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Ace Rothstein

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46. Alaskan or European river cruises seem much more interesting to me than these.

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Mon Jul 10, 2023, 09:03 PM

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Royal Carribean's "Icon Of The Seas" [View all] Yavin4 Jul 2023 OP

I can't wait to not book!!! Coventina Jul 2023 #1

Could I possibly get a vasectomy without anesthesia instead? 11 Bravo Jul 2023 #61

I'll never understand the appeal of those things. GoCubsGo Jul 2023 #2

Never been on a cruise. These massive ships are so bad for the environment Marius25 Jul 2023 #3

Alaskan or European river cruises seem much more interesting to me than these. Ace Rothstein Jul 2023 #46

. dalton99a Jul 2023 #4

Wow! sarisataka Jul 2023 #5

Nitpick, you're talking about displacement while the article is gross tonnage. VERY different. sir pball Jul 2023 #60

Yech. If the damned thing burned or sank, Disaffected Jul 2023 #6

They won't be able to. Yavin4 Jul 2023 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jul 2023 #7

That's a sea lane hazard. Or a portable island haele Jul 2023 #8

Have you seen the Port of Miami? A HERETIC I AM Jul 2023 #33

Plenty of ports can handle it -- Port of Miami, Port Everglades obamanut2012 Jul 2023 #62

Ridiculous elleng Jul 2023 #9

You can smell the norovirus from here... ZonkerHarris Jul 2023 #10

BINGO! Maru Kitteh Jul 2023 #49

You couldn't pay me to get on that monstrosity. Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #11

You couldn't pay me to go on any cruise malaise Jul 2023 #16

Same With Us ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #36

I could be paid to go on one in Antarctica. Oh moonscape Jul 2023 #41

I have a love/hate relationship with cruises genxlib Jul 2023 #12

Booking a guided tour is no different than booking a cruise. Just choose how much you want to sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #18

I have never really tried a guided tour to accomplish the same effect. genxlib Jul 2023 #25

Most of them I've taken have an age range of 35 to 80. The one with the youngest sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #26

DU is virulently anti cruise ship BannonsLiver Jul 2023 #21

I like taking a cruise ship more than flying these days csziggy Jul 2023 #65

OR (just spitballing), you could take your vacation in any Las Vegas Casino-Hotel brooklynite Jul 2023 #14

I would prefer to wander the desert over Vegas Kennah Jul 2023 #53

Wouldn't stay on that thing for a million dollars. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #15

Once again I have the mistaken idea that people go on tropical cruises to bask in the sun. taxi Jul 2023 #17

That couldn't really be further from the truth edisdead Jul 2023 #28

There is always one taxi Jul 2023 #29

What does any of that mean? TxGuitar Jul 2023 #39

Are you able to view the photos on your device? taxi Jul 2023 #40

Yes I see them TxGuitar Jul 2023 #47

It looks like passengers have traded off lounging in the sun for taxi Jul 2023 #52

No thank you CanonRay Jul 2023 #19

Hideously Fhloston Paradise-ish yonder Jul 2023 #20

Dee-luxe habitrail for people Red Mountain Jul 2023 #22

Bowling alleys? Mysterian Jul 2023 #23

Cruising NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #24

When I was much younger I took a windjammer sailing schooner cruise. It was one of my Ziggysmom Jul 2023 #27

I'd rather take a walk in the woods. nt 617Blue Jul 2023 #63

Way too crowded for this country girl. Talitha Jul 2023 #30

Never Hekate Jul 2023 #31

If Cruises Were Honest Honest Ads Quixote1818 Jul 2023 #32

That was hilarious and so true! I actually was planning a first cruise right before Covid struck liberal_mama Jul 2023 #43

I just did one to Alaska. I'm glad I did it but won't do another Quixote1818 Jul 2023 #58

Hepatitis ampersand! Maru Kitteh Jul 2023 #51

it looks like The Onion photoshopped a bunch of ships together as satire prodigitalson Jul 2023 #34

I saw a snark somewhere, maybe here, that it was "carefully designed by three toddlers with petronius Jul 2023 #42

Infectious disease heaven. Emile Jul 2023 #35

my nightmare BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #37

I've been on a couple but they were dedicated ones. nolabear Jul 2023 #38

Les Bateaux Belmond river barge cruising in France blows this bloated monstrosity away Celerity Jul 2023 #44

reminds me to the terror of watching my uncle pull out his slide projector at a hoiday meal for vaca dembotoz Jul 2023 #48

Thanks. I now know to add more pics next time. TTFN Celerity Jul 2023 #56

THIS is a cruise, and not a carnival. Way to go! taxi Jul 2023 #67

How long until there's a gigantic disease outbreak on the ship? sakabatou Jul 2023 #45

i did enjoy my cruise a number of years ago....1 week, much smaller ship dembotoz Jul 2023 #50

Forgotten me already? Kennah Jul 2023 #54

Ginormous petri dish. ' Icon of the Sneeze' nt Prairie_Seagull Jul 2023 #55

Gross... Chakaconcarne Jul 2023 #57

Not that mega-cruisers are ever good looking, but she's particularly uggo. sir pball Jul 2023 #59

It's... big... I wonder how many people will wind up Buns_of_Fire Jul 2023 #64

I think it's ugly debm55 Jul 2023 #66