Comments on: World’s Biggest Passenger Ships http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: los angeles computer networking http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-207047 los angeles computer networking Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-207047 Who knew you can earn BIIG from drawing cartoon characters..Majic/Wonder may not be the biggest ship there is, but they sure are the most fun! Who knew you can earn BIIG from drawing cartoon characters..Majic/Wonder may not be the biggest ship there is, but they sure are the most fun!

]]> By: Daniel Andrews http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-206476 Daniel Andrews Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:35:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-206476 I was always interested in getting the latest information about ships, that's why it was a great pleasure for me to read this story. Thanks for sharing. I was always interested in getting the latest information about ships, that’s why it was a great pleasure for me to read this story. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Ships http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-206387 Ships Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:41:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-206387 Queen Mary 2 is still among the largest and most beautiful ships of the world. Really like it much, but in my eyes it is quite conservative. If she creates more entertainments for young people it will be perfect. Queen Mary 2 is still among the largest and most beautiful ships of the world. Really like it much, but in my eyes it is quite conservative. If she creates more entertainments for young people it will be perfect.

]]> By: PE Burns http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-200245 PE Burns Sat, 24 May 2008 02:23:05 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-200245 My wife and I just finished a cruise on Freedom of the Seas. Absolutely awesome regardless of its gas mileage. I will drive a hybred to make up for it. Royal Caribbean has cruising down to a fine craft. My wife and I just finished a cruise on Freedom of the Seas. Absolutely awesome regardless of its gas mileage. I will drive a hybred to make up for it. Royal Caribbean has cruising down to a fine craft.

]]> By: myquealer http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-198530 myquealer Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:51:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-198530 James, The 27 mpg is per passenger, so if those boats that get 2.9-3.2 mpg have 8 or 9 people on board then they are getting about the same 27mpg per passenger. Comparing it to the gas mileage of a car is not fair unless you consider the passenger capacity of the car (since you are using the passenger capacity of the ship), usually at least 5 seats in a car, getting the gas mileage up around 100 mpg per passenger, depending on the car. This makes sense because a wheel on hard ground has a lot less resistance than a ship in water. James,

The 27 mpg is per passenger, so if those boats that get 2.9-3.2 mpg have 8 or 9 people on board then they are getting about the same 27mpg per passenger.

Comparing it to the gas mileage of a car is not fair unless you consider the passenger capacity of the car (since you are using the passenger capacity of the ship), usually at least 5 seats in a car, getting the gas mileage up around 100 mpg per passenger, depending on the car. This makes sense because a wheel on hard ground has a lot less resistance than a ship in water.

]]> By: Chet http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-198525 Chet Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:22:13 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-198525 Its not docked at either port but the Irish Ferries Ulysses is the "Worlds Largest Car Ferry" It is 209m long with a gross tonnage of 50,938. It sails between Dublin, Ireland and Holyhead, Wales. Its not docked at either port but the Irish Ferries Ulysses is the “Worlds Largest Car Ferry” It is 209m long with a gross tonnage of 50,938.

It sails between Dublin, Ireland and Holyhead, Wales.

]]> By: Michael http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-198523 Michael Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:40:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-198523 In regards to the "ownership" of the islands by Disney or Carnival or Royal Caribbean, we were on a cruise last summer and went to Carnival's "private island" in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. They told us that they do not actually "own" the island -- rather, they lease a portion of it from the Bahamas to make their little resort area (beach, cabanas, pavilions for lunch, etc.) and the large majority of the island is left undeveloped to preserve it. In regards to the “ownership” of the islands by Disney or Carnival or Royal Caribbean, we were on a cruise last summer and went to Carnival’s “private island” in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. They told us that they do not actually “own” the island — rather, they lease a portion of it from the Bahamas to make their little resort area (beach, cabanas, pavilions for lunch, etc.) and the large majority of the island is left undeveloped to preserve it.

]]> By: James B http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-198522 James B Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:18:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-198522 To respond to Lars initial comment above, looking at it in MPG is a very interesting way of doing it, but 27 MPG is *fantastic* for a boat. http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/1277216.html?page=2 [i]At wide-open throttle (WOT) the engine was turning 4800 rpm and gulping down 11.9 gal. of gas per hour (gph). That's 2.92 mpg. At a more relaxed speed of 20 mph, it returned 3.23 mpg to give a cruising range of 274 miles.[/i] That's for a consumer-sized engine on a consumer-sized boat. Granted, some of the boat engine companies (Yamaha etc) have come up with new technology recently to improve boat MPG, but boats are still far less fuel efficient than cars. To respond to Lars initial comment above, looking at it in MPG is a very interesting way of doing it, but 27 MPG is *fantastic* for a boat.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/1277216.html?page=2

[i]At wide-open throttle (WOT) the engine was turning 4800 rpm and gulping down 11.9 gal. of gas per hour (gph). That’s 2.92 mpg. At a more relaxed speed of 20 mph, it returned 3.23 mpg to give a cruising range of 274 miles.[/i]

That’s for a consumer-sized engine on a consumer-sized boat. Granted, some of the boat engine companies (Yamaha etc) have come up with new technology recently to improve boat MPG, but boats are still far less fuel efficient than cars.

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-198521 James Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:32:44 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-198521 @julian: You must have been seeing into <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/22/colombian-water-slide/" rel="nofollow">the future</a>! @julian: You must have been seeing into the future!

]]> By: julian http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-198518 julian Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:33:17 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/21/passenger-ships/#comment-198518 My RSS feed says Colombian Water Slide. But no sign of the post. What gives? :) Like the boats above by the way. I rate this one 4 out of 5. My RSS feed says Colombian Water Slide. But no sign of the post. What gives? :) Like the boats above by the way. I rate this one 4 out of 5.

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