The Longform Guide to Cruises
Compiled by Elon Green.
Editor's note: No compendium of cruise stories would be complete without David Foster Wallace’s account of his week on the MV Zenith. Alas, "Shipping Out" is not available online as text, but the pdf is here.
Gravy Boat: My Week on the High Seas With Paula Deen and Friends
A seven-day cruise with the controversial “downtrodden millionaire.”
Caity Weaver Gawker Feb 2014 30min
Lost at Sea
An investigation into the disappearance of a 24-year-old British cruise ship activity director from the Disney Wonder opens the strange and insular world of cruise employees, who vanish mysteriously at alarming rates.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Nov 2011 20min
Blues Cruise
After losing a presidential election, 600 National Review subscribers hit the Caribbean.
Another Night to Remember
The sinking of the Costa Concordia.
Bryan Burrough Vanity Fair May 2012 45min
Scripting on the Lido Deck
On board the Perl Whirl 2000, a conference of hard-coding geeks on a luxury cruise ship.
Steve Silberman Wired Oct 2013 35min
A Sea Story
The Estonia was carrying 989 passengers when it sank in 30-foot seas on its way across the Baltic in September 1994. More than 850 perish.
William Langewiesche The Atlantic May 2004 35min
All Aboard the SS Kid Rock
Two thousand rednecks on the Chillin’ the Most Cruise.
Drew Magary GQ Jun 2013 15min
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