Did you know?

…. that Carnival Cruise Lines places over 10 million chocolates on passengers pillows every year.
…. that the first ship to be fitted with interior plumbing was the Normandie in 1883.
…. the first ships to offer private balconies were the Saturnia and Vulcania in the early 1900s.

….that the liner Amerika was the first ship to have an alternative restaurant open seperate from the main dining    room in 1938.  It was called the Ritz Carlton.
…. the first ship to be fitted with internal electric lighting was the Inman liner City of Berlin in 1879
….that a 15ft high model of Goofy hangs upside down over the stern of Disney Magic. He is painting the ship!

….the average time for a ship to pass through the Panama Canal is eight hours.
….more than 400,000 cruise passengers visited Glacier Bay National Park in 2009.
….and finally, the Wallace Line is not a new cruise company, but the scientific demarcation seperating Asia and Oceania.
Just a few more bits of useless information to keep you going!