Lifeboat 13?
Buildings don't have a 13th floor, why have a 13th lifeboat?
superstition
noun
su·per·sti·tion ˌsü-pər-ˈsti-shən
1
a
: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
b
: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition.
2
: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.
We've all got them, rational or not. It might be a cultural thing, a religious thing, or a personal thing but nonetheless we've all got them.
The number 13 seems to be one of those things that people avoid, and Holland America it seems doesn't have a problem with it. I feel kind of bad for those folks who think it's a bad omen, especially when it shows up on your boarding pass as your lifeboat. For them, the thing that's supposed to save them is quite possibly going to kill them!
Personally I don't care what lifeboat I'm assigned to since I don't plan on using it anyway. Should disaster strike my plan is to get off the ship and far away as possible, lifeboat or not!
Lifeboat 13?
Buildings don't have a 13th floor, why have a 13th lifeboat?
superstition
noun
su·per·sti·tion ˌsü-pər-ˈsti-shən
1
a
: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
b
: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition.
2
: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.
We've all got them, rational or not. It might be a cultural thing, a religious thing, or a personal thing but nonetheless we've all got them.
The number 13 seems to be one of those things that people avoid, and Holland America it seems doesn't have a problem with it. I feel kind of bad for those folks who think it's a bad omen, especially when it shows up on your boarding pass as your lifeboat. For them, the thing that's supposed to save them is quite possibly going to kill them!
Personally I don't care what lifeboat I'm assigned to since I don't plan on using it anyway. Should disaster strike my plan is to get off the ship and far away as possible, lifeboat or not!