It would take a lot of ship diesel to power that thing. The operational cost would be staggering.
Yep, but so long as the money they rake in is more than the operational cost, they will continue run the ship. If I remember correctly, it cost approximately 10% of the ship's value to run the ship a year. So if the ship costs $250M to buy, it'll cost $25M to run (diesel, crew's pay, food and so on).
Anyways, the only thing I enjoyed on a cruise ship was the free food.
Last time I went, I ate 16 meals a day
. At dinner, I ordered everything on the menu
(no the waiter didn't give my any strange look when I did so
). The pool and was overcrowded (nothing like what you see in the ad's
). I don't gamble, so all I did was ate and sh**, ate and ...
.
If you consider the cost of food, lodging and transportation to some of the ports, it's a real bargain. On land fall, you go where ever you want, but best not be late in returning or they'll thump you with a hefty (several thousand dollars) fee for search and rescue to haul you behind back to the ship.
