Have you ever traveled by a ship or steamer?

I have travelled many times on a ship .Once also on Harsha Vardhan the SCI passenger ship which was gutted after a fire accident. Harsha Vardhan cruise was a great experience when we travelled from Port Klang to Chennai .The ship was quite luxurious with very comfortable cabins for passengers and entertainment every day in the evenings , a swimming pool, a theater and indoor games..I have also travelled quite extensively on cargo ships along with my husband who is a Merchant navy engineer,The experience there was different since it is also work based with not many people on board.Only the senior officers are allowed to take their families so not many ladies which in my case was not a disadvantage .I had all the time to read from an extensive library and also watch movies in the small theater on the ship and to enjoy the spectacles of sea which looks different each day and also the thrill you feel when you get close to some obscure islands.I would go down the ship with the cadets to test the life boats in the open sea which is something I will never forget.We even went to a small island in Pacific ocean which was totally uninhibited while ship was undergoing maintenance and had anchored in the sea. Another very sweet experience we had was that of a group of whales that began travelling with the ship for almost a week. We could see them every day and they disappeared once we came closer to land .. I am hoping that I could do one more voyage in the near future ...