To think that this looks absolutely hideous?

[KimberleyClark]

It’s Royal Carribbean’s latest cruise liner, Icon of the Seas. Don’t get me wrong, I love cruising, but on ships that look like ships, not floating theme parks or apartment blocks.

These massive cruise liners are horrendous for the environment, but I’m not sure I’m 100% opposed to taking everyone who likes them and sticking them on a boat in the middle of the sea.

Not my thing but I can see why some may like it.

Most seagoing vessels/shipping routes are not developed and run for purposes as frivolous as "I want to be in a floating hotel resort and be briefly shown bits of Spain from the balcony"

I agree @LoobyDop. It isn't my cup of tea, but I don't object to other people wanting to cruise on a ship that size for their holiday. I expect the kind of holiday I enjoy wouldn't appeal to someone who would enjoy that cruise.

Just to add that the friend and her captain husband started working on small ships with a couple hundred passengers and occasionally there were incidents but then when they went to work for the big companies with thousands of passengers it really was a regular occurrence. Some disappear in the ports and the others, who knows?

I knew someone who was a captain for RC. They have CCTV all around the sides of the ship and know pretty much instantly if anyone or anything goes over the side. People lose their teenage kids on board all the time, so they introduced a curfew for under 18s. It's a US ship so under 21s are not allowed to drink.

Come on op, so you don’t like something…ie very large cruise ships.

Share what holidays you do like, show us your interior decor so we can all oohhh and arrrr at your wonderful Mrs Hinch interiors or show us your style when it comes to clothes, hair, make up etc. Or do you only get a buzz out of slagging off other peoples holidays choices?

Sometimes MN is sickening with its ‘I’m superior’ attitude.

Those large ships don’t appeal to me, but I dislike people who think their choice is the only fucking choice. We don’t all want to spend a week in Ibiza op.

Under 21s are allowed to drink if the ship is in a port outside of the US (or any country that it’s not illegal to have a drink at 21)

I was on a RC cruise a few weeks ago and all the bar order screens only asked if you were over 18 as we were cruising around Europe

I would find it very stressful taking my dc on a cruise, my 4 yo would definitely find a way to throw himself in the sea.

I don’t know why my post is underlined.

That's more than half the population of my whole town! And in a fraction of the space.

Not my cup of tea at all, I'm afraid.

If crushing is your thing then I'm sure it's great.

I don't fancy cruises so.

My ex and I had a short break cruising the Venice lagoon. I didn't expect to like it, but it was a very small ship, and really quite laid back. You got to spend plenty of time on the islands, as they'd sail early in the morning, while everyone was getting up and having breakfast. And we met some nice people, which surprised me, as I'm a bit of a misanthrope.

I think it may have been adults only though, there certainly weren't any kids on board.

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

Says someone has an ‘I’m superior’ attitude, then suggests they follow Mrs Hinch and like Ibiza.

😬

If it floats your boat, none of my business.

But I would be gibbering wreck: went on the blog about it and already I was worried about it sinking, a fire, an outbreak of monkeypox, the staff conditions, how they would get freshwater on board, the possibility of food poisoning, people going overboard, drownings in the pools, the swim up bar and sunburn, sever medical episodes and children getting lost. 10,000 people (with staff) is a lot of safeguarding. You'd have to have balls of steel to captain that ship!

Maybe you could investigate what help there is available to you, as it’s not normal to worry about all that from reading a blog post about a cruise ship!

What’s with all the underlining?

As I said in my OP I enjoy cruising but prefer smaller quieter ships rather than resort ships. All I said in my OP is that I don’t like the look of the ship.

My idea of hell would be a week in Ibiza.

It would be great in a zombie apocalypse.

i’m baffled at how it can float to be honest!

We were on one at full capacity 5;000 odd guests and only 16 floors rather than 18. Unfortunately not our choice as last minute and had to be school hols.

There were always quiet spots. This one literally never had anyone there at any point in the day or night (aside from us). You had a better view of the sea than the photos show.
Or you get up at 8am to use the pools and deck.

Or in a trapped in a confined space with an axe murderer movie.

That was my thought too! Maybe that's the flume for misbehaving passengers 😂

Looks like where a new strain of norovirus would be created

Absolute eyesore. Yuck

www.cruisemummy.co.uk/how-many-people-go-missing-on-cruise-ships/