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Re: The Love Thread (Or Just Warms and Fuzzies)
Being able to see your girlfriend is pretty nice, too.
As for the rocking or smaller or larger vessels, Alias is right. The larger the ship, the less noticeable the rocking. Our vessel's over 150m long, so the rocking's not THAT bad unless we're in heavy seas (the truly gigantic vessels like an aircraft carrier have virtually no rocking).
Then again, the rocking also affects one differently depending on the circumstances. It helps me sleep at night, but I find it unsettling while I'm trying to eat. I don't mind walking through the ship in heavy seas, but running on a treadmill is a whole different beast when the ground moves unpredictably beneath you, so to speak.
Heh... having "sea legs" just means you've gotten to where you rock against the boat, so to speak... makes it easier to navigate a passageway without running your head into a stretcher or firehose or shoring or whatnot. You get that after a day or two in rough seas. It's still extremely nice, though, when you get back ashore and you can actually walk on solid ground. The small details get you, like being able to shower in a real shower, or drive a car, or sleep in a real bed as opposed to a tiny rack.
Being able to see your girlfriend is pretty nice, too.
As for the rocking or smaller or larger vessels, Alias is right. The larger the ship, the less noticeable the rocking. Our vessel's over 150m long, so the rocking's not THAT bad unless we're in heavy seas (the truly gigantic vessels like an aircraft carrier have virtually no rocking).
Then again, the rocking also affects one differently depending on the circumstances. It helps me sleep at night, but I find it unsettling while I'm trying to eat. I don't mind walking through the ship in heavy seas, but running on a treadmill is a whole different beast when the ground moves unpredictably beneath you, so to speak.
