After Outer Space, 93-Year-Old William Shatner Leads Cruise to Antarctica (space2sea.io) 51
"Sail to a continent as mysterious as outer-space itself," the new web site urges.
"William Shatner saw Earth from the highest view," writes Scripps News Service. "Now he's heading to the bottom of it — and inviting you to join him." The 93-year-old is setting sail for Antarctica on Dec. 19, which will mark just over three years since the "Star Trek" actor returned from a trip to space in real life, not just as Captain James T. Kirk. Fellow space traveler NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will join Shatner on the 10-day Space2Sea expedition, and 260 others can too — if they pay for their $37,500 ticket.
The cheapest suite — priced at $35,500 — along with the top three most expensive ones — reaching $91,500 — are already sold out. Presented by Future of Space, the trip aboard the new "ultra-luxury" vessel is said to be full of "awe-inspiring experiences," including "intimate encounters" with penguins, visits to remote historical locations and evenings full of stories from "esteemed guests," like Shatner. Travelers can also kayak the waters or go down deep under the ice in submersibles, both for additional charges...
Shatner said he experienced something called the "overview effect" while viewing the Earth from space. The overview effect, coined by space philosopher and author Frank White, refers to a shift in how astronauts think about our life on the planet, described by White as "the feeling that the Earth itself is a whole system, and we're just a part of it." It's also realizing through experience that there are no borders or boundaries on Earth. It's often marked by feelings of increased appreciation of the planet's beauty. Shatner's invitation to "fellow explorers" for the Space2Sea expedition seem to echo this phenomenon, with the actor saying he didn't expect to be "captivated by the fragile, blue curve of our planet" when flying on Blue Origin's rocket.
"William Shatner saw Earth from the highest view," writes Scripps News Service. "Now he's heading to the bottom of it — and inviting you to join him." The 93-year-old is setting sail for Antarctica on Dec. 19, which will mark just over three years since the "Star Trek" actor returned from a trip to space in real life, not just as Captain James T. Kirk. Fellow space traveler NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will join Shatner on the 10-day Space2Sea expedition, and 260 others can too — if they pay for their $37,500 ticket.
The cheapest suite — priced at $35,500 — along with the top three most expensive ones — reaching $91,500 — are already sold out. Presented by Future of Space, the trip aboard the new "ultra-luxury" vessel is said to be full of "awe-inspiring experiences," including "intimate encounters" with penguins, visits to remote historical locations and evenings full of stories from "esteemed guests," like Shatner. Travelers can also kayak the waters or go down deep under the ice in submersibles, both for additional charges...
Shatner said he experienced something called the "overview effect" while viewing the Earth from space. The overview effect, coined by space philosopher and author Frank White, refers to a shift in how astronauts think about our life on the planet, described by White as "the feeling that the Earth itself is a whole system, and we're just a part of it." It's also realizing through experience that there are no borders or boundaries on Earth. It's often marked by feelings of increased appreciation of the planet's beauty. Shatner's invitation to "fellow explorers" for the Space2Sea expedition seem to echo this phenomenon, with the actor saying he didn't expect to be "captivated by the fragile, blue curve of our planet" when flying on Blue Origin's rocket.
"intimate encounters" with penguins? (Score:4, Funny)
Is it possible to negotiate to lower the price if we skip the sexy penguin tour?
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Is it possible to negotiate to lower the price if we skip the sexy penguin tour?
Ferengi cruise captain says: "First it was no more making port in the red light district. Then no erotic merfolk tour. Now you want no sexy penguin tour? How's a cruise line operator expected to earn a profit under these conditions?"
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Just get the "Vulcan Love Slave" series of holodeck programs. Makes you forget all about penguins. Or at least makes you think of them less often.
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Does William Shatner use Linux though? :P
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I beg [youtube.com] to differ [youtube.com].
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Re: "intimate encounters" with penguins? (Score:2)
Fuck April Fools
To boldly go... (Score:3)
including "intimate encounters" with penguins
...where men are men, and penguins are nervous! I think I'll turn this one over to George Takei. [youtube.com]
You can see borders from space (Score:2)
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The US/Canada border clear cuts 20 feet of forest for thousands of miles and is visible from space.
I wonder if that is ten feet cut on each side of the border, or its only one side of it. It is the opposite of building a wall and apparently works better.
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We mined the US side in case those Canadians get frisky and run out of penguins....
Re:You can see borders from space (Score:4, Informative)
There are no penguins in Canada or in the north Pole for that matter:
https://www.penguinsinternatio... [penguinsin...tional.org]
https://chipperbirds.com/pengu... [chipperbirds.com]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
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So your saying they went and killed all the ones they had in various zoos?
They're just pining for the fjords.
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They're just pining for the fjords.
I think the old Slackware penguins are pining for the Fnords
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https://www.torontozoo.com/ani... [torontozoo.com]
Re:You can see borders from space (Score:4, Funny)
We mined the US side in case those Canadians get frisky and run out of penguins....
