Is the ship travel eve return r used into favor as alternative for plane.

[Pawelk198604]

I know that this forum gathers mainly fans of Air and Space, which include also me, but I also have a fondness for sea travel, especially after seeing this:D

I know it's weird and a little absurd that I want to travel on board the ocean liner, after seeing "Titanic": D But I'd would sail such ship, as RMS Titanic, it would, of course, ideal if there were any stray iceberg on the way :-)

But such ships in the era of aviation is history, I love aviation, but I would like to sail such ship as RMS Titanic.

But first I have to earn money, and I'm poor, but maybe someday it will happen.

You can always dream :-).

[vger]

Plans to build a functional replica (presumably, without the rather serious design flaws of the original )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II

And... wrong forum section, methinks.

[Pawelk198604]

Plans to build a functional replica (presumably, without the rather serious design flaws of the original )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II

And... wrong forum section, methinks.

I did not know in which section to put it.

I would love to sail such ship.

[Nuke]

round here in southeast alaska you take the ferry everywhere, its like a third of the cost of flying. depending on what boat you get, it can be fast. i can get to juneau in 4 hours by one of the faster boats. which considering the way airports work can be faster than flying. of course one time i spent like 30 hours on the same trip, because i caught a slow boat on a roundabout voyage. needless to say i spend most of it at the ship's bar. if you run into some gamers you can also get a lan party going. boats can be fun.

[Pawelk198604]

Plans to build a functional replica (presumably, without the rather serious design flaws of the original )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II

And... wrong forum section, methinks.

I did not know in which section to put it.

I would love to sail such ship

Sony for accidentally repsting my previous post i just tried to edit it.

Edited June 4, 2014 by Pawelk198604

[vger]

round here in southeast alaska you take the ferry everywhere, its like a third of the cost of flying. depending on what boat you get, it can be fast. i can get to juneau in 4 hours by one of the faster boats. which considering the way airports work can be faster than flying. of course one time i spent like 30 hours on the same trip, because i caught a slow boat on a roundabout voyage. needless to say i spend most of it at the ship's bar. if you run into some gamers you can also get a lan party going. boats can be fun.

I'd rather take something slower, provided that I'm not in a huge rush to get somewhere.

Last time I had the opportunity, I opted to take a 3-day train ride across the country instead of a 3-hour plane flight. I didn't want to just experience the destination, I wanted to experience getting there. I don't regret that decision for a moment. It was one of the best travel experiences I ever had.

Now, if only such things were still done for flight. I would love to ride a luxury prop aircraft like those that were used during the golden age of flight. Or even a blimp, like in 'Last Crusade.'

To have a fancy dinner at an actual table while in transit would be amazing.

[Nuke]

airlines to day just run really fast buses. back in the 60s and 70s they may have glamorized flying. they would feed you and give you all kinds of free stuff. the first time i flew (in the early 90s) i got a pair of wings, a deck of cards, food that didnt suck, and a bottomless glass of coke, and there was a movie. but these days after you and your stuff are finished being violated at the security line, they herd you into that aluminum can, pack you in like sardines and send you on an all day roundabout route to your destination, and if you want any snacks you have to buy them from the overpriced vendors in the concourse.

i used to love to fly, but they have completely ruined it. its more fun to take a bus or a train. but boats take the cake in the fun department. with modern ship designs it need not take forever either.

[xenomorph555]

I say bring back NS Savannah, MORE nuclear powered cruise ships!

[Pawelk198604]

I say bring back NS Savannah, MORE nuclear powered cruise ships!

WOW:D

A Nuclear-powered cruise ship?

I think you kidding me

[xenomorph555]

WOW:D

A Nuclear-powered cruise ship?

I think you kidding me

No, nuclear powered commercial ships are common, well for russia anyway. America had one as well as Germany and Japan however only russia has kept theirs and I believe they are building another one.

[PakledHostage]

i used to love to fly, but they have completely ruined it. its more fun to take a bus or a train. but boats take the cake in the fun department. with modern ship designs it need not take forever either.

This seems properly off-topic for the Science labs, but I have to chime in that I agree. I took a winter trip aboard the Alaska ferry from Whittier, Alaska to Bellingham, Washington a few years ago... It took 10 days (including a 4 day layover in Juneau), but it was a far greater adventure than any flight I've ever been on. They strap the cars down for the Gulf of Alaska portion of the trip. Don't want them sliding around and banging into each other in the big waves...

