"There were about 150 passengers and crew on the 110-foot-long ship. It also had farm animals and..."

“There were about 150 passengers and crew on the 110-foot-long ship. It also had farm animals and supplies the settlers would need in the New World. You don’t really want to know about the food, or the sleeping arrangements or the bathroom situation. They were at sea for about six weeks. Two people died on the voyage; about half the others died in the first year of the colony.”



- Los Angeles Times editorial suggests Carnival cruise passengers remember that the Mayflower didn’t even have cocktail umbrellas. (via laphamsquarterly)

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