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* AnAesop: "Stop complaining about not having fun, and instead, actually have fun."
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** The white dog from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E12TheLastestGunInTheWest'' chases after Bart on Thursday.
** Cregg Demon from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E18TheGreatSimpsina'' shows up as an entertainer on the cruise.

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** The white dog from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E12TheLastestGunInTheWest'' [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E12TheLastestGunInTheWest The Latest Gun in the West]] chases after Bart on Thursday.
** Cregg Demon from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E18TheGreatSimpsina'' [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E18TheGreatSimpsina The Great Simpsina]] shows up as an entertainer on the cruise.
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[[caption-width-right:714:''[[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} "Katakata mai (kata mai), Hihiva mai (hihiva mai), Fakalogo ki te pate (aue), Ma te luelue"]]''[[Note:Translation]]Smile my way (my way), Keep on dancing (keep on dancing), Listen to the pate (aue), And keep on swaying[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:714:''[[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} "Katakata mai (kata mai), Hihiva mai (hihiva mai), Fakalogo ki te pate (aue), Ma te luelue"]]''[[Note:Translation]]Smile luelue"]]''[[note]]Smile my way (my way), Keep on dancing (keep on dancing), Listen to the pate (aue), And keep on swaying[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:714:''[[{{WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} "Katakata mai (kata mai), Hihiva mai (hihiva mai), Fakalogo ki te pate (aue), Ma te luelue"]]''[[Translation]]Smile my way (my way), Keep on dancing (keep on dancing), Listen to the pate (aue), And keep on swaying[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:714:''[[{{WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}}} "Katakata mai (kata mai), Hihiva mai (hihiva mai), Fakalogo ki te pate (aue), Ma te luelue"]]''[[Translation]]Smile my way (my way), Keep on dancing (keep on dancing), Listen to the pate (aue), And keep on swaying[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:714:''[[{{WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}}} "Katakata mai (kata mai), Hihiva mai (hihiva mai), Fakalogo ki te pate (aue), Ma te luelue"]]''[[Translation]]Smile my way (my way), Keep on dancing (keep on dancing), Listen to the pate (aue), And keep on swaying[[/note]]]]



* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After the cruise falls into despair, one of the public punishments involves enduring many hours in a conga line.



''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytn0N0gM2Mc I'll keep on going through this miracle with you, this little something we call life.]]''

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''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytn0N0gM2Mc I'll keep on going through this miracle with you, this little something we call life.]]''->''"What a great ride..."''

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* CallBack: The white dog from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E12TheLastestGunInTheWest'' chases after Bart on Thursday.
* TheCameo: Creator/TreatWilliams as the actor of the BMovie Bart uses to keep the cruise wandering. He later appears as one of the passengers on the ship.

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The white dog from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E12TheLastestGunInTheWest'' chases after Bart on Thursday.
* TheCameo: ** Cregg Demon from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E18TheGreatSimpsina'' shows up as an entertainer on the cruise.
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Creator/TreatWilliams as the actor of the BMovie Bart uses to keep the cruise wandering. He later appears as one of the passengers on the ship.



* GoodTimesMontage: Bart lives one of his best moments doing all the great activities the Fun Schedule has to offer.



* LoveTriangle: Lisa mentions that two diplomat sons, one Ghana and one Portugal, are in love with her.



* SceneryPorn: The Royalty Cruise features an overview shot showing all the wonderous sites and activities that the cruise has to offer.

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* SceneryGorn: As an IronicEcho to the trope below, there's a shot of the whole cruise which has fallen to ruin and disarray after being stranded in the ocean for twelve days to avoid the "global pandemic".
* SceneryPorn: The Royalty Cruise features When the Simpsons reach the docks, an overview shot showing shows all the wonderous sites and activities that the cruise Royalty Cruise has to offer.

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* ICantBelieveImSayingThis: Before telling his family that he loves them for helping him achieve his cruise dream, he mentions how weird it is for him to say it.



* FromBadToWorse: Delightfully inverted. The Simpsons have to undergo several changes in their cabins with each one being ''better'' then the last.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Marge is so mad at Bart for pulling such a selfish stunt that she throws a snowball at him out of anger.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Marge is so mad at Bart for pulling such a selfish stunt that she throws a snowball at him out of anger.


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* SceneryPorn: The Royalty Cruise features an overview shot showing all the wonderous sites and activities that the cruise has to offer.
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* CallBack: The white dog from ''Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E12TheLastestGunInTheWest'' chases after Bart on Thursday.


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* HereWeGoAgain: Bart says this in the beginning as he prepares for another dreary week of life.

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''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytn0N0gM2Mc I'll keep on going through this miracle with you, this little something we call life.]]''
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* {{Cult}}: Several of the fitness center members have formed a cult which is led by Dave the Lifeguard.



* ImagineSpot: After hearing how their cruise adventure is about to end, Bart imagines himself on his death bed with portraits that showcase how dull and dreary his life turned out after the cruise. Once he dies, an elderly Nelson gives one last "Haw haw!" before passing on himself.



