I think the world under the oceans is much more beautiful than the
ugly world we see each day.

So I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.

Ralf Dieholt wrote:

... I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.

This is old news. Submarines have been cruising the oceans for a very long
time now. You just haven't seen them.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

Ralf Dieholt wrote:

... I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.

This is old news. Submarines have been cruising the oceans for a very long
time now. You just haven't seen them.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 06:47:20 -0500, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:

Ralf Dieholt wrote:

... I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.

This is old news. Submarines have been cruising the oceans for a very long
time now. You just haven't seen them.

I have. But then, that's my job.

Steve

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 06:47:20 -0500, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:

Ralf Dieholt wrote:

... I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.

This is old news. Submarines have been cruising the oceans for a very long
time now. You just haven't seen them.

I have. But then, that's my job.

Steve

"Steven Shelikoff"
"Armond Perretta": wrote:
: : Ralf Dieholt wrote:
:
: ... I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
: billions of $$$ to earn.
:
: This is old news. Submarines have been cruising the oceans for a very long
: time now. You just haven't seen them.
:
: I have. But then, that's my job.
:
: Steve

Yep. I can just see me settin' there on the screen porch with my pina colada
watchin' all the perty fishes...
....oh, waitaminnit.
Ralf - a sub is a black sewer pipe with people in. It'd be a rare thing to find
someone who'd pay for the pleasure more than once.
It's a tough place to earn a living - not a pleasure cruise by any definition.
A special respect is earned by those who serve in the undersea services.

Dave
Been there, done that. USN 26 years.

"Steven Shelikoff"
"Armond Perretta": wrote:
: : Ralf Dieholt wrote:
:
: ... I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
: billions of $$$ to earn.
:
: This is old news. Submarines have been cruising the oceans for a very long
: time now. You just haven't seen them.
:
: I have. But then, that's my job.
:
: Steve

Yep. I can just see me settin' there on the screen porch with my pina colada
watchin' all the perty fishes...
....oh, waitaminnit.
Ralf - a sub is a black sewer pipe with people in. It'd be a rare thing to find
someone who'd pay for the pleasure more than once.
It's a tough place to earn a living - not a pleasure cruise by any definition.
A special respect is earned by those who serve in the undersea services.

Dave
Been there, done that. USN 26 years.

In article ,
says...
I think the world under the oceans is much more beautiful than the
ugly world we see each day.

So I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.



99% of the world under the oceans is dark and empty. The bottom
is sand, mud and rocks. Not much of interest there for pleasure
cruisers.

The interesting part of the underwater world exists in the
upper 50 meters within a few dozen miles of the shoreline.
That part is pretty easily accessible to folks on surface
vessels.

Even more problematic is the fact that, where interesting
underwater life is abundant, visibility is may be only
a few tens of meters. An underwater cruise would be
about as scenic as cruising the inside passage when every
day is foggy!

Much more practical might be to have an ROV with a fiber-optic
video link follow along with those adventurous enough to go
scuba diving on a tropical reef. Then you could sit back
in a nice lounge with a cold drink and watch the blonde from
cabin 3-C adjust her buouyancy compensators on a big-screen
TV!


Mark Borgerson




Mark Borgerson

In article ,
says...
I think the world under the oceans is much more beautiful than the
ugly world we see each day.

So I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.



99% of the world under the oceans is dark and empty. The bottom
is sand, mud and rocks. Not much of interest there for pleasure
cruisers.

The interesting part of the underwater world exists in the
upper 50 meters within a few dozen miles of the shoreline.
That part is pretty easily accessible to folks on surface
vessels.

Even more problematic is the fact that, where interesting
underwater life is abundant, visibility is may be only
a few tens of meters. An underwater cruise would be
about as scenic as cruising the inside passage when every
day is foggy!

Much more practical might be to have an ROV with a fiber-optic
video link follow along with those adventurous enough to go
scuba diving on a tropical reef. Then you could sit back
in a nice lounge with a cold drink and watch the blonde from
cabin 3-C adjust her buouyancy compensators on a big-screen
TV!


Mark Borgerson




Mark Borgerson

In article ,
says...


I think the world under the oceans is much more beautiful than the
ugly world we see each day.

So I think submarine cruises are a huge market for the future with
billions of $$$ to earn.

When I was a teenager in Washington, D.C., we used to drive down to
Haynes Point to watch the submarine races on the Potomac River.