ONTD Original: Disasters at Sea - Cruise Ships in Disaster Movies/TV

[squirrels_oh_no]

Have you ever been on a cruise, ONTD? Want to go on a cruise? Or do you just enjoy watching cruise ships get destroyed in disaster movies and TV? Today, I will take you through a few classics in a very niche segment of film/TV - the cruise ship disaster genre. There are more in here than you might remember, but I'm just going to give you a brief

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[daredevilwolf]

I only watch Ghost Ship for Karl Urban even is his hair is bad in that film

[jearsforqueers]

SAME

[war_machine_rox]

Ghost Ship is one of my favorite movies idc lol it's so early 2000s I can't help but love it.

Saw the Poseidon remake in theaters and it's dumb but I was scarred. Never going on a ship. Thanks.

[daredevilwolf]

i'm only going on a boat if it's not a huge lake

very little chance of drowning there

[squirrels_oh_no]

LOL I didn't include Poseidon/The Poseidon Adventure because I was sure everyone had at least heard of at least one or the other.

eta and obviously by that same logic, Titanic.

[ferelden]

Nautical disasters are one of my special interests! The ocean terrifies me. The vast depths are scary as hell!

That being said Ghost Ship is fantastic and I can watch it over and over. It’s terrible but god it’s a perfect storm (lmao) of ghosts, ships, and Karl Urban.

[squirrels_oh_no]

Also this song that had no right to be in this movie because it was too good for it (also this scene + the ball at the beginning >>>> everything else).

[ferelden]

The opening scene is fucking iconic. I wish there was a book adaption of the movie. I’d read the hell out of that shit.

[hozrien]

SAME. I'm not even sure if there are books similar to it but Ghost Ship is one of my favorite horror movies.

[lurkurheartout]

Family Guy did an episode were they spoof Poseidon. They went on a yacht rock cruise. lmao.

[squirrels_oh_no]

Just for the sake of ensuring the topic is fully covered, I found a clip

[la_petite_singe]

I was literally browsing cruises for myself earlier today lmao. Doesn't matter how many horror stories I hear, I still must take to the sea!! I must!! 🚢

[squirrels_oh_no]

I have a CruiseCheap price alert set for several right now LMAO. We just got our travel insurance reimbursement for my medical center visit last cruise, so it must be a sign! But after I get a new job haha. Also prices really have gone up :( We're looking at cruises out of San Juan for our next one, since they're cheaper and you can go to lesser-visited islands that way.

[la_petite_singe]

I get some discounts through work, and I'm also gonna be reimbursed for my grad classes early next year, so 🤑🤑🤑🚢! But yes, turns out leaving from NY/NJ means limited destination options. Perhaps I should look at a map someday. But I'm still excited!!!

[squirrels_oh_no]

Yeah, your options are pretty much New England/Canada, Bermuda, or the Bahamas. I THINK Carnival does some longer cruises from NYC to the eastern Caribbean. Oh, yeah, here's one - https://www.cruiseplum.com/cruise/US/2-people/Carnival-Venezia/2024-10-14/11-days from $94 per person per day including tips and taxes.