Tag: cruise ships
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Epic Cruise Ship
By “Epic cruise ship,” one of two things could be meant. First, when the phrase is spelled with all lowercase letters and is preceded by an indefinite article – “an epic cruise ship” – it only means any given cruise ship that might be described as “epic” (probably in the sense of “awesome” or “great,” not “of or relating to an epic poem”). However, “Epic cruise ship” might also refer to the Norwegian Epic, the largest cruise ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet and at one point the third largest cruise ship in the world. It is to the Norwegian Epic that we focus on in the present article. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises (alternatively, but incorrectly, called “Silverseas Cruises,” and occasionally spelled “Silver Sea Cruises” or “Silver Seas Cruises”) has a relatively small fleet consisting of only six vessels. They range in size, although they are all small by cruise-ship standards. Of course, the size of a ship does not correspond to the quality of services it offers, and in any case smaller cruise ships enjoy definite advantages over their larger counterparts. Below we have compiled some information about all the Silversea Cruises cruise ships, including both general information about the fleet and specific information about each ship. Read more […] -
Seasteading and Cruises
What is seasteading, and how is it related to cruising? Or, to ask a related question, is a seastead the same thing as a cruise ship? The concepts of seasteading and cruising are clearly related, as they both involve prolonged stays at sea, and they may also (but not necessarily) utilize the same technologies. However, the two are distinct in major respects, as seasteading is a more novel and radical idea than cruising, the latter of which takes the form of vacations at sea that most people (and certainly readers of this site) are familiar with. In this article, we explore the intersection of seasteading and cruising, which will require us to answer these three questions: what is seasteading? What is cruising? How are they related and how are they different? Read more […] -
The Difference Between Freedom Ship, the “City at Sea,” and Freedom of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean International Ship
The word “freedom” is used in a lot of names, including cruise ship names. This makes a certain amount of sense, as freedom is among the chief rights preserved and valued in almost all civilized societies. Why wouldn’t you want to name your company after freedom? Because the word is used so often, however, it is often hard to keep all the different “freedom” names straight. For example, you may confuse Freedom Ship, a wild ambition to build a city at sea, and Freedom of the Seas, a large cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean International fleet. Although nominally similar, Freedom Ship and Freedom of the Seas are entirely different entities. One is a cruise ship, the other a plan in the works, so Freedom Ship and Freedom of the Seas don’t even share the most basic ontological trait, namely, existence. Below is a little bit about Freedom Ship and Freedom of the Seas, which we have supplied to make the difference between the two crystal clear. Read more […] -
Freedom of the Seas – a Royal Caribbean International Ship
Freedom of the Seas (full name: MS Freedom of the Seas) is a large cruise ship operated and owned by Royal Caribbean International, one of the largest cruise lines in the world. Freedom of the Seas belongs to Royal Caribbean’s Freedom class; indeed, it is the namesake ship of this class of vessels. Below is an overview of Freedom of the Seas, including information about its history and offerings, as well as some of the ship’s statistics. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of MSC Cruises
As the fourth largest cruise line in the world, MSC Cruises is much like any other major cruise line. You can take an MSC Cruise to many parts of the world, and the cruise vacations the cruise line offers last anywhere from a couple of days to over two weeks. The on-board experience is filled with numerous dining and drinking opportunities, and there are plenty of places to relax, work out, and be entertained. This is what we covered in our last article about MSC Cruises. In that article we did not, however, cover the cruise ships that make up the MSC Cruises fleet. There are 12 cruise ships in the MSC fleet, and there is a new ship in the making, to be released next year. Below you will find a breakdown of the cruise ships of MSC Cruises. Read more […]