It looks like the three newest ships will all be based on the 'Millenium' design. The tonnage, deck plans and passenger capacity are the same. Each has an identical computer generated picture. Mind you they can't all have an 'Olympic' Dinning Room, can they?

I think Summit is an odd name too!

Geez, I hope that's not the name! It's just about as exciting as watching paint dry .
Constellation actually stays with the theme of their other ships. I wonder if we polled the board, how many would chose Constellation or Summit? I cast the first vote for Constellation. Vote up,everyone!

regards,

Yes Celebrity are growing fast. They have created a very good reputation, very quickly.
Nal, you