In the construction of modern cruise ships are used all the most innovative technologies and the latest achievements of science and technology. This allows cruise companies to say without exaggeration that sea cruises are the safest holidays.
UNESCO has declared cruising the safest form of leisure in the world, based on years of research conducted by the organization.
Why do cruise passengers feel comfortable in all weather conditions and in all sailing regions? Why are sea cruises virtually immune to natural, weather and political disasters?
The basis of the basics of maximum passenger comfort in all weathers is the rocking stabilization systems. Let’s take a closer look – what are they?
- The rocking stabilization system
No modern airliner can be imagined without a stabilization system. It is what ensures the stability of cruise liners and a smooth ride so that passengers cruise in comfort and are not seasick. The rocking stabilizers for cruise ships are a complex and high-tech system, comparable in functionality with the systems that control the position of spaceships.
The stabilization system consists of several elements.
Firstly, these are the ballast tanks located in the lower part of the liner’s hull. Modern airliners have a small draft, no more than 8 meters, with a hull about 50 meters above the water. The ballast tanks are filled with water, which makes the center of gravity lower and the liner more stable.
Second are the underwater stabilizer wings. They are in the center of the liner on both sides and can move up and down in opposition to the waves. Seasickness can occur when the brain receives different signals from the vision and middle ear receptors. On land, a person sees where he is going and feels the same way. During a storm, a person sees their surroundings still, but the middle ear receptors detect a deviation from the horizon, resulting in discomfort for the person. Underwater stabilizers allow the liner to maintain its original position relative to the horizon, thus avoiding manifestations of seasickness. Instead of wings, and sometimes together with them, moving ballast – huge metal counterweights weighing up to 100 tons, moving on rails and not letting the cruise liner sway is used.
Third, the stabilization system has a computer “brain,” which uses a gyroscope to assess the cruise liner’s deviation from the horizon and triggers appropriate mechanisms. Underwater stabilizers on modern cruise liners are retracted in calm waters and are released only when the rocking increases.
The bigger and more modern the liner, the more sophisticated and advanced stabilization systems it has. Of course, they do not give a 100% guarantee against motion sickness, but passengers can be sure that the storm up to 5 points they will not even notice!
And such strong storms in the regions where modern liners sail are very rare. It is not by chance that more than 16 million passengers go on sea cruises every year and more than half of them do not take their first cruise, choosing this type of rest as the most comfortable, profitable and safe in comparison with other tourist products.
- Satellite navigation
The second, no less significant factor that guarantees passengers comfort and safety is the super technological satellite navigation systems installed on cruise ships. This allows the captain and crew to be in complete control of any situation and make timely decisions: simply put, in the event of a storm warning, the cruise liner will simply wait it out in a calm place or, conversely, accelerate and move further away, to a calmer water area.
- The liner changes the route in case of an unfavorable situation
And the third factor affecting the recognition of sea cruises is that in an unstable political situation in the region (such as in 2010 and 2011 in Tunisia and Egypt, which also received cruise ships), unlike land-based resorts, the liner can quickly move to a safe distance, so to speak “to sail away from the problem,” or to enter alternative ports, such as in Italy.
So the conclusion is obvious – the cruise vacation is really the safest in the world, and does not depend on weather or political events in any region.
Sea cruises – the safest vacation in the world
In the construction of modern cruise ships are used all the most innovative technologies and the latest achievements of science and technology. This allows cruise companies to say without exaggeration that sea cruises are the safest holidays.
UNESCO has declared cruising the safest form of leisure in the world, based on years of research conducted by the organization.
Why do cruise passengers feel comfortable in all weather conditions and in all sailing regions? Why are sea cruises virtually immune to natural, weather and political disasters?
The basis of the basics of maximum passenger comfort in all weathers is the rocking stabilization systems. Let’s take a closer look – what are they?
- The rocking stabilization system
No modern airliner can be imagined without a stabilization system. It is what ensures the stability of cruise liners and a smooth ride so that passengers cruise in comfort and are not seasick. The rocking stabilizers for cruise ships are a complex and high-tech system, comparable in functionality with the systems that control the position of spaceships.
The stabilization system consists of several elements.
Firstly, these are the ballast tanks located in the lower part of the liner’s hull. Modern airliners have a small draft, no more than 8 meters, with a hull about 50 meters above the water. The ballast tanks are filled with water, which makes the center of gravity lower and the liner more stable.
Second are the underwater stabilizer wings. They are in the center of the liner on both sides and can move up and down in opposition to the waves. Seasickness can occur when the brain receives different signals from the vision and middle ear receptors. On land, a person sees where he is going and feels the same way. During a storm, a person sees their surroundings still, but the middle ear receptors detect a deviation from the horizon, resulting in discomfort for the person. Underwater stabilizers allow the liner to maintain its original position relative to the horizon, thus avoiding manifestations of seasickness. Instead of wings, and sometimes together with them, moving ballast – huge metal counterweights weighing up to 100 tons, moving on rails and not letting the cruise liner sway is used.
Third, the stabilization system has a computer “brain,” which uses a gyroscope to assess the cruise liner’s deviation from the horizon and triggers appropriate mechanisms. Underwater stabilizers on modern cruise liners are retracted in calm waters and are released only when the rocking increases.
The bigger and more modern the liner, the more sophisticated and advanced stabilization systems it has. Of course, they do not give a 100% guarantee against motion sickness, but passengers can be sure that the storm up to 5 points they will not even notice!
And such strong storms in the regions where modern liners sail are very rare. It is not by chance that more than 16 million passengers go on sea cruises every year and more than half of them do not take their first cruise, choosing this type of rest as the most comfortable, profitable and safe in comparison with other tourist products.
- Satellite navigation
The second, no less significant factor that guarantees passengers comfort and safety is the super technological satellite navigation systems installed on cruise ships. This allows the captain and crew to be in complete control of any situation and make timely decisions: simply put, in the event of a storm warning, the cruise liner will simply wait it out in a calm place or, conversely, accelerate and move further away, to a calmer water area.
- the liner changes the route in case of an unfavorable situation
And the third factor affecting the recognition of sea cruises is that in an unstable political situation in the region (such as in 2010 and 2011 in Tunisia and Egypt, which also received cruise ships), unlike land-based resorts, the liner can quickly move to a safe distance, so to speak “to sail away from the problem,” or to enter alternative ports, such as in Italy.
So the conclusion is obvious – the cruise vacation is really the safest in the world, and does not depend on weather or political events in any region.
There are also old-built ships in the world, which are still operated by small private companies. And in this case passenger safety, of course, cannot be guaranteed at this level.