OneStrangeGuy

We will be in the Epic in December with our 10 month old. Beware everyone, me may ruin your cruise...lol

It's NOT my kids that are the problem. It's all the other peoples kids! :rolleyes:

A month from now I will be cruising on a 15 day cruise to Hawaii with two young ladies, Grandchildren, ages 7 and 9. I can assure you that they have been looking forward to this trip for the better part of a year. There is no question in my mind that they will remember this trip for the rest of their lives! :)

In my case, there were three choices. 1. cruise alone. 2. Take the ex-wife. 3. take the two girls. The choice was a no-brainer! :rolleyes:

I can assure you that I am very sensitive to posts about il-behaved children. I know from past non-cruise trips that these kids are well behaved. Nevertheless, they have been advised of the rules, and I will keep a close eye on them to ensure that they do behave. :cool:

Just to clarify this a little. GPS doesn't maintain the ship in position. The thrusters do. GPS just tells the operators if the ship is where the operators want it to be.

 

Additionally, for tendering operations to be as smooth and safe as possible, the dock area (on the side of the ship) needs to be sheltered from the wind, and thus, from some waves. As the direction of the wind and waves can move over time, so the ship will need to move to maintain this sheltering position. Again, GPS has nothing to do with this, using the thrusters does.

Your response is accurate, to a point.

Without a GPS, the ship would wander around while trying to maintain a fixed position. Perhaps through landmarks.

Without propulsion, the GPS would track your route as you crashed into the rocks.

You definately need both, which was my original point.

Some with more knowledge may correct me but I think most ships have them on both sides. Frequently ships these days just use GPS auto-positioning instead of an anchor

They have to have an anchor in case of a mechanical breakdown!

GPS is great, but you need ships power to make it work, otherwise the GPS will show you drifting into land, the rocks, or whatever else in in the way.:rolleyes:

Just to give a contrasting view...

When the ex and I sailed on Holland America we decided that it wasn't worth half of the fee they wanted.:)

but that's just us, and, by the way, we're still happily divorced. :rolleyes:

I don't see how this will work without paying for data. Without logging into the cruise ship's wifi you cannot transmit or receive data.

I'm no expert, but perhaps my conceptual understanding will help some.

All routers have two sides. There's the internet (Wan) side, and then there's the local side. You are on the local side. To talk to the router (Or anyone else) you need an IP address, and the routers local DHCP freely gives you a local one. That's the primary purpose of a router, to separate networks, not allowing unnecessary data to cross over. Generally, the router doesn't care about local traffic, it only monitors what crosses over from one network to the other, and you have to be logged on for that to happen!

On my home network I have a printer and several computers attached (On the local side). When I print, or talk to other local computers that data doesn't cross over to the (Wan) internet side. Only my internet traffic crosses over to the Wan side.

In this case, both phones are on the local side of the router. Both pick up a local IP address from the router, but since they are only talking to one another no data crosses over to the WAN side, and the router doesn't really care about that data and doesn't restrict it. In general cruise ship passengers don't want to talk to one another, the want internet access, so there isn't any big need or push to restrict local traffic.

That may be a very simplistic, non techie view, but I hope it helps.

This is one dress from Lightinthebox:

 

 

I ordered a bit to the small side, and was so happy when I lost a few pounds and was able to get it on easily. I guess you can see the excitement in my expression, lol.

Laurie: I would like to add a masculine point of view, and agree that it's a lovely dress. ;)

It looks as though you need to grow a few inches though! :p

Thanks for the very helpful information.

I'm signed up for my third cruise. The first was an inside cabin, second was an ocean view (Big window) and now I'm back to inside.

One thing that I did learn from others experience was that apparently (On some ships) the ventilation system can on occasion ingest diesel fumes which can then be noticed in the cabins. This is most likely to happen to the aft cabins. Also, cabins t the ships center point are the most stable, so you will notice more movement if you are far forward, aft, or high on the ship.

Of course, lower cabins sink first!:rolleyes:

Well, I'm a guy (As my handle implys) so they're not MY dresses, but rather my traveling companions.:)

That weight on the end of the thrown line is called a "Heavie' (I might have spelled it wrong) and the line itself is called a 'Heavie line'.

I'll be traveling on a two week cruise to Hawaii on celebrity Century over Thanksgiving 2012with my two granddaughters ages 7 & 9. ;)

We have a paper chain, not as fancy as the mickey Mouses above. each link is dated and numbered with a countdown.

We will be attending a 'Connections party' and a 'Sail away party' - Our CC group has (Hula Birds) T-Shirts and buttons.

The girls are planning on decorating the door.

Being girls, I have purchased quite a number of fancy dresses for them. They are very excited about attending the first formal night.:)

I've even arranged for corsages, as a surprise for them.:D

They have had a hand in planning our shore excursions, which were designed with them in mind.

They've helped to gather stuff (Clothes) for their suitcase.

Each has her own backpack containing primarily 'Activity' things like coloring books, notebooks, crayons, colored pencils, playing cards, Etc. that they have helped to assemble.

They've even helped assemble a list of rules that they must follow. They're especially intrigued by the last rule, which is: "IF YOU'RE NOT HAVING FUN, YOU WILL BE GROUNDED":eek:

I'm sure once they get on board they will get involved in the children's activities, and I won't see much of them!:rolleyes:

This was nicely edited into columns before I posted it!

Don't quote me, BUT...

ABAFT Back of a ship (Also AFT)

AMIDSHIPS Middle of the ship

ANCHOR Keeps a ship in one place

BARNICLE Sea creature attaches to ships & piers

BEAM Width of the ship at widest point

BEARING Direction the ship is going

BELOWDECKS Enclosed spaces on a ship below main deck

BERTH A bed on a ship

BILGE The inside bottom of a ship, collects water etc.

BOARD To get on a ship

BOOEY Marks deep water, Navigation aid

BOW Front of a ship

BRIDGE Where the steering wheel is

BRIG Jail on a ship

BULKHEAD Any wall on a ship

CABBIN Bedroom (Or small room) on a ship

CAPTAIN The commander of a ship

CHANNELMARKER Marks deep water, Navigation aid

CHRONOMETER A ships clock

COMPASS A navigational instrument

DECK Floor on a ship

DECKHAND Sailor that works on a ship

DEPARTURE Leaving the port

DISEMBARK Leaving (Getting off) the ship

DISPLACEMENT The weight of a ship, how much cargo it carys

DOCK Where the ship stays in harbor

DRAFT The depth of a ship from the waterline

DUFFEL Clothing used on a ship

EMBARCATION Getting on (Boarding) the ship

FANTAIL Back open deck on a ship (Poop Deck)

FATHOM Six feet of water depth

FENDER Bumper used to keep ship from hitting dock

FIGUREHEAD A figure (Mermaid) at the front of a sailing ship

FirstMate The second in command on a ship

FLANK Top speed of a ship

FLOATSAM Debris floating on the water

FOREDECK Front open deck on a ship

FREEBOARD Height of a ships hull above the waterline

FUNNEL Ships smokestack

GALLEY Kitchen on a ship

GANGPLANK Bridge between dock and a ship

GANGWAY A door in the side for passengers to enter

GEDUNK Store that sells candyand personal supplies.

GUNWALE Side of a ship, part of the hull

HARBOR Protected water where a ship docks

HATCH Any watertight door on a ship

HEAD The bathroom on a ship

HEAVE Up and down motion of a ship

HELM Ships steering wheel

HELMSMAN Person who steers a ship

HOLD Storage space for ships cargo

HULL The outside main body of a ship

KEEL Center bottom board of a ship

LADDER Stairs in a ship.

LandLubber Anyone who is not a sailor

LIFEBOAT Small boat carried on a ship

LIFEJACKET Life preserver that can be worn

LINES Ropes or chains used to tie up a ship

LIST A ships lean to one side

MAST A vertical pole on a ship

MayWest A lifejacket

MESS Eating place on a ship

MESSHALL Dining room on a ship

NauticalMile 6,076 Feet, (Land mile: 5,280 feet)

NAVIGATION Steering the ship

OILSKINS Foul-weather clothing worn by sailors

OVERHEAD Any ceiling on a ship

PASSAGEWAY Hallway on a ship

PILOT A specially trained navigator

PORT Left side of a ship

PORTHOLE Round window on a ship

PURSER A sales person on a ship (Store clerk)

RAIL Fence or railing on the side of a ship

RATGUARD Metal circles on ropes keep rats off of ships

REEFER A refrigerator on a ship

RIGGING Sailing ships ropes and lines for sails

ROLL Ships side to side motion

RUDDER The thing that steers a ship

SaltyDog Sailor

SCREWS Ships propellers

SCUTTLEBUT Drinking fountain on a ship (Gossip)

SEAWORTHY A ship in good condition

SHIP Large boat

ShipsCompany A ships crew

ShipsWheel Ships steering wheel

SICKBAY A ships doctors office or hospital

SKIPPER Ships captain

SlopChest A ships store

SOUNDING Measurement of water depth

SQUALL A storm at sea

STARBOARD Right side of a ship

STATEROOM Fancy bedroom on a ship

STEAMSHIP Any large ship that carrys passingers

STEM The very front of a ship

STERN Rear part of a ship

STOW To put things away on a ship

STOWAGE A closet on a ship

STOWAWAY Someone who seaks on a ship without paying

SUPERSTRUCTURE Decks above the main deck of a ship

TENDER Small boat carrys passingers from land to ship

TOPSIDE Open decks on a ship

TUGBOAT Small boat that tows a ship

UNDERWAY When a ship is moving

WAKE Turbulence behind a vessel

WeighAncor untie the ropes holding a ship

WHEELHOUSE A ships bridge or pilothouse

WINDWARD The direction the wind is coming from