▲The Symphony of the Seas goes through 479,314 gallons (1,814,400 liters) of drinking water per day.

▲With the capacity to carry up to 6,680 guests and a crew of 2,200, the Symphony of the Seas is currently the largest cruise ship in the world.

▲On a regular itinerary, this cruise ship goes through 40 different varieties of fruit and 80 different types of vegetables.

▲It's not a vacation without ice cream, right? 700 lbs (317 kg) per week should suffice.

▲Symphony of the Seas goes through a whopping 60,000 eggs per week!

▲Passengers consume 20,000 lbs (9,072 kg) of potatoes per week. And that's not counting the 5,000 lbs (2,267 kg) of french fries!

▲The Symphony of the Seas goes through 9,700 lbs (4,400 kg) of chicken per week. When it comes to chicken wings, the number is a solid 2,000 lbs (907 kg).

▲15,000 lbs (6,804 kg) per week is how much beef this cruise ship goes through.

▲1,500 lbs (680 kg) of coffee per week is enough to keep all coffee drinkers aboard happy.

▲Everyone loves pizza, so much so that Symphony of the Seas passengers consume 3,200 slices of pizza per hour!

▲The MSC Bellissima goes through 25,000 gallons (18,927 liters) of drinking water per day.

▲The MSC Bellissima takes up to 5,686 guests and 1,500 crew members. The massive cruise ship has 2,217 staterooms.

▲MSC Bellissima goes through a whopping 36,000 eggs per week!

▲Four tons of cheese! That's how much this cruise ship's passengers go through every week.

▲MSC Bellissima's passengers indulge in 3,300 pounds (1,497 kg) of chocolate per month.

▲6,800 bottles of wine are consumed every week aboard this cruise ship.

▲Who can resist a freshly baked croissant? Especially when there's 15,000 around every day?

▲The Norwegian Bliss takes up to 4,004 guests and 1,716 crew members. The massive cruise ship has 26 dining venues and 22 bars and lounges.

▲And between 400 and 600 cups of tea every day.

▲The Norwegian Bliss serves between 4,000 and 5,500 cups of coffee per day.

▲Norwegian Bliss' passengers go through 1,071 loaves of bread every day.

▲Passengers on this cruise ship eat around 571 pizzas per day.

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2,143 lbs (972 kg) of potatoes are prepared every day on the Norwegian Bliss. Astounded yet?

▲Passengers consume around 2,000 espressos every day.

▲And of course, passengers like their bacon. 5,300 lbs (2,404 kg) a week, to be more specific.

▲Passengers go through 2,100 pounds (952 kg) of lobster tails per week.

▲2,500 pounds (1,133 kg) of salmon per week is how much is consumed aboard the Symphony of the Seas.

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Around 1,800 bottles of wine are consumed every week. That's excluding the 1,600 bottles of champagne and sparkling wine!

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Cruise line passengers like their champagne, so they go through 450 cases per week.

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Every year, cruise ships carry thousands of passengers around the world. Tourists who embark on a cruise for their vacation enjoy the possibility of visiting various destinations, all the while with convenient access to everything they need at their doorstep—including food and drinks.

It's no surprise that these giants of the seas go through a seriously high quantity of food to satisfy their passengers. How does 3,200 slices of pizza per hour or 10,000 eggs per day sound to you? Some numbers are indeed absurdly high, but then again, these cruise ships do carry a lot of people.

Browse through the following gallery to find out how much of each food is consumed on some of the world's largest cruise ships —including the largest one! After the pandemic, will they ever be able to reach these numbers again?