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Brian David Bruns

Brian David Bruns is the author of the national bestseller Cruise Confidential.

articles/2013/02/13/cruise-ships-they-re-just-floating-bathrooms/130213-cruises-gross-tease_spty2f
BEYOND GROSS

Cruise Ships: They’re Just Floating Bathrooms

You think oozing sewage is gross? Try visiting the crew’s quarters on your next cruise vacation. It’s just one big, floating backed-up toilet, writes Brian David Bruns.

Brian David Bruns

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