Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Nearly 4 years ago, deep within the crevices of lockdown, as his company was more or less completely inactive, Royal Caribbean’s CEO Michael Bayley conceived of an incredible idea: What if we take a lot of people, throw them on a boat and keep them there for 9 months? As the cruise started, it got a lot of attention from TikTok users, leading to the creation of a sort of one of a kind reality show.
Credits -
Editing: 1. @CDusk 2. @grahamcareyyt and ME
Research:
@_mayakatherine_ on Instagram and me
Song: Jono and me



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--also just noting this here because a friend asked me about this, I didn't use any AI for the thumbnail (referring to the one with all the screens), I just layered a picture of the inside of the disney cruise on top of that pic of a wall of screens, so that's why it looks like that