Millions of people every year take a cruise ship vacation but how much do you actually know about the cruise ship? Cruise ships have been around almost as long as people have sailed the oceans but the technological advances are massive. Below are listed some facts that you probably didn't know.
1. 9 New ships enter service around the North American coast line every year. Thats a lot of ships to fill up the already congested waters!
2. A modern luxury cruise vessel can be built, fitted out and tested in 18 months...But it usually takes roughly 3 years.
3. A modern cruise ship can cost in excess of $660 million dollars but but some can be had for the bargain price of $200 million if you shop around. It just goes to show that there are still bargains out there if you are willing to hunt around.
4. An average cruise ship could have 6 enormous diesel engines producing 104,000 horse power and guzzling 3000 gallons of fuel per hour.
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On average 105,000 meals are prepared every single week on board a cruise ship. This includes 20,000 lbs of beef, 12,000lbs of chicken and 28,000 eggs.6. The most popular cruising destination in the world is the Caribbean with practically every cruise line operator with their fingers in the pie.
7. A modern cruise liner can hold over 3,500 passengers in absolute luxury.
8. If already out at sea a single person could pilot a modern cruise liner wherever they wanted. It might get a bit boring out there by yourself though.
9. The average cruise ship will have about 1000 crew members on board to see to the passengers every need. These are experts from engineers to waiters to navigators.
10. The cruise line industry dumps 255,000 gallons of gray water and 30,000 gallons of black water into the sea every day....Gray water is waste from sinks, showers and baths and black water is what you flush down the toilet.
11. There is a mark called the Plimsoll mark on the hull of every ship. This mark tells an observer how far down in the water the ship is allowed to go. This dictates how much you can load the ship up.
Next time you are on a cruise ship you can recite these interesting facts and Be happy in the knowledge that you probably know more about the ship than the person sitting next to you by the pool.
11 Things You Dont Know About Cruise Ships