Does the old adage “women and children first”, still hold true. Well, according to a couple of researchers from Sweden, it never did in the first place. Economists Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixon of Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) recently conducted a study dispelling the saying as a “myth”. According to their report the truth is that in the event of a ship going down men, have had a much higher instance of survival than either women or children. In fact, you could say their data is the complete opposite of what we all have been led to believe. Every Man for Himself The two researchers have put together an 82 page report which breaks down 18 of the world’s most tragic maritime accidents. They have [...] Read more »
What’s better than Titanic 3D?
For many cruise aficionado’s, Titanic 3D is about as good as it gets. I mean we all loved the movie the first time around and love the idea of being able to immerse ourselves even further into James Cameron’s masterpiece. For some a significant percentage of cruise junkies Titanic 3D will be enough, but for others its not even close to the ultimate Titanic experience, there has to be something better. How about being able to experience Titanic in 4D (or 5, 6 or 7 “D”, does it go that high)? Of course no one in their right mind would want to actually experience what life was like during the final moments onboard White Star Line’s RMS Titanic, we just want to feel like we [...] Read more »
Mailbag Monday: April 2, 2012 Edition
Here is another installment of Mailbag Monday, where I answer questions from cruisers. Today we have 4 questions submitted and answered to the best of my abilities. Hopefully, these questions will be able to not only help those who answered them but also other readers of the blog. When you go on a cruise and are in port do you have to pay for land activities in advance? My mother and I are going on a cruise but neither one of us have ever been on one before. Ideally, I would like to take her snorkeling and also on a tour to see some landmarks. Do I need to plan these activities in advance, or can I just figure it out when we get to [...] Read more »
