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Old 07-23-2020, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bilcon View Post
There is a big difference between traveling on a luxury liner and traveling on a troop ship. Seriously. I cross the North Atlantic 4 time in the 1950's on military ships.

You don't know what you are missing on today's ships. Maybe you just don't like ships. If you can't handle going on the water, I feel for you. Nothing worst than getting sea sick. Fortunately I never had the problem.
I only got sick once and that was because the smell of vomit that permeated the ship below the main deck, then I got used to it. Other wise I was fine, but when you have 1,700 guys on a ship with half of them sea sick, it leaves a lasting impression. I realize that a troop ship is nothing like modern cruise ships but it's like when you eat so much of something and get sick on it, you never want to eat it again. I'm glad people like cruises but I have ABSOLUTELY no desire to go on one.