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Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Cruise Ships
Whether you prefer to spend your vacations on land or at sea, you've got to admit that cruise ships are truly awe-inspiring. From their size (the tallest one tops out at 11 stories!) to how many people embark on them each year (about 20 million), cruise ships are serious modern marvels.
And no matter how seasoned a cruise-ship passenger you are, there are definitely a few things going on behind that scenes that you don't know about. From the morgues located belowdeck to how far these ships sail each year, we've uncovered the most shocking facts about cruise ships.
1. The largest cruise ship is twice the length of the Washington Monument.
The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, is composed of 18 decks and comes complete with 2,759 staterooms, 22 dining venues, 24 swimming pools, and a park with more than 20,700 plants. It also has robot bartenders, a ninth-floor zip line, an ice-skating rink, and a 92-foot-tall water slide. The ship (which debuted in 2018) is about 1,188 feet long—almost the length of four football fields or twice the length of the Washington Monument.
2. Some cruise ships have virtual balconies.
If you've ever embarked on a cruise before, you understand what a bummer it is to find yourself in an interior cabin. That's why Royal Caribbean recently found a way to install virtual balconies that transmit real-time images from the outside of the ship. These images reflect where you're located within the ship—so if your cabin is by the hull, you'll be looking at images of what's ahead, according to Cruise Critic.
3. The average cruise ship sails the equivalent of three times around the world each year.
Every year, the average commercial cruise ship covers some 84,007 miles (or 73,000 nautical miles for all you sailing experts). That means they could travel around the world about three-and-a-half times, or get more than a third of the way to the moon.
4. Most cruise ships feature a fake funnel (or two, or three!).
Funnels were originally introduced in the steamship days of ocean liners to expel smoke and fumes from the lower decks. And they're still necessary today—just not as much. It turns out, the modern ship typically only needs one funnel, but most cruise ships still feature between two and four. That's for aesthetic reasons (or, you know, for zip-line-suspension cables).
5. Cruise ships travel an average speed of 20 knots.
That's the equivalent of 23 miles per hour, according to Cruise Critic. A ship's speed depends on a variety of factors, from the capabilities of its engines to the conditions at sea.
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