Author: Cruiser Evan
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Singles Cruises: Who Should Not Go on a Singles Cruise?
The last article we wrote about singles cruises asked the question “who should go on a singles cruise?” In answering this question, another question became immediately obvious: who should not go on a singles cruise? The answer to this second question is in many ways embedded in the answer to the first question – if a person with attribute X should take a singles cruise, for example, then a person who lacks attribute X should not take a singles cruise. However, sometimes it is helpful to explicitly state what was merely implied, and a little overlap never killed anyone. So, who should not go on a singles cruise? Read more […] -
Singles Cruises: Who Should Go on a Singles Cruise?
We’ve written extensively about singles cruises. We’ve explained what singles cruises are, we’ve listed examples of singles cruises, and we’ve given instructions for how to take a singles cruises. When we come across a cruise topic that’s in need of explaining, we explain it with extreme (and perhaps even overzealous) thoroughness. We have not as of yet explored any of the normative questions surrounding singles cruises, however. In other words, we have described singles cruises, but we have not entered the world of oughts and shoulds. We now seek to remedy this deficiency, such as it is, by writing about who should take a singles cruise. Are there certain types of people who are particularly well-suited for singles cruises? If so, are they well-suited because of their circumstances (the facts of their life) or their disposition (the facts of their character)? The answer, as is so often the case, is both. Read more […] -
Singles Cruises: The Greatest Thing About Singles Cruises
The dating scene can be many things. It can be exciting, discouraging, enjoyable, and depressing, and somehow it can be all these things at once. It can also be profoundly awkward, not least when a single spends the better part of a night relentlessly pursuing someone who is already in a relationship. That the world of dating as it exists on solid ground makes this situation even possible reveals the principle appeal of singles cruises: the relationship status of everyone on board the ship is automatically known. As far as we’re concerned, this is the greatest thing about singles cruises. Read more […] -
The Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior (the largest of the Great Lakes) on November 10, 1975. The entire crew of 29 died as of result of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck. While the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is not nearly as catastrophic (in terms of loss of human live) as some of the deadliest shipwrecks that have occurred at sea, it is noteworthy because the Edmund Fitzgerald for a time was the largest ship on the Great Lakes, and it remains the largest ship to have ever sunk in these waters. Below you will find an overview of the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster, as well as some information about the vessel itself. Read more […] -
The Sinking of the Junyo Maru
Everything about the sinking of the Junyo Maru (also written as “Jun’yo Maru” and sometimes even “Shinyo Maru”) is depressing. It was a Japanese Prisoner-of-War ship, one of the so-called “hell ships” of the Imperial Japanese Navy (more on this below), that carried thousands of miserable captured soldiers. When it was struck by a British submarine during World War II (WWII), over 5,000 people died, making it the deadliest ship disaster ever at the time of the attack. Although two other ship disasters have since happened that resulted in greater losses of life, both of which also occurred during WWII, the sinking of the Junyo Maru remains one the deadliest ship disasters of WWII and, indeed, of all time. Below you will find some basic information about the attack against the Junyo Maru and its role as a “hell ship.” Read more […] -
The Sinking of the MV Goya
The sinking of the MV Goya was one of the worst ship disasters of all time. By “worst ship disaster,” we mean deadliest ship disaster, and deadly it was. When the Goya sank, nearly all of the approximately 7,000 passengers and crew members on board the ship died. With a death toll near 7,000, it is the second deadliest disaster in recorded maritime history. The most deadly ship disaster involved the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, and the sinking of this vessel shares many similarities with the sinking of the Goya. Both were German ships that participated in World War II (WWII), both were taken down by Soviet submarines, and both were catastrophic in terms of loss of human life. Below is an overview of the Goya disaster, as well as the Goya’s role in WWII. Read more […]
