Do all cruise ships have Azipods?

Do all cruise ships have Azipods? Honestly, I thought they did at first! I saw this crazy video of one of those huge Royal Caribbean ships doing this incredibly tight turn in a port, and I was like, “Whoa, how do they do that?!” Then I learned about Azipods – those underwater propeller things. Amazing, right? Like something out of a sci-fi movie.

But no, of course not all cruise ships have them. That would be crazy expensive! I mean, the mega-ships, the ones that look like floating cities – yeah, those behemoths definitely need them. Imagine trying to dock one of those monsters without Azipods…sheesh, the nightmare fuel! It’d be like parking a bus the size of a small town.

Smaller ships, though? The ones that feel more like, I don’t know, fancy yachts compared to the gigantic floating hotels? They probably don’t. They’re much easier to steer, you know? More nimble, like a little sports car versus a semi-truck. It’s all about the size, really. The bigger the ship, the more essential those Azipods become for precise maneuvering, especially in crowded ports or tricky currents. I was on a smaller ship once – a Princess Cruises one, I think – and it was a breeze getting in and out of the ports. Never felt like we were wrestling a giant. So yeah, it’s all about scale and need, I guess. Makes perfect sense when you think about it.