Submarine Cruise Survey
 

Hi I'm Samantha.

I'm working with Neal on a college project. There are 11 people in all in the study group. We are studying the feasibility of purchasing a submarine and running it as an adventure cruise with a route between Galveston, Texas and Pensacola, Florida.
An example of how this operation would be run would be to look at the business called Sailing Ship Adventures. It would basically would be the same sort of business except with submarines instead of ships.

To guage how much interest people would have going on a submarine cruise, I would like you to please take a quick survey at the following link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?s...vSEaSjdA_3d_3d .

Thank you in advance and you are welcome to ask any questions.

Interesting idea.. :hmmm:

Welcome Aboard Sam :salute:

As this is a survey. If you knew what it costs just for upkeep and to fly a WWII combat Fighter or Bomber for that matter you will quickly see why Subs for for a Cruise business is a poor proposition.

The Concorde failed for a reason. Ungodly high operational costs. :haha:

Forgeting the initial cost for a working Sub.

The costs to make it Coast Guard\Maritime certified and the same for the crew and then the biggy... Liability insurance would be staggering.

For the cost of a ticket one could buy their own yacht and cruise themselves.

I fear this enterprise would sink faster than a cardboard Submarine. :DL

We're not talking about building the Concorde, it's more along the lines of using a sub like UC3 Nautlius.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/...589bc9.jpg?v=0

Sounds great in theory......:yeah:

Just doubt it could be feasible in the real world.:nope:

Simple math then. Still take the cost of to make it Coast Guard\Maritime certified and the same for the crew and then the biggy... Liability insurance would be staggering.

Then divide that by how many passengers it will hold.

Btw . How many miles is it from Galvesto to Pensacola ?

As the crow flys. :DL

Coast guard cert isn't that big of a deal, probably. Don't know what's the SOLAS / USCG regs on subs, tho... If there are any. And operating in the gulf means there's a lot of countries in easy reach, so it'd be pretty easy to do international cruise. Translation: Funny flag on the stern, everybody saves.

The hard thing would be to work out a crew / passenger ratio - Those cones aren't going to be able to do much to move the boat around, and every berth you put a crewmember in is a berth that's not making money.

Don't see any obvious reasons it woudln't work, tho. You guys taking resumes?

One of these days... I'm going to surprise a lot of people ;)

Sounds cool. I'd be willing to invest, even if I couldn't make the cut for the crew. :salute:

I want to be a cook or work in the torpedo room.:salute:

Will a simulated depth-charge attack be part of the package?
Will a dutchman be in-charge of the dive alarm?:D
While on patrol, will I still be able to post in the GT forum?

Will we re-enact the "dancing scene" from Das Boot?:03:

Sample menu:

Breakfast: "Kpt. Lehmann's sliding door" pancakes;)
Torpedo Juice:03: aka OJ
Bungo Pete's sausage patties


Lunch:
Jimbuna spam sandwiches on rye
"almost just as good as Neal's mom makes" banana pudding:D
Chocolate u-boat special cocktail
Torplexed jiggly jello surprise.:hmmm:

Dinner:
Frozen Casa Ole take-out
"Almost as good as neal's Dad's" BBQ steak
Fresh fruit from the SS Weser
Chocolate "depth-charge" ding-dongs
General Forum fruit-loop punch

Nightwatch:
Rabbit bread and coctail weenies

Hey Niki! You forgot the beer! Passengers only. No drinking for the crew unfortunatley.:D

Hi Samantha and welcome!

I would worry about underwater visibility around Galveston. :haha:

Sounds like a great scam/idea :DL

I'd certainly be interested....but I'd like Neals mom to do the cooking :yeah:

*narrows eyes* First the submarine naming thread and now this.


Something is fishy around here. Fishier than an Icelandic fish market in the early morning, well stocked with fish by a man named Jorg. :hmmm:

I'm a fast learner, and am a pretty good cook. I'm not putting on a grass skirt and oranges though.

Will we have to have crab inspections? D: