Gizmodo: cruises

World's Largest Cruise Ship Let the Suburbs Travel With You

Adam Frucci — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Royal Caribbean's new boat is big. Really big. The "Project Genesis" cruise liner, currently being constructed, will be 43% larger than the Queen Mary II, currently the world's largest ship. 1,180 feet long and weighing 220,000 tons, it'll be able to carry more people from New Jersey down to the Caribbean than any ship before it.

5,400 people, to be exact. The ship is so large that it has a "Central Park" the size of a football field in the middle, its own gigantic amphitheatre, and seven different "neighborhoods" that people will stay on. This thing is larger than an aircraft carrier, people. It's f'ing huge.

It's due to launch next year, and in 2010 a second ship of the same size will be unleashed as well. I will be staying far away from both of them. [Official Site via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Norwegian Cruise Line Stockpiling its Ships with Nintendo Wiis

Louis Ramirez — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:31:29 EDT

Forget the midnight buffet, the next time you're on a Norwegian Cruise head to the atrium and burn off those shrimp cocktails with a little Wii tournament. The folks at Norwegian Cruise Lines are loading up their ships with Wii consoles so that vacationers will be able to play against one another on big-screen TVs. Games will include Wii Sports, Excite Truck, and WarioWare. I'd take this over karaoke any day. – Louis Ramirez

Wii Invades Norwegian Cruise Line [Kotaku]

Carnival Cruise Lines Adds Cell Service

Travis Hudson — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:21:01 EDT

Carnival Cruise Lines will be introducing complete cellphone service on their cruises throughout the world. The ships will use a high-bandwidth technology that is compatible with any cellphone and allow for calls to be made anywhere in the world. There is no need for additional software or hardware for the cellphones; just turn the baby on and let all of your friends and family know how rich you are and how amazing the cruise ship is. This service is provided by Wireless Maritime Services.

Carnival is debatably one of the more popular cruise lines so this is definitely a good step forward for them. Currently the service is only available on the Carnival ship Triumph, but they are planning to have all 21 of their ships equipped with the WMS cellphone service as early as next year. – Travis Hudson

Cruise Lines Add Cell Phone Service [Mobiledia]

Motion Sickness Wristwatch

Jason Chen — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:46:54 EDT

Not a fan of vomiting? Cruise goers (cruisineers?) can now use a wristwatch-like band that dispenses gentle shocks to your arm in order to trick your inner-ear into thinking you're on solid land.

Five settings of relief are available to soothe your motion sickness. Available for $100, the "watch" comes with two 3-volt batteries and a tube of gel so you don't burn your skin. Oh, and it doesn't actually tell time.

FDA-Cleared Device for Motion Sickness [via Gadget Review]