Passengers who booked trips have been told refunds will be issued in monthly installments

Life at Sea Cruises’ first three-year sailing was announced in March and promised passengers willing to fork out at least $29,999 per year

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    11 months ago

    Cruises oughta be banned for how polluting they are. Rich folks can have em back when theyve cleaned up their climate mess.

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      11 months ago

      No they may not. We acknowledge they’re filthy, rife with noro and other viruses, and aside from other pollution, dump raw sewage into open water.

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        11 months ago

        Acquaintance went on a cruise. I made “covid cruise” jokes before he left. Well he came back and guess what.

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          I went on a cruise before COVID. The cruise line stressed washing hands to the point that it became annoying. (They have a “washy washy happy happy” song that they sing.) They had good reason to even before COVID as norovirus spreads like wildfire on cruise ships.

          Overall, my cruise was a fun experience, but I don’t think I’d do it again - even setting COVID concerns aside. I’d rather go to some destination and walk around seeing the sights than be trapped on a giant boat with all those people.

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      when theyve cleaned up their climate mess.

      Ah, a doe eyed optimist, I see.

      This oligarch party ain’t stopping until everything that can burn does. At this point hope is irrational, a side effect of rational despair.

      No one tells the wealth class anything. They tell us, and we obey like good lil capital generating livestock.

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      Apart from the areas others have mentioned they are also absolutely terrible for the local environment due to the number of tourists they drop on an area. We should ban them for that alone

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      11 months ago

      Rich folks

      Cruises are often cheaper than just going on vacation.

      My honeymoon cruise was less expensive than if we’d just flown to the Caribbean and stayed at an all-inclusive hotel.