tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post1176335779615567055..comments2009-02-10T11:24:21.816-08:00Crunchy Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33190518602788414152008-06-28T15:24:00.000-07:002008-06-28T15:24:00.000-07:00OKay- I am repulsed. Now I am glad I have never been on a cruise!Sharlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08539955929237988325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13525668170279237182008-06-25T23:56:00.000-07:002008-06-25T23:56:00.000-07:00OMG!...~*SpUnKy*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08752347539128121914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46024226003429001402008-06-24T23:41:00.000-07:002008-06-24T23:41:00.000-07:00Wow, very informative. I never thought about that.<BR/>The only lime I went on a cruise ship was when Make-A-Wish paid for it all.Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03824815219249152287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9481599944225343812008-06-24T17:36:00.000-07:002008-06-24T17:36:00.000-07:00the only thing that comes to mind is "Poseidon Adventure" There's no way if this ship, with is Central Park, were hit by a rogue wave would it turtle the way the Poseidon Adventure did in the movie.<BR/><BR/>That's reason enough to not go on it, poop issues aside.Maggiehttp://creativeportal.spaces.live.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50167238975188235602008-06-24T09:23:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:23:00.000-07:00I'm so against these cruise ships for this exact reason. Plus - it's not uncommon for people to get sick on them. I'd be soo mad if I spent thousands of dollars only to puke out both ends the whole time. ick!Stiletto Reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12789390957499626168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65949118606232452512008-06-23T20:13:00.000-07:002008-06-23T20:13:00.000-07:00I used to have cruise envy but you've managed to wipe me clean of that! Seriously, though, conspicuous consumption or what? Yeee-uck!ruralaspirationshttp://ruralaspirations.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34655088903842471402008-06-23T19:52:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:52:00.000-07:00Forgot to say that most of the land originated poop goes right out to sea in the Caribbean anyway, much of it barely treated.RCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-17978889294022448532008-06-23T19:49:00.001-07:002008-06-23T19:49:00.001-07:00Yeah, I live on an Island that those ships cruise. I've been seeing the waste {mostly over by San Juan PR} for 29 years. It's actually far worse than Crunchy says, but she did cover a lot of the problem.<BR/>When I first read about the Central Park theme several months ago, I thought it was bizarro.<BR/>I guess this was the Royal way to green up the experience. But as a grower in the tropics it immediately struck me how bozo this concept actually was. Most plants<BR/>despise salt air. There are only very few that can handle it. Even Coco Palm {coconut} doesn't like it.<BR/>And hey, put a park on a boat, float it around in constant salt spray and what have you got? Brown plants. I hope the whole wacko thing is under glass, otherwise it ain't gonna work out.<BR/>It always depresses me that all that massive tonnage of compost gets dumped at sea when it could be<BR/>adding nutrient on land somewhere.<BR/>Bag that fine stuff up and make a deal with a farmer on the Island,<BR/>Royal management! As for the poop, that stuff can be made into golf course fertilizer, or even some very special kind of water hazard!RCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5752224650851412062008-06-23T19:49:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:49:00.000-07:00My husband and I went on a cruise a few years ago and were pretty disappointed. I'd read about a program that Royal Caribean has and that they are trying to be gentler on the oceans but it was just clever marketing. We watched as we waited to disembark some crew members in a small boat beside the ship, painting the sides of the boat with rollers. When they were done, they dumped all their leftover paint right into the Gulf. Plus, the amount of food waste as someone else mentioned was absolutely staggering. They set up a giant buffet of very beautiful food, much of it just for artistic purposes, not even to be eaten. Such a waste. We could solve hunger in a small country just by giving them the leftovers and wasted food from one vessel.csim33http://profile.typekey.com/csim33/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69518692625575861552008-06-23T19:31:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:31:00.000-07:00i went on semester at sea back in college and it was a incredibly monumental experience for me. BUT... i was completely appalled when i learned near the end of the 100 day voyage that ALL of the garbage/recycling we went through (about 600 people) was all thrown into the ocean... the number of beer cans alone was enough to make me never want to go on a cruise. they claimed there was no other way (rats, pests, etc), but i certainly hope they have figured something out by now.mamachirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728505856276645819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21049433327260766102008-06-23T17:53:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:53:00.000-07:00Oh man, I heard about the poop these boats leave behind! I wanted to go on a cruise with my man until we both read about the waste it generates! Now we have agreed on a "greener" vacation. Eww. All that poo just being dumped out. No wonder there are dead areas in the gulf of mexico! Too many damn poop ships out there.Pinky McMerkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029171226141989827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47152801527123801252008-06-23T17:46:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:46:00.000-07:00Someone else mentioned the military sea vessels & their impact on the environment.. an article about how military vessels dump trash bags full of all sorts of garbage into the ocean & use them as shooting practice raised my awareness indirectly to how cruise ships function as well.