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quote:Originally posted by Waynaro:Just found out today, I will be joining PRIDE OF AMERICA on May 17th as a Deck Cadet.
Fantastic! Although no beauty externally, I'm told the ship is stunning internally.
We will be expecting the occasional update on life onboard!
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:Fantastic! Although no beauty externally, I'm told the ship is stunning internally. We will be expecting the occasional update on life onboard!
p.s. I was clearing out my external hard drive and came upon this partial write up I did during my Training Cruise with the school last summer. Is it too late to share it ?
quote:Originally posted by captain_brandon129:Well I just heard that I will be sailing with Majestic America Line starting on April 28th. Its not NCL which is what I wanted but I will take it.
It's of course a question of taste, but it sounds MUCH more interesting to me.
Brandon - Which boat (I understand they never call them ships)?
It is certainly short notice!
It should be an interesting experience, anyway... Something a little different. I find river cruising rather intriguing; I wasn't sure I'd like it until I tried it. (I haven't in the US yet, though.)
quote:Originally posted by dougnewman:[...](I understand they never call them ships)?[...]
As it is offending to call a ship a boat it is offending to call a steamboat a ship.Here an example for a steamboat.
(watch the clip on the engine room - you might then understand why I consider it to be not bad at all compared to NCL )
Mind you, that this nomenclature only applies to the U.S. - this would be a steamship.
[ 04-22-2008: Message edited by: Ernst ]
As per the ship vs. boat, I have seen quite a few people get yelled at by the Chief Mate, Bos'n, and Commodore if they call vessels with more than one continuous deck a boat.
I do know that calling e.g. DELTA QUEEN a "ship" tends not to be taken well, though! Whereas a European river vessel of any size would certainly be a ship.
Brandon - So you will not be on a river then. I often forget that MAL does Alaska cruises.
EMPRESS OF THE NORTH looks like an interesting ship, boat, or whatever you want to call her.
Normally I would never think of calling something that large a "boat", but I have been corrected many times by steamboat enthusiasts for using "ship". As Ernst said, it seems to be as much an insult to call such a vessel a ship as to call, say, QUEEN MARY 2 a boat.
But EMPRESS OF THE NORTH will be in salt water when you are on board, so I don't know what to call her.
Fortunately, I deal almost entirely with vessels that can only be ships, except of course for the smaller vessels carried on board.
quote:Originally posted by dougnewman:Ernst - It does seem rather odd that in the US such things are called boats. [...]
I am a guest in this country. It is not adequate for me to challenge local customs.
quote:Originally posted by dougnewman:I do know that calling e.g. DELTA QUEEN a "ship" tends not to be taken well, though! [...]
Actually it is not taken well at all. The 'river nuts' get pretty mad when you call Delta Queen a ship and Delta Queen is densely populated with 'river nuts' who have traveled gazillion times with her - so you do not have any chance to call her a ship without being corrected. Nomenclature on the rivers in the U.S. is certainly very different.
[ 04-23-2008: Message edited by: Ernst ]
quote:Originally posted by dougnewman:I have heard that the vessels that sail on the Great Lakes are considered boats too, though I'm less clear about that.
I am sure someone can enlighten us, but I have the 2007 version of an annual book on the vessels in the Great Lakes; it's entitled "Know Your Ships - Guide to Boats & Boatwatching, Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway". Somewhat confusing, ships or boats?
Pam
I have always understood that ships carry boats !
Namely ' LIFEBOATS ' !
Neil ( Bob )
quote:Originally posted by Atlantic:How old are you people anyway? I Thought this discussion was for kids!
I believe we all are kids inside, aren´t we?
René
[ 02-18-2009: Message edited by: Atlantic ]
What is your profession then with a degree from the Academy?
I am interested very much in naval architecture.
quote:Originally posted by Atlantic:Congratulations!What is your profession then with a degree from the Academy?I am interested very much in naval architecture.
i am graduating with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration in International Business and Logistics. I also have a U.S. Coast Guard Staff Officers License as a Purser.
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