8. PollutionThose affiliated with the aft cabins might witness the sludge produced by the ship which it tracks through the water. The wave of pollution a medium-sized ship leaves behind is 210,000 gallons of blackwater — enough fill about 10 backyard swimming pools, according to a recent study sponsored by non-profit advocacy group, Friends of the Earth. Blackwater is the toilet flushing contaminates which includes: ammonia, copper, zinc, which aren’t treated properly—they “don’t measure up,” says author Ross Klein who conducted a study on pollution produced by these vessels.

If following requirements, ships are supposed to treat all blackwater and discharge it at least four miles from shore. Yet, this unfortunately isn’t inspected to the degree that restaurant cleanliness might be inspected.

7. Profit Loss vs Profit GainReports indicate that cruise lines don’t report too drastic a number of lost sales after a catastrophe at sea. Are consumers of cruise lines more loyal than other ventures? Major catastrophes that don’t lower the cruise line’s business have some wrinkling their eyebrows…did all those Somali pirates make landlubbers afraid to sail? It seems with the right deals and the right advertising, adventurers dare to venture onto cruise lines; despite past injury. Does this work as a positive for mankind or tell us that we are all just scavengers, looking for a good deal, with no pause for putting ourselves in danger?

Seems that for one thing, cruise lines have not shown dramatic losses with economic or security declines…perhaps the same for planes. When it comes to travel, we simply have to take our chances and we are brave for doing it.

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