A picture is worth nine-thousand cruises

A picture is worth nine-thousand cruises

Use of the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" is thought to have originated from a 1921 article by Fred R. Barnard in the trade journal Printers' Ink, where he advocated the use of images in advertisements on streetcars. Our friends at Mavens of London...

View from under a cruise ship

Starting with the most recognizable object, the anchor.  It weighs more than 10,500 kilograms, or 23,00 lbs and is attached to 13 lengths of anchor chain. Each length is 15 fathoms or 90 feet. The large "odd shaped" object protruding from the front of the ship is the...