A modest proposal for Royal Carib.

[Joanandjoe]

Why should Royal Caribbean stop with ships of a mere 220,000 tons and 5,400 PAX? We propose creation of the Royal Caribbean Stadium series of ships. They could take a stadium full of sports fans, put in some tiny staterooms, and float the whole thing. You'd not only get a large ship: you'd have people who all have at least one thing in common: the team they root for. Imagine the competition among sports venues: will the first ship be the 110,000 PAX "MS U of Michigan". or the smaller, only 55,000 "MS Yankee Stadium"? The new ships could dock at cities along the coast lines, with sports games played at each stop.

 

Posters here are creative, so we're sure there will be some great suggessions for ships in this new category.

 

Surely there must be some limit to the "bigger is better" syndrome.

[Bramcruiser]

It will only end when they finally find out they cannot fill up a ship or the costs exceed the revenues they expect from it.

 

Unfortunately I know some sports fans who would love the "Stadium" series. Makes one shudder at the thought.

[shonuf]

It will only end when they finally find out they cannot fill up a ship or the costs exceed the revenues they expect from it.

 

Unfortunately I know some sports fans who would love the "Stadium" series. Makes one shudder at the thought.

 

Then it would no longer be a dress code issue, but whether or not body paint could be worn on formal night. :)

[RevNeal]

It will only end when they finally find out they cannot fill up a ship or the costs exceed the revenues they expect from it.

 

Or ... perish the thought ... if one of these monsters actually goes DOWN. No normal cruise ship could handle all the evacuees. Their life boats would almost have to make it all the way in to port on their own.

[the2ofus]

It will only end when the ports of call say "Enough is enough!" As long as the lovely but impoverished corners of the earth are willing to destroy their environment and culture to court an infusion of cash, the escalation of ship size and capacity will continue.

 

"A Modest Proposal"...Swift would be proud of you for your use as he intended. Maybe we could get all the people who promote these megaships on board, then create a scenario where no port would ever again accept them. A quick end to the escalation.:eek:

 

I really enjoyed your vision of floating sports stadiums. Wonder what would happen if the 110,000 fans all did the "wave". Scary concept!

[bepsf]

They're only gonna keep getting bigger...

 

 

...until something bad happens.

[exgman]

Then it would no longer be a dress code issue, but whether or not body paint could be worn on formal night. :)

 

Better yet, formal night after a Raiders game played onboard.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Eventually people will get tired of the SUPER BIG ships that cannot dock and they find that they have to tender at every port - and there will be long lines getting on and off the tenders.

[Lightsluvr]

is that the Super duper mega barges pay so much more in docking fees that the smaller ships (like HAL, smaller RCI, etc.) are already getting bumped from some ports. Why take $20K from the MS Pooperdam when you can make $100K from the MS Oh My God of the Seas?

 

LL