of my non-roadgeek friends like them. Indeed, I ran into two of them on the beach when I was in south Florida last month; they had some time to kill between their flight arrival in Fort Lauderdale and their cruise out of its port. Cruise ships just have about zero appeal to me.

What I do like are long-haul auto ferries, with or sometimes without my car. Few frills, but often great scenery (especially the Alaska Marine Highway routes, many of which I've traveled), and much less expensive.

[jeffandnicole]

I'm confused.  What's wrong with building bigger boats again? 

Are we supposed to limit ourselves to what has already been done, and that's it?  Would you have the same issue if someone wanted to build a bigger building?  Or wanted to create a faster plane? 

What's wrong with Disney being in the cruise business?  They appear to run a line of ships in good demand by their target audience.

Overall, cruise lines are extremely successful.  Even those that seemingly couldn't do anything right (Carnival) are still doing very well.

For the record, I've been on 2 cruises.  And I've been at 2 all-inclusives.  They provide unlimited food options too.  Maybe we can rant about that tomorrow.

[Pete from Boston]

What's wrong with Disney being in the cruise business?

This was answered:

they are into to much stuff already

[hotdogPi]

I'm confused.  What's wrong with building bigger boats again? 

Paying extra for something unneeded.

[freebrickproductions]

I went on a cruise up in Alaska several years back.

[Takumi]

I took my cruise control out.

[adventurernumber1]

I actually went on a Disney cruise with my family in Spring 2009 (and being with family made it quite enjoyable). It also gave me a chance to go on FL 528 for the first time (going from Orlando to Cape Canaveral, where the ship was) and do an almost-full clinch (the only section I haven't been on is FL 528 from I-4 to the Turnpike, as we got on it coming from the Turnpike). The ship went to the Bahamas and stopped on an island, so that gave us a chance to be on the beach some, and we also went to the island with the capital Nassau and checked that out. All I can remember doing on the ship most of the time is turning every last hallway into a driving simulator, pretending they were roads. When we were sitting in our room, I'd doodle roads in notebooks. I swear, my crazy mind can make anything fun by somehow putting roads into it. So all in all, I could say I had a pretty good time on that cruise, and I can say I've done one before. However, it's not the best way I'd want to spend my time, and if something bad did happen, I definitely wouldn't wanna be on no cruise ship.

Getting back on-topic, I must say that eventually cruise ships will have to stop getting more and more massive. We cant possibly get to a point where we've got a crazy large cruise ship that can fit NYC's entire population.

[corco]

I actually went on a Disney cruise with my family in Spring 2009 (and being with family made it quite enjoyable). It also gave me a chance to go on FL 528 for the first time (going from Orlando to Cape Canaveral, where the ship was) and do an almost-full clinch (the only section I haven't been on is FL 528 from I-4 to the Turnpike, as we got on it coming from the Turnpike). The ship went to the Bahamas and stopped on an island, so that gave us a chance to be on the beach some, and we also went to the island with the capital Nassau and checked that out. All I can remember doing on the ship most of the time is turning every last hallway into a driving simulator, pretending they were roads. When we were sitting in our room, I'd doodle roads in notebooks. I swear, my crazy mind can make anything fun by somehow putting roads into it. So all in all, I could say I had a pretty good time on that cruise, and I can say I've done one before. However, it's not the best way I'd want to spend my time, and if something bad did happen, I definitely wouldn't wanna be on no cruise ship.

Getting back on-topic, I must say that eventually cruise ships will have to stop getting more and more massive. We cant possibly get to a point where we've got a crazy large cruise ship that can fit NYC's entire population.

If you believe in global warming and that the ice caps will melt and the sea level will rise, flooding the planet, we may all need to live on boats and become a seafaring civilization. Disney and Carnival are just looking out for the best interests of civilization by developing this technology in advance.

[oscar]

If you believe in global warming and that the ice caps will melt and the sea level will rise, flooding the planet, we may all need to live on boats and become a seafaring civilization. Disney and Carnival are just looking out for the best interests of civilization by developing this technology in advance.

Or we can just move to Colorado, and skip the seasickness.