[Kryten]

No, nuclear powered commercial ships are common, well for russia anyway.

They've got one nuclear merchant ship and they very nearly scrapped it. The rest are all government-owned icebreakers.

[xenomorph555]

They've got one nuclear merchant ship and they very nearly scrapped it. The rest are all government-owned icebreakers.

Sometimes the icebreakers are used for expeditions, in which case it's a very non-luxury cruise, I guess you get to go to the north pole though

[Pawelk198604]

No, nuclear powered commercial ships are common, well for russia anyway. America had one as well as Germany and Japan however only russia has kept theirs and I believe they are building another one.

Is not it a bit dangerous when a bunch of civilians playing with nuclear toys?

[vger]

Is not it a bit dangerous when a bunch of civilians playing with nuclear toys?

Yeah, I don't even want to think about the kind of security checkpoints that would be involved in getting on board a nuclear-powered cruise ship.

Though, some of those research vessels that go into the ice fields might be nuclear powered, and you can pay a huge sum to hitch a ride on one, which helps fund whatever work they're doing. I guess you could count that as a cruise.

Edited June 4, 2014 by vger

[xenomorph555]

Is not it a bit dangerous when a bunch of civilians playing with nuclear toys?

Not really, they walk on the ship, sail round the world, enjoy themselves, then go back home. The crew are trained professionals who know what they are doing just like in a power plant. Oh just make sure they are not japanese, they tend to screw nuclear stuff up....

[vger]

Xeno, that was just mean.

They do not screw up nucle...

....crap.

[Nuke]

This seems properly off-topic for the Science labs, but I have to chime in that I agree. I took a winter trip aboard the Alaska ferry from Whittier, Alaska to Bellingham, Washington a few years ago... It took 10 days (including a 4 day layover in Juneau), but it was a far greater adventure than any flight I've ever been on. They strap the cars down for the Gulf of Alaska portion of the trip. Don't want them sliding around and banging into each other in the big waves...

sounds like the colombia. i was on that ship once when my mom dragged us to alaska back in '88. i dont remember it much because i was 6 or 7 back then. 10 days sounds about right.

Is not it a bit dangerous when a bunch of civilians playing with nuclear toys?

me personally i dont want to run out of gas north of the arctic circle. nuclear reactors are better than freezing to death. we might actually see an increase in sea travel when we get fusion reactors working, you are pretty much floating on your fuel supply, so it should make shipping many times cheaper.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Nuke

[PakledHostage]

sounds like the colombia. i was on that ship once when my mom dragged us to alaska back in '88.

Good guess, but it was actually the Kennicott for the leg between Whittier and Juneau and the Matanuska for the Juneau to Bellingham segment of the trip. The Kennicott is new enough that it has active roll stabilization but I guess they still strap the cars down as a precaution. Yakutat Bay, on the Gulf of Alaska, is one of the top cold water surfing destinations in the world for a reason...

[Pawelk198604]

Oh just make sure they are not japanese, they tend to screw nuclear stuff up....

Or the Ukrainian:)

BTW you are racist:D

[DaveofDefeat]

There was 1 or 2 nuclear powered American commercial ships back when nuclear power was the shizzle. I seem to recall it was way to expensive to operate them however, so they got rid of them.

[xenomorph555]

Or the Ukrainian:)

BTW you are racist:D

Actually apart from that one incident, Ukraine has done well for themselves in the nucleat sector.

And yes while the comment was rude, it has truth to it NS Mutsu, Monju reactor and more have had large problems although shadowed by the recent one

[xenomorph555]

There was 1 or 2 nuclear powered American commercial ships back when nuclear power was the shizzle. I seem to recall it was way to expensive to operate them however, so they got rid of them.

Actually there was only one and it wasn't meant to be profitable, it tried to be a cargo vessel and a cruise, was very inefficient as a cargo vessel. Its purpose was to show off nuclear marine propulsion.

[Othuyeg]

The future will be in airships. Modern technology can produce airships and blimps capable of unmanned and reliable transport of goods and possibly even cost effective transportation of humans.

[Aghanim]

Is it possible to attach some hydrofoils to a cruise ship and increase its speed?