TiggerBouncy
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- Mar 4, 2013
On another thread, someone raised this question. It was not the purpose of the thread, but I think it's an interesting topic. So I am starting a thread on it.
(Reference: https://www.disboards.com/threads/norwegian-cruise-lines-ceo-enough-is-enough.3812862/page-4)
Obviously myself (and most of us) enjoy cruising. I do not expect DCL, Carnival, RCL, NCL, etc to dump all their ships as part of the pandemic and reinvent the industry. So, I think cruising WILL return regardless. Nothing is going to change that. But put that aside for the moment.
If you were starting from ground zero - from scratch - with a chance to re-invent the industry from ground up - what would you do differently? Think out of the box - dump 120 YEARS of history and start over knowing what we know now about science, the environment, etc. Is there a better way to have a similar experience then big ships burning some kind of fuel with a significant carbon impact (even the most recent efficient ships still have a pretty big carbon impact in their manufacture and operation)?
I tend to think that no matter what we can come up with, nothing would replace the concept of cruising. That even in a different world, it would evolve into it's current implementation. In the words of Thanos, "I am... inevitable".
But give me your thoughts. Am I wrong? Could a world without cruising exist? Short of laws banning cruising, even if we didn't have it before now, wouldn't someone invest the concept? Even if laws were enacted, wouldn't there still be a desire and need (and thus an industry) for such a vacation? In short, is there even an alternative?
Or I guess another way to phrase this is what is it about cruising that makes it so attractive and is there anything else that could serve such a need? I have my thoughts which I will chime in, but I want to hear yours too.
As a reminder, please stay civil. This is not a thread for personal attacks.
(Reference: https://www.disboards.com/threads/norwegian-cruise-lines-ceo-enough-is-enough.3812862/page-4)
It is worth considering if the cruise industry as it existed SHOULD come back. <snip>
But this kind of blanket shutdown, especially as people darkly say it could kill the industry, merits such a question. Cruising is about the worst vacation you can take environmentally. DCL is among the least worst, but least worst still is a huge drag.
Obviously myself (and most of us) enjoy cruising. I do not expect DCL, Carnival, RCL, NCL, etc to dump all their ships as part of the pandemic and reinvent the industry. So, I think cruising WILL return regardless. Nothing is going to change that. But put that aside for the moment.
If you were starting from ground zero - from scratch - with a chance to re-invent the industry from ground up - what would you do differently? Think out of the box - dump 120 YEARS of history and start over knowing what we know now about science, the environment, etc. Is there a better way to have a similar experience then big ships burning some kind of fuel with a significant carbon impact (even the most recent efficient ships still have a pretty big carbon impact in their manufacture and operation)?
I tend to think that no matter what we can come up with, nothing would replace the concept of cruising. That even in a different world, it would evolve into it's current implementation. In the words of Thanos, "I am... inevitable".
But give me your thoughts. Am I wrong? Could a world without cruising exist? Short of laws banning cruising, even if we didn't have it before now, wouldn't someone invest the concept? Even if laws were enacted, wouldn't there still be a desire and need (and thus an industry) for such a vacation? In short, is there even an alternative?
Or I guess another way to phrase this is what is it about cruising that makes it so attractive and is there anything else that could serve such a need? I have my thoughts which I will chime in, but I want to hear yours too.
As a reminder, please stay civil. This is not a thread for personal attacks.