That's NOT the way to keep out the Canadians.
You gotta stack up pallet upon pallet of real Canadian beer on their side of the border. Then throw in a few back-bac(on) sandwiches here and there to make the situation irresistible.
In some places a pot of hot Tim' Horton's coffee and stacks of fresh donuts will do just fine.
That "barrier" should stop most Canadians ... if they are anything like Bob & Doug Mckenzie ... or maybe Beavis & Butthead.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals... [pinimg.com]
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you have to speak like a native (Score:2)
That 20 feet is no man's land, eh?
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Also North Korea [nationalgeographic.com], at least at night anyway.
Shatner (Score:2)
Dude could easily pass for being in his 50s.
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Do people in your family die young?
I met him at a convention about 30 years ago. He very much seemed his age then. I doubt he's gotten any younger. No 93 year old looks 50s.
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No they don't -- but how does age of death correlate with looking aged? The genes inhibiting wrinkle formation can be separate from say cardiac or immune system genes. Anyway, I haven't seen him IRL .. but on video he looks young. I didn't try an age detection app or anything scientific.
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How old does Ernie Hudson look to you? He's 78 in this photo. https://people.com/ernie-hudso... [people.com]
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But I wouldn't want to be the guy/org known for "killing Captain Kirk" if something goes wrong. He's on borrowed time right now. You'd be the Yoko Ono of Star Trek.
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*spoilers*
That was Soran on Veridian III.
I mean possibly you could bring him back from the Nexus, again.
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It turns out being wealthy and having a low stress lifestyle does wonders for your health.
Tip, this is like most other Antarctic trips... (Score:2)
As cool as this sounds, and I would love to go, I have to say that unless you are SUPER into being on board with Shatner and the astronaut you could get this same quality trip much cheaper.
Any trip that goes on land (not all do, anything I think over 200 people just sails around looking) will include some visit to a penguin rookery. They are super cool and also extremely smelly.
Most trips that have landings also include some historical sites, or research centers. and lectures.
I didn't go on a trip with a s
Intimate encounter with a penguin.. (Score:2)
Wait, what? Uh, no thanks.
What is it with Shatner? (Score:2)
He's not a very good actor. He's not a particularly interesting person. His only claim to fame is having been Captain Kirk - something Patrick Stewart was orders of magnitude better at - and as Shatner himself says, it was only 3 years of his life.
But at least he's not obnoxious.
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Are you a Star Trek fan at all?
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I did mention Patrick Stewart didn't I?
Although you never know, I might actually like the theater. Because Patrick Stewart is a superb thespian.
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> it was only 3 years of his life.
Not including the seven movies, spanning 1979 .. 1994.
Wrath of Khan is what introduced my generation to Star Trek.
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Bucket List (Score:1)
Man's been working on his buckets list before time runs out. I wish I had 1% such a full life as him. I think I'll finally go watch Star Trek: TOS instead of rewatching TNG, DS9, and Voyager over and over. That's something.
That's cool and all, but...the price? (Score:3)
The prices are nice multiples of the normal cruise prices on this ship. There is no indication that any money is going anywhere but into the organizers' pockets. Paying that kind of money, in hopes of being in the vicinity of William Shatner?
I wonder how they talked him into this...
Re: That's cool and all, but...the price? (Score:1)
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I wonder how they talked him into this...
I get why he is doing it. I wanna know how they talked the penguins into it.
Who traffics sex penguins to geriatric sex tourists? Penguin pimps?
You must be about 12 (Score:2)
If you think any 50 year olds look like that.
Old rich white men... (Score:4, Interesting)
... getting their kicks. ... and then telling the rest of us how profound an experience it all is, how speechless they are, how small they feel as a human being.
You know what, let them get their kicks anyway they want, but really, just STFU about it after and save us all the blowhard bullshit, because 99.999% of us are never going to get these kinds of opportunities.
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Old rich white men
So if Oprah or Beyonce organized the same cruise, would you be more interested in hearing what they said about it? And if so, why?
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You know what, let them get their kicks anyway they want, but really, just STFU about it after and save us all the blowhard bullshit, because 99.999% of us are never going to get these kinds of opportunities.
Alternatively, let them exercise their free speech rights like everyone else, and you can exercise your right to ignore what they say. In this case, by just not bothering to read about it.
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What's stopping you? It took Shatner 93 years to get to this point.
Oh, you mean making snarky comments on Slashdot is not sufficiently fulfilling?
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Actually, Antarctica is remarkably accessible to ordinary people.
First, if you're a tourist, there are routine flights down to Antarctica, as well as cruises down there regularly. They usually take place in the summer (October-March) times for obvious reasons.
Second, if that's too rich, there are job op
"Leads"? (Score:2)
Is he going to flap his arms and fly in front of the ship?
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Way to honor the overview effect (Score:2)