The Titanic Awards » Sea Travel

Dirtiest Cruise Ship

Doug Lansky — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:15:01 +0000

And the winner is… The Peace Boat (aka TSS Oceanic) with a score of 73 (Center for Disease and Control says scores below 85 are not satisfactory)

2nd place: Pride of Aloha

3rd place: MV Clipper Pacific

Check out Chris Elliott’s summary on Tripso

Coldest Pool on a Cruise Ship

Doug Lansky — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:11:49 +0000

Photo and Titanic Nomination sent in by Kyle Johnstone

From the Cunard Line ship Queen Victoria in the Atlantic Ocean.

Roughest Cruise

Doug Lansky — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:27:29 +0000

Skip about 5 min into the clip to see where the waves turn the dining room into splinters.

Not verified, but the ship appears to be the 47,000 ton Pacific Sun with 1732 passengers and 671 crew. After 50 knot winds and over 20-foot waves off the coast of New Zealand, 42 passengers received medical attention.

Worst Travel Agent Request

Doug Lansky — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:04:38 +0000

photo via flickr: Erick Muñiz and Texas to Mexico composite

Travel agent Steven Greenbaum of Pisa Brothers Travel in New York was asked to book a trip with a pet Chihuahua. The traveler wanted to take the dog to Chihuahua, Mexico. Why? To help the pet discover his roots.

Source: Travel + Leisure

Worst Tippers Get Black Listed

Doug Lansky — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:03:50 +0000

Passengers who opted out of a pre-paid tipping scheme get “black listed” in crew quarters. Outrage when passengers find out.

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Roughest Cruise Ship Voyage

Doug Lansky — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:25:17 +0000

The ship takes a real knock one minute into the clip. Hard to imagine many turned up at the midnight buffet.

Roughest Cruise Ship Pool

Doug Lansky — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:27:11 +0000

Why cruise ships don’t have larger swimming pools.