jfrenaye Posted August 3, 2006 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I saw this link on a ship that will dwarf the Freedom of the Seas. Unbelievable! http://www.*****.com/archive/20060210.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXII Posted August 3, 2006 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Wow - there really isn't much more I can say Wow!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true salt Posted August 3, 2006 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Wow - there really isn't much more I can say Wow!:eek: well i guess besides wow, you can say, wow what a crock of sh.... good old photoshop.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nliedel Posted August 3, 2006 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2006 It can't be a real news story. The "story" is from February. I'm not sure why this agency ran it, but no one else did. If no one else ran this then it's bull. Oh wait, it's a fake news site, like The Onion. There's some funny stuff here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prc Posted August 3, 2006 #5 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Kyrgyzstan, where they said it was built...is landlocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nliedel Posted August 3, 2006 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Read some of the other "News" stories there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfrenaye Posted August 3, 2006 Author #7 Share Posted August 3, 2006 But here are a few funny stories on the cruise front: http://www.*****.com/archive/20060523.htm (Baggage issue resolved) http://www.*****.com/ (Nude Cruises) FYI, the New York Times ran with a story on the upright seating on airplanes--talk about egg on the face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planer's Edge Posted August 3, 2006 #8 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Travel Fox is a renowned "spoof" news site. There are some really funny articles in their archives. Like the one about Steve Wynn adding 1 millons hotels rooms in Vegas. PE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfrenaye Posted August 3, 2006 Author #9 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Terry is a good friend and I think he is brilliantly sharp! If you are interested in another really funny (but sadly true) commentary about a pilot's first experience in Amsterdam..... http://www.tripso.com/archives/2004/11/captain_jack.html Warning--mature content--not adult, but mature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madkitty Posted August 4, 2006 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I totally fell for it :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LetMeGo Posted August 4, 2006 #11 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Fom a technical viewpoint... I suppose it would be possible to build a 470,000 grt cruise ship based on the Voyager-class of ships. (Although with the pricetag of $980 million you would have to build it out of styrofoam. :p ) But why would anybody want to, when it couldn't dock anywhere, or even approach most of the ports because it would be too darn big :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileygirll Posted August 4, 2006 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2006 My first thought was "Oh My Gosh!?!?!". Then I read the article about the man adding 2 million hotel rooms to Las Vegas and wondered if it was just a crock of crap. You all confirmed it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pootersmom Posted August 4, 2006 #13 Share Posted August 4, 2006 well i guess besides wow, you can say, wow what a crock of sh.... good old photoshop.:cool: I was gonna say.....UH UH....I don't believe that! I think this is a spoof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndamarie6 Posted August 4, 2006 #14 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I have to believe that and I hate it!! You see years ago in the 70's cruise ships were very small averaging 15,000 tons, then they got a a bit bigger 23,000 tons and so on to today 140,000 tons and larger in height, width and length. I recall in the late 80's in cruise travel magazines showed pictures of ships which exist now today and the only thing I said is wow. The ships today do look like the ones in that magazine mainly the Freedom and such but looking at that photo of the 14,000 passenger ship, I have to believe it is possible. Whether I cruise on a city like that is another story, I am beginning to get to my "end" of liking the extremely large ships of today. I do not bump into the same people each day as I used to and therefore don't make as many friends as I used to with the smaller ships, all these extras such as ice skating rink, rock climbing and such are mainly open only a couple of hours a day to me a waste, food is diminishing they are cutting costs and putting money into the "extras" such as the rock climbing, now they have a wave pool! The food is gearing to the average american burgers, hot dogs, fries and pizza...no longer will you find 5 star dining unless you go to the pay restaurants, things TO ME are changing for the worse in the cruise industry. I am 43 been on 30 cruises perhaps in a few years I will be cruised out at that time these "city ships" will come out and I be done with cruising, that is probably when I will resort to the complete tours such as Tauck Tours or similiar and give them my business? Who knows, but looking at those photo's and knowing what just came out recently and what is expected to come out within the next 5 years, I say what you see in that picture will take 10 years plus about time they exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted August 4, 2006 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2006 As soon as I saw the date. :rolleyes: How would that thing have been kept a secret since February. :eek: Like some CC would not have posted that? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinFinsUp Posted August 4, 2006 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2006 at the very bottom of the page it sez in small print: All Travel Fox stories are fictional and satirical and should not in any way be construed as fact. They are intended for entertainment only. Please read our disclaimer. All contents copyright © 2003-06 Applied Psychology. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagadget Posted August 4, 2006 #17 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Wow - there really isn't much more I can say Wow!:eek: Look on a world map you will see that Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in the heart of the old Soviet Union. I'd think this ship would be built in a coastal country so this has to be a Hoax:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosmothj Posted August 4, 2006 #18 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I saw this link on a ship that will dwarf the Freedom of the Seas. Unbelievable! http://www.*****.com/archive/20060210.htm I have some nice beach front property yoin Alaska you can purchase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mildred Posted August 4, 2006 #19 Share Posted August 4, 2006 They almost had me until I saw that the name of the ship was from Gullivar's Travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Cruz Chic Posted August 4, 2006 #20 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I have some nice beach front property yoin Alaska you can purchase! And I have swamp land here in AZ....wanna trade????? :D I'm sure someone must have a bridge somewhere. *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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