<BR/><BR/>It should also be mentioned that all standard sea going vessels dump their fecal waste straight into the ocean.. (you know, yachts etc). All those weekend/holiday yacheters are pooping in the ocean all the time! :o<BR/><BR/>Great post, as always! :D<BR/>katAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42541482596309394032008-06-23T17:19:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:19:00.000-07:00Some of the cruise companies are in the forefront of "clean" cruising - including the one you "discussed". It may not be perfect, but it is a step in the right direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75428433610647128512008-06-23T17:06:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:06:00.000-07:00try again- a person could alwayd book a <A HREF="http://cruiseislandtravel.suite101.com/article.cfm/naturist_cruises_on_the_increase" REL="nofollow">Nude Cruise</A> to try to help lower their cruise carbon footprintRobj98168http://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62914369438765784192008-06-23T17:00:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:00:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robj98168http://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46081396701117271112008-06-23T16:59:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:59:00.000-07:00i never got the appeal of cruises. just ick. i dont even like going to big hotels, too many people. went on vacation with my brothers in-laws once they did nothing all week. NOTHING. whenever i go on vacation i find lots of new and fun things to do out in nature or museums or whatnot, not just stay in a hotel room for a week!!! I would go stir crazy within a few hours on a cruise, forget all the waste and pollution.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400857346376155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88583939079875121562008-06-23T16:48:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:48:00.000-07:00Wow, Crunchy... I feel a little silly for not knowing about this! I have never been all that interested in cruises, and I'm relieved that I've never taken one! I promise to keep it that way!Leahbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982572141302643060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5444452252463331132008-06-23T16:30:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:30:00.000-07:00My husband was in the US Navy and you don't even want to know what is dumped just a few miles off shore. Open ocean (i can't remember how many miles out) belongs to no country so everybody-cruise ships, military vessels, commercial vessels-dumps there. Who will enforce it?<BR/>No cruises for me.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-87621173529907922862008-06-23T13:34:00.000-07:002008-06-23T13:34:00.000-07:00Odd... I thought I left a comment earlier this morning, but I was on my home computer and sleep deprived.<BR/><BR/>This was a funny post, Crunchy!<BR/><BR/>I have never been on a cruise and have never been tempted by the idea of one. I remember reading something about a more "eco-friendly" cruise line - smaller ships, they were red/orange with a white stripe... <BR/><BR/>San Francisco sees a fair number of cruise ships through each year -- I remember picking up my mom's Gay Cousin Bud (seriously - that's how all the cousins refer to him) and his partner at a Princess ship one year... <BR/><BR/>I try to not think too hard about the effluent from the cruise ships while I am swimming in the bay with the sea lions. Yuck.<BR/><BR/>I have a couple of Bear* friends who love going on commercial cruises and take a couple a year (and Disneyland, go figure - Bears are such queens!). <BR/><BR/>In fact, the only people I know personally who have been on cruises are gay men... I know there is a cruise line that targets gays, but I wonder what the demographics look like of all cruise ship afficionados.<BR/><BR/>Now - there's a completely <I>different</I> kind of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruising_(maritime)" REL="nofollow">cruising </A> -- that refers to people who get on boats and go around the world from harbor to harbor. I have a friend who learned to sail and went on a "cruise" as part of the crew. There are a LOT of people out there on the ocean who live on their boats. My friend was one of those folks - casting off worldly possessions and going off to live on a boat for a year or more.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>*NOTE: A "Bear" is a gay man who is large (often big belly), and who has a big beard, wears plaid shirts a lot and probably drives a truck. Despite their macho persona, they are very into pampering and stuff like cruises and Disney. Seriously.jennconspiracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69093440861148677692008-06-23T12:34:00.000-07:002008-06-23T12:34:00.000-07:00That is just disgusting. I have never been on a cruise chip and now to think of it that way...ewwww!!!!Yayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12466682986580973437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65590733976758021132008-06-23T12:23:00.000-07:002008-06-23T12:23:00.000-07:00I've been reading your blog since September of last year, and I've always enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>Because I live in Florida, and because I recently took my first cruise in over 25 years (my s.o. won it), this post hits particularly close to home.<BR/><BR/>Everyone might want to know that S. 2881, the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008, was introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin in April of this year. This is the fifth attempt to get legislation passed on this issue (all others have died in committee).<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is another place where our recently practiced skills of legislator-contacting can be put into action. <BR/><BR/>Bluewater Network also has some excellent information available on this topic at http://www.bluewaternetwork.org/campaign_ss_cruises.shtml<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all you do, Crunchy!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74677844972740046532008-06-23T11:59:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:59:00.000-07:00Ugh......Kareer Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791266212581594227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-77284218680655457142008-06-23T11:29:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:29:00.000-07:00I have never been on a cruise ship and I don't think I ever will. That's disgusting... I am so glad I'm not a fish having to live in that!bee12http://www.blogger.com/profile/05244081315115834317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-71597550822517928672008-06-23T11:04:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:04:00.000-07:00OMG I thought they would have had a better way than that. It makes me sick to know that there is still raw dumping into the ocean. :XBeenznrice Illustration and Graphic Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221519948157382625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49086705860099337702008-06-23T10:41:00.000-07:002008-06-23T10:41:00.000-07:00I agree that cruise ships are an environmental disaster. But cruise ships aren't the only ones. The whole shipping industry is getting away with murder.<BR/>See my blog<BR/>http://greentri.blogspot.com/2007/11/license-to-pollute.html.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, love your post !fhehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841445502443936917noreply@blogger.com