CRAZY THINGS ABOUT CRUISE SHIPS

MANY CRUISE SHIPS DON'T HAVE A 13TH DECK

AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 200 PASSENGERS DIE ON

CRUISE SHIPS ANNUALLY

FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA, TULANE UNIVERSITY

IN NEW ORLEANS HOUSED STUDENTS IN A CRUISE

SHIP FOR THE DURATION OF THE SEMESTER

A 2004 STUDY BY NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITY

FOUND THAT SPENDING YOUR RETIREMENT ON A

CRUISE SHIP COULD BE CHEAPER AND MORE

BENEFICIAL THAN LIVING IN A RETIREMENT HOME

SALVADOR DALI WOULD TRAVEL WITH HIS PET

OCELOT, ONCE HE EVEN TOOK IT ABOARD A CRUISE SHIP!

OASIS OF THE SEAS, THE WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE

SHIP, PASSED UNDER THE GREAT BELT FIXED LINK

(A BRIDGE IN DENMARK) WITH ONLY 20 INCHES TO

SPARE. THE CAPTAIN OF THE OASIS OF THE SEAS

EVEN HAD TO SPEED UP IN ORDER TO LOWER THE

SHIP DOWN INTO THE WATER TO MAKE PASSAGE

POSSIBLE. THIS IS CALLED THE "SQUAT EFFECT"

HALF OF ALL CRUISE LINE PASSENGERS BEGIN

THEIR JOURNEYS IN FLORIDA (MOSTLY IN MIAMI)

THE OASIS OF THE SEAS USES AROUND 2400

GALLONS OF FUEL EVERY SINGLE HOUR

IN FLORIDA, DISNEY CRUISE SHIPS SHARE THE SAME

PORT WITH BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES