Cruise ships are much more than a way to move from one port to another. They’re like floating resorts, bursting with features designed to please – and some of these features are truly surprising. Here are a few of the amazing things you can do on a cruise ship:
Get the feel of a
Formula 1 race car. Some MSC Cruises ships are equipped with Formula 1
simulators that feel (and sound) like the real thing. You don’t even need a driver’s
license to try it.
Watch a starry
show. Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 has the only planetarium at sea. To
enjoy the show, take a seat in the Illuminations theater and gaze up at a
suspended dome where distant stars and galaxies sparkle.
Float in mid-air.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Quantum-class ships introduced the first
skydiving simulators at sea. These vertical, glass-enclosed wind tunnels
provide the floaty, thrilling feel of skydiving, with the bonus of ocean views.
Sip a cocktail expertly
prepared by a robot. Some Royal Caribbean ships feature the Bionic Bar, where
the bartenders are a pair of mixologist robots. They reach up to select ingredients
from a forest of hanging bottles, then pour, stir, and shake up delicious
concoctions.
Sip a cocktail
from a glass made of ice. The temperature is a cool 17°F in the Ice Bar on some Norwegian Cruise
Line ships. The bar itself – as well as the barstools and cocktail glasses –
are sculpted from crystal-clear ice (there are parkas for passengers who come
in wearing shorts and t-shirts).
Stroll through a
park. Celebrity Cruises’ Solstice-class ships have a half-acre of live, green
grass on their top decks, perfect for a game of bocce or croquet. Royal
Caribbean’s newer ships feature the Central Park neighborhood, where pathways
wind through real, growing trees, shrubs, and flower beds.
Hang ten (or just
hang on). Royal Caribbean scores again with the surf simulators found on some
of its ships. Daring passengers can ride a boogie board or surfboard over the waves,
created by more than 25,000 gallons of water rushing over the simulator’s
platform.
Watch a movie in
4D. Some Costa Cruises ships have theaters that provide a four-dimensional
cinematic experience (the fourth dimension consists of visual effects and
sensory effects like vibration, scent, wind, precipitation, and temperature
changes).
To try one or more
of these fabulous shipboard experiences for yourself, talk with Anita, your
professional travel advisor.
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