* MeaningfulEcho: Bart has an ImagineSpot where he's on his death bed and laments that the cruise adventure was the only fun thing he enjoyed while everything that came after was dull and disappointing. But after learning his lesson of enjoying life when he can, it cuts to him on his death bed only now he looks happily at his portraits with each one showing him enjoying his mundane life.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Realizing that the world's greatest stories of literature and media will be lost to the epidemic, Lisa and her new intellectual friends have resorted to replicating them via written copies and recorded plays so they can be preserved for future generations.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Marge is so mad at Bart for pulling such a selfish stunt that she throws a snowball at him out of anger.



* TookALevelInJerkass: To Marge's sorrow, the cabana boys that attended her with a smile have now become bitter and hostile after being stranded on the ship like everyone else.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bart was willing to ''fake a global pandemic'' to keep the vacation going longer. While it was something he really shouldn't have done, he only did it because the Simpsons were having the time of their lives and he wanted to keep things that way for as long as possible. Marge and Lisa soften up after Bart explains this to them, but Homer doesn't buy it, trying to strangle Bart but failing due to his fingers being too numb and frostbitten to manage it.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bart was willing to ''fake a global pandemic'' to keep the vacation going longer. While it was something he really shouldn't have done, he only did it because the Simpsons were having the time of their lives and he wanted to keep things that way for as long as possible. Marge and Lisa soften up after Bart explains this to them, but Homer doesn't buy it, trying to strangle Bart but failing due to his fingers being too numb and frostbitten to manage it.it.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Exactly ''why'' would somebody publish a magazine geared towards people who ''hate magazines''?

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* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The title of this episode is too long for Prime Video; on its listing, the first and last words are cut off.



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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: It turns out that Treat Williams, the actor that plays the man who delivers the "pandemic" message, is actually on the boat. The other passengers actually ask him why the hell he didn't come forward to say that it was a fake message, preventing the whole mess. Turns out Williams ''didn't recognize himself'', saying that "he does a lot of movies" (he gets a DeathGlare as a result).

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: It turns out that Treat Williams, the actor that plays the man who delivers the "pandemic" message, is actually on the boat. The other passengers actually ask all look at him why the hell clearly baffled that he didn't come forward to say that it was a fake message, preventing the whole mess. Turns out Williams ''didn't recognize himself'', saying that "he does a lot of movies" (he gets a DeathGlare as a result).



* ImAHumanitarian: One of the cruise guests freaks out because she thinks she ate "people meat" during the time the ship was isolated from land. Its never confirmed, but judging by the general state of the boat, it's entirely possible.

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* ImAHumanitarian: One of the cruise guests freaks out because she he thinks she he ate "people meat" during the time the ship was isolated from land. Its never confirmed, but judging by the general state of the boat, it's entirely possible.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Treat Williams, the actor that appears on the pandemic movie Bart airs to fool the cruise into staying off shore, is one of the passengers on the cruise. He doesn't recognize ''his own face'' and when the other passengers get angry at him, he says that he does a lot of movies.

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* FailedASpotCheck: Treat Williams, the actor that appears on the pandemic movie Bart airs to fool the cruise into staying off shore, is one of the passengers on the cruise. He doesn't recognize ''his own face'' face'', and when the other passengers get angry at him, he says that he does a lot of movies.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: While it can be argued that Bart is a ten-year-old kid, even he should've realized that lying to the ship that a pandemic had broken out was a bad idea in the long run. If he wanted to prolong the vacation, at least think of a way to keep it going for another week without scaring the passengers and crew.

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While it can be argued that Bart is a ten-year-old kid, even he should've should have realized that lying to the ship that a pandemic had broken out was a bad idea in the long run. If he wanted to prolong the vacation, at least think of a way to keep it going for another week without scaring the passengers and crew.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The vacation was going fine with no hitches whatsoever (they even got ''two'' upgrades for free). Then Bart panics when he realizes that it'll eventually end within the week, so he fakes a pandemic on the mainland just to keep it going. The ship falls to hell by the time the second week hits.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: NiceJobBreakingItHero:
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The vacation was going fine with no hitches whatsoever (they even got ''two'' upgrades for free). Then Bart panics when he realizes that it'll eventually end within the week, so he fakes a pandemic on the mainland just to keep it going. The ship falls to hell by the time the second week hits.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Bart wasn't even ''thinking'' about anything but having fun... until the cruise director kept ''repeatedly'' singing "enjoy it while you can!" and making it absolutely clear ''nothing'' in his life would top this. It ultimately is the spur for Bart to sabotage the controls. Arguably, Bart could've easily blamed ''him'' for putting the idea in his head to begin with, [[ContrivedCoincidence had everyone, including him, not seemed to forget that fact.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Bart wasn't even ''thinking'' about anything but having fun... until the cruise director kept ''repeatedly'' singing "enjoy it while you can!" and making it absolutely clear ''nothing'' in his life would top this. It ultimately is the spur for Bart to sabotage the controls. Arguably, Bart could've easily blamed ''him'' for putting the idea in his head to begin with, [[ContrivedCoincidence had everyone, including him, not seemed to forget that fact.]]fact]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: At the end when the Simpsons get stranded in Antarctica. They cause Bart to realize that enjoying the best moments in life can make it fun. The family ends up joining the penguins playing on the ice.

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