Agreed cruise ships are 'hell on earth' - might be interesting to develop the discussion why most Geographers would also agree - but 6,300 passengers at a time clearly disagree. Awareness of the horrific environmental impact and a micro-managed highly sanitised so-called 'adventure' come to mind......anything else?
I've 'done' two cruises - one river (Danube) to test them out (it was ok), and one sea (Alaska). The latter really as there was no viable alternative to getting there. But, I shall never forget the mix of breath-taking scenery, with the view of a queue of vessels chugging up Glacier Bay, and the constant irritating chatter and screaming of fellow US and OZ tourists as we watched blocks of ice cascade into the water.
Agreed cruise ships are 'hell on earth' - might be interesting to develop the discussion why most Geographers would also agree - but 6,300 passengers at a time clearly disagree. Awareness of the horrific environmental impact and a micro-managed highly sanitised so-called 'adventure' come to mind......anything else?
I've 'done' two cruises - one river (Danube) to test them out (it was ok), and one sea (Alaska). The latter really as there was no viable alternative to getting there. But, I shall never forget the mix of breath-taking scenery, with the view of a queue of vessels chugging up Glacier Bay, and the constant irritating chatter and screaming of fellow US and OZ tourists as we watched blocks of ice cascade into the water.
Thanks for your interest.