Something about travel—planes, trains, and automobiles—plus ships, leaves us scratching our heads over the 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank? Makes us wonder: Was American indie rock band Modest Mouse trying to tell us something about the open water? With the lyrics, “Was it ever worth it? Was there all that much to gain? Well, we knew we missed the boat. And we’d already missed the plane.”
Should you buy travel insurance for the cruise…etc?
Despite its name, Modest Mouse’s “Missed the Boat,” is a surprisingly optimistic song about life’s little mishaps, and the happy irony to it all, even on vacation.
Despite its title, life is an adventure, so here’s to adventure time! Here’s to having the Cojones to venture from home in the first place! And even if your vacation turns into another National Lampoon’s vacation, before you decide whether a cruise might be for you, here is a list of 15 things the cruise lines don’t readily tell us, good or bad, to know if it’s worth it to set sail.
15. Pirate Attacks Still Exist
According to the Reader’s Digest poll on cruise lines, major cruise lines train their employees against pirate attacks. Somali pirate ships, boat people, those exist. In 2008, more than 130 merchant ships were attacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, an increase of more than 200 percent from the previous year, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
Makes us wonder, do they train passengers as well on how to prepare for a pirate attack? Sounds like something out of Pirates of the Caribbean. With a full-on cannonball propulsion certificate for the first matey to climb the flagpole? Ok, that might be something to incorporate in a cabaret theme for the entertainers on board if not the ship passengers, themselves. Oceania’s Rubacky says that the opportunity for piracy remains low and that more training is provided for passengers and crew than at airports, to reduce the threat of attack.
...[ Continue to next page ]
Share This Post
