What Makes a Cruise Ship Tick?Over the years, the "cruise ship experience" has evolved from waltzing and smorgasbords to adrenaline-fueled adventures and five-star dining. (When did rock-climbing and bungee-jumping replace shuffleboard and bingo?) With cruise ships getting bigger, faster and more powerful every year, you may wonder: how do these seafaring resort hotels stay afloat? And how is it possible to steer a ship weighing over 100,000 tons and measuring longer than three football fields?
What Makes a Cruise Ship Tick? takes you aboard the Freedom of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, for a behind-the-scenes look at how these giant vessels operate. How do they generate electricity? Where (and when) does the crew sleep? And just how does all of this happen without anyone rocking the boat? Get ready to find out!
Along the way, you'll get an up-close look at just a few of the 1,800 exotic ports of call these ships visit and meet some of the crew members from 51 nations who maintain the smooth sailing, including the person responsible for the "grocery list" that accommodates over 9,000 meals a day.
)
