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The Myths of Cruising: Busted

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Myth: My cruise ship will sink.

While this myth has become particularly popular following a few high profile incidents over the past two years, this myth is truly just a myth. While it’s easy to picture a cruise ship striking an iceberg and sinking, or being hit by a rogue wave, the actual likelihood of a ship sinking is very slim. According to the National Security Council, the likelihood of a person dying aboard a cruise ship is drastically lower than the same person traveling by airplane or car. Simply put, while incidents involving cruise ships usually receive much more media coverage, there is a much greater chance of incident aboard an airplane, train, bus, or car. Result: Busted

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By Mike Faust

Mike Faust is an avid world traveler, often found traversing city streets in Asia and Europe rather than his home city of Boca Raton. Mike has touched down in 39 countries, set sail on 35 cruises, and flown over 400,000 lifetime miles.

2 replies on “The Myths of Cruising: Busted”

Mike, you’re absolutely right. By reading press reports, you’d think that the norovirus is a cruise ship phenomenon, when in fact you’re more than 10 times more likely to contract it on land than on a ship. Sometimes we just need to fact-check the media.

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