Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the WorldMark Fischetti
One common reason is a short distance between ports of call. Cruise ships are scheduled to arrive in port at a certain time, and each hour they spend in port costs the company money in docking fees. As a result, a ship will reduce speed so they arrive exactly at the time they are sc...
Most of the time, cruise ships operate at cruising speed, which is sometimes referred to as service speed. Cruising speed is not the highest speed a boat can reach, but a rate that provides a smooth, comfortable ride and saves fuel. Therefore, if you’ve even worried about a cruise ship...
If the Titanic had been equipped with azimuth thrusters, things might have turned out differently. One of the Titanic's downfalls was its inability to turn quickly to avoid the iceberg that ripped the bow open. Traditionally, cruise ships rely on rudders and differentiating propeller speed to tu...
An average-sized cruise liner carries anywhere between 2000-3000 passengers. With these many guests onboard, for several days and sometimes even months together, ever wondered how the freshwater requirement of so many people (crew included) are catered to on cruise ships? The average freshwater co...
Ships can weigh hundreds of thousands of tons, so why don’t they sink to the bottom of the sea? Here’s how cruise ships float — even the world’s largest liner.
Do cruise directors get to travel for free? Yes, cruise directors enjoy the benefit of free travel as their job requires them to work aboard the cruise ship, visiting various destinations around the world. However, it's important to note that while the travel is free, cruise directors don'...
The propulsion plant of cruise ships, consisting of giant synchronous propulsion motors and associated equipment for speed and direction control is a large consumer too . The tunnel thrusters, both forward and aft, stabilizers, machinery loads, galleys, the numerous lighting and hotel loads, ensure...
Cunard and White Star Lines merged in 1934 and currently operate under the Cunard name, sailing cruise ships you've probably heard of, like the Titanic and the Queen Elizabeth 2, or the QE2, and popularizing the idea of luxury travel by sea. Unlike the more common cruise ships that ...
One essential is sorted, at least, as modern cruise ships are capable of producing a large proportion of their own fresh water. They do this either by distilling it from sea water (a process that uses the ship’s own heat and steam) or desalinating it through a reverse osmosis process,...