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title: "The two largest cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and Carnival have ship…"
date: 2016-08-15
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# The two largest cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and Carnival have ship…

*August 15, 2016 · Facebook*

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[https://skift.com/2016/05/23/royal-caribbean-became-the-worlds-largest-cruise-line-and-pretty-much-no-one-noticed/](https://skift.com/2016/05/23/royal-caribbean-became-the-worlds-largest-cruise-line-and-pretty-much-no-one-noticed/){target="_blank"}
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The two largest cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and Carnival have ship capacities of 77,950 and 66,320 passengers respectively. By comparison, Monaco and Lichtenstein have populations of around 40,000 residents. I wonder what would happen if Royal Caribbean and Carnival sought U.N. recognition as independent nation states? Would there be any advantage to doing so?\
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Has anyone done research on the \"minimum viable nation\"? Under what conditions is a nation is likely to be conquered by another nation vs. being left alone? Clearly, it\'s not just population, but location, geography, regional alliances, wealth, and so on.\
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[https://skift.com/2016/05/23/royal-caribbean-became-the-worlds-largest-cruise-line-and-pretty-much-no-one-noticed/](https://skift.com/2016/05/23/royal-caribbean-became-the-worlds-largest-cruise-line-and-pretty-much-no-one-noticed/){target="_blank"}
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