# Luxuries you DO enjoy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 30, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-you-do-enjoy/1032025 "2026-07-30T17:18:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 135
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-you-do-enjoy/1032025/135 "2026-08-05T09:52:19Z")
Absolutely. That particular cruise (itinerary + date) was chosen entirely because it will sit out in the Med right on the centerline of totality so we can all watch the show. A bunch of different cruise lines are doing something similar as just a small tweak to their basic [hopscotch along the northern Med coast] cruise. Ought to be an interesting experience as Virgin does a wee bit of science-y / expedition-y stuff that’s out of their wheelhouse, plus an amazing party that’s right in their wheelhouse. A bit more discussion here in the eclipse thread if you’re interested: > [@Total Solar Eclipse Aug 12 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280/12): > > If I knew where I will be, that would be easier. wink But seriously, thanks for the ref. I can sure hit a range of plausible locations and get a plausible range of values. Which suggests we’ll settle in someplace where all 90 seconds of totality are ~20-30 minutes before sunset. A risk with eclipses occurring near the local horizon is that you’re looking through hundreds of miles of atmosphere. So even if the odds of a cloud being in view straight up are low, the odds of a cloud looking th… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-you-do-enjoy/1032025)._