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quote:Originally posted by dougnewman:Anyway, I am more concerned about the lanai cabins and their effect on the promenade deck (which is great on these ships),
Old US coastal liners and river boats had/have a similar set-up w/cabin doors opening out onto a open deck.
[ 04-24-2009: Message edited by: lasuvidaboy ]
quote:Originally posted by Fairsky:
I like the idea. It is very social and intimate. In my school days; at the Univ of Copenhagen.City planning class:
We did a live study of a suburban tract; urban front stoop, urban front porch, urban front porch with yard. The urban front porch was the setup where people are most likely to stop and chat with a nieghbor, the urban front porch with yardlikely to wave hello and keep going. The suburban tract, one most likely to ignore a passerby.
Private balconies are isolating. The lanai is one's own defensible space yet open to socialization with others. It is a nice blend between open deck chair shortages and fights and the isolated and cramped private balcony.
Graham.
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[ 05-02-2009: Message edited by: Rego007 ]
quote:Originally posted by sread:Just my two penn'orth but who cares what a ship looks like from the outside, because you can't see it from the inside?
Sread that sums up the difference between a 'cruise passenger' and a 'ship nut'.
Would you buy a car that you thought looked ugly, even if you could not see it when you drive? I know ship nuts that would just not cruise on an ugly ship.
Just imagine the embarrassment of walking back to the port to board a monstrosity, especially if a more attractive ship were berthed nearby. A true ship nut would have to wear a disguise. It would be like a car park full of BMW's and you had to walked back to your Reliant Robin - oh the shame.
However I do agree that HAL, NCL et al are not at all worried about the few.
[ 05-02-2009: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:Sread that sums up the difference between a 'cruise passenger' and a 'ship nut'. [...]
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Mind you that a lot of these 'ship nuts' (of course not all) who put such a strong emphasis on the exterior hardly travel by ship at all.
But for better or for worse, ugly ships make me cringe.
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[ 05-03-2009: Message edited by: Waynaro ]
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:To quote PamM, "She's now like Norwegian Epic sailing backwards"!
THATS what I been trying to figure out. THANKS PamM, I knew it looked familiar somewhere.
Angry Ben.
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