8 Offbeat And Unusual Cruise Ship Questions Answered !

I give the answers to 8 of the more offbeat, unconventional and unusual questions that many passengers, including me at one time, were afraid or embarrassed to ask. I explore everything from what water is in the toilets to how many people die on a cruise and what happens to the body and what waste is (and is not) out into the ocean. Find out the answers to some of the more offbeat questions many cruise passengers have about cruise ships and cruising.

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Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers aims to help you make more of your precious travel time and money on land and when cruising the oceans or rivers of the world. To help you, in every video I draw on my first-hand tips and advice from travelling every month for over 20 years and 74 cruises at time of making this video.

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[arok]

You videos are always so insightful. Have you ever thought about doing a series on different ports and what to expect at each port?

[tuckerplum]

"Muster" is a military term. It means "a gathering of troops for inspection." Troops, or sailors, who "pass muster" have met the proper standard and may proceed with whatever military exercise may be required of them. In civilian life, "muster" is a gathering of those engaged in a common purpose. "Passing muster" means success at demonstrating one's preparedness for the common purpose. On a cruise ship, "muster stations" are where a group gathers to demonstrate understanding of safety procedures, demonstrating preparedness to sail.

[bosvigos]

I never really thought that cruising would be for me but since YT decided I needed to see one of your vids last week, I have been just watching so many of them, I think I might be able to enjoy it. A 68 year old single woman, I don’t want to share a cabin either with anyone I know or otherwise, so will go solo... now to do some research and planning. Thank you so much!

[davidandrew]

Gary. You have the most informative Cruise Pages on YouTube.

[colin.d]

I took the behind the scenes tour on the Queen Victoria last year and it was really interesting. There is a whole world below decks that passengers normally don't get to see.

[yjjk]

Gary, have you ever done a passage on a freighter? As an introvert, the idea of a week with a good book or two, an ocean view, and getting to know a small number of people is vastly more appealing than dealing with thousands of humans. And if the weather gets rough, all the better. It's definitely on my bucket list. I'd be interested to know what you think.

[marymaryquitecontrary]

This is one of the most interesting cruise videos ever. I knew about the brig, morgue, and "friends" meetings, but little to nothing about the water and waste treatments. Very encouraging.

[Deltarious]

About ships vs boats, for me there is an easy physics distinction: Boats lean *into* their turns, ships heel *out* of their turns. Look at any very large vessel, my favourite are aircraft carriers, doing a full rudder over turn, you will see the entire vessel heeling over to the *opposite* side of the turn they're in, almost as though they were drifting around it. Boats do the opposite. Edit: As a side note this fits in nicely with the fact that submarines are called 'boats', they are massive vessels literally and figuratively, but they lean *into* their turns because of the way their mass and buoyancy is.

[mrexists]

4:08 one thing i was told in the navy is using how the vessel leans when it's turning, if the top of the ship is leaning outward of the turn, it is a ship (vessel is making a turn to port and the top leans starboard and vice versa). if the top is leaning inward of the turn, it is a boat.

[sylviekins]

So interesting to hear about the waste processing! Good to see that there is all this effort- thank you!

[colinpovey]

We crossed the Atlantic twice on the QE2. My wife, a nurse Practitioner, made good friends with the chief Corpsman on board (ex-Royal Navy), and he showed us around the infirmary, including the morgue. It was a 6-bed morgue, and though there were no bodies on board at the time, they had hosted as many as 3 at a time (many people considered a QE2 crossing their final bucket list trip, but left it a little too late).

[gallagherwitt]

The funny thing about the whole "ship vs boat" argument -- literally everyone I know in the Navy (US) will casually refer to ships as boats. They know it's a ship, but "I need to get back to the boat, " "I left it on the boat, " "Which boat are you attached to?", etc., are perfectly acceptable casual speech, even when they're referring to an aircraft carrier. I find it incredibly amusing when my cruiser friends/relatives get their noses out of joint hearing my Sailor husband refer to his ship as a boat. lol

[ingeforman]

I always love this kind of curious questions! Thank you Gary!

[sarge]

As always...Great questions answered! Cheers Gary!

[robertfoerster]

While I know this post is a few years old, I have always wondered if many cabins have motion sensors. There was no way our steward, and in one case our butler, always knew when we were there. Perhaps it's as simple as door access. We would leave for breakfast and come back, and the room was made up, and we didn't run into the cabin steward on the way out - and didn't take long coming back. Also, when we generally arrive, our steward will often arrive shortly after we get in our room, and again, we didn't run into them on the way in. Thank you again for these posts.

[geograph-ology]

We have always found your videos helpful. We are making a cruise to Antarctica in February 2022 and appreciate all your advice!

[erose]

On my first cruise (RCI - Rhapsody of the Seas) a guy got extremely drunk on the first night and got into a punch up with the staff. Security put him in the brig and when we go to Vanuatu he was offloaded and told to find his own way home. Luckily there was an airport there but it means he had to pay for a flight.

[davidteer]

3:48 from a technical standpoint if the center of mass is above the center of gravity, then it is a ship. If the center of mass is below the center of gravity, then it is a boat.

Another way to put it is when you turn, if the vessel leans into the turn then it is a boat. If it leans away from the turn then it is a ship.

[bholmes]

As always, very interesting information well presented. I've never been on a cruise, but greatly enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[Michelle-cdtf]

I learned so much from this video. Thank you