I’ve been on a cruise once, was probably around 14, and, good grief, too many people in too small an area for me. Can’t imagine getting on one of today’s monster sized ships. But, if I did it would be for relaxation. But, now, the doomsday cult is invading what is supposed to be fun
This cruise line is teaching guests how to track climate change in polar ice caps
Passengers can do their bit to help monitor climate change during a new citizen science project aboard Aurora Expeditions’ Antarctica cruises.
The expedition cruise line has partnered with physics teacher and scientist Joe Muise who runs the Thermal Imaging of Polar Ice project to help collect data on the region’s changing landscapes.
The project uses specialised thermal cameras that detect surface temperature differences, allowing ice formations and glaciers to be viewed through heat rather than light.
Guests on Aurora Expeditions’ three ships will be taught how to use thermal imaging cameras by guides to capture images of polar ice caps in the region which can then be studied to monitor how they are changing over time.
Nothing like getting some free work out of people who paid for the cruise to see…what the hell is there to see? It’s not like taking an Arctic cruise with whales, killer whales, fiords, good ports to stop at.
Muise said he was inspired during a Lindblad Expeditions trip to the region in 2023, where he realised there was an opportunity to collect data at scale through cruise lines.
He told The Independent: “Using expedition cruises for data collection takes advantage of the fact that people are already traveling to these regions, allowing science to happen in a way that would otherwise be difficult to execute.
Yeah, yeah, pay me, cultists. It is also cute that the cruise line, which travels all over the place, owns three ships that use diesel. That’s a fossil fuel, right?
Two friends and their spouses took the Antarctic trips out of Argentina and loved the trips, but they are scientists. They were able to kayak, sail the Drake passage, trek in Antarctica, and hang with penguins.
Antarctic trips are enormously expensive. Last thing I would want would be extra work on my expensive vacation.
$10K to $20 per, up to $40K per for a month