Originally Posted By: MDinana
raid the mini bar. Alcohol actually is more calorie dense than carbs and/or protein. Plus, after a few glasses, it'll be a party!

Maybe the crew could have done something productive, like takign their liferafts to shore and stocking them with supplies, shuttling food back and forth. Hand out fishing rods and open the lower deck loading areas. Call it "Catch your own sushi night" or something clever.


My cruise ship didn't have a minibar, maybe in the swankier suites.

I don't think they were anywhere near close enough to land to run lifeboat shuttles. And I doubt they are capable of safely re-supplying by boat in open seas. I remember at-sea replenishment in the Navy and that was an orchestrated miracle on water. Two, sometimes three, ships running lines in-between and pumping fuel and loading cargo all at the same time in heavy seas?

Amazing.

I also recall seeing the coxswains trying to maneuver small boats close enough to off load people, usually harbor pilots, and that looked scary as hell.


Edited by ajax (11/11/10 04:23 PM)
Edit Reason: for reading clarity
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