1. The total cruise ships capacity is approximately 730,000 passengers per day, and the number is growing rapidly.
2. Most of the cruise ships do not have a deck 13 due to superstition about the number.
3. Cruise ship anchors can weigh between 10 and 20 tons (20,000 to 40,000 pounds).
4. The total length of all the electrical cables on a cruise ship can stretch up to 3300 miles.
5. Salvador Dali frequently traveled on cruise ships with his wild cat pet.
6. Many cruise ships have onboard jails for anybody caught breaking the rules.
7. Carnival, one of the biggest cruise lines today, first launched in 1972 with a second-hand ship and enough fuel to get from Miami to San Juan.
8. The average speed of a cruise ship is 20 knots (about 23 mph).
9. ‘Monarch of the Seas’ was the first cruise ship with a female captain, Karin Stahre Janson.
10. A large cruise ship uses 80,000 gallons of fuel per day.
