Cruising

This is one of those posts I warned you about. I was just talking to some close friends and we were discussing places/things we would like to go/do. They had mentioned that for years they had no desire to go on a cruise, then they took one. My mindset has been pretty much the same as theres. But now they say that it was their absolute favorite vacation. Hmmm....so I'm watching this show on the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship. Did you know that on a cruise ship in a 24 hour period, 3,000 people generate the same amount of garbage that a small town of 40,000 people do in a week? Does that say something to you? My first thought was, Holy Crap!! Then is showed the wasted food, paper products, what happens when there's a spreading illness on board, the salt water turned into drinking water...etc. The things are floating cities!
Now, I've always been one for adventure and I'll probably take a cruise someday, but you have to wonder how these cruise ships get away with that waste? Think of the Third World countries just one 7 day cruise could feed just with its left-overs or "waste". Surely they could keep the food sanitary enough for sharing at a later date. I can remember tucking a bologna sandwich back into the inside pocket of a winter coat to eat at a later date and I didn't die from it.
Here's another thought...how many of these ships leave a port every week..with the same amount of waste? That number has to be staggering. Will this keep me from ever taking a cruise? Probably not, but I know that I'll be thinking about that when I order 2 whole lobsters and a plate of fresh fruit for room service! That's the view from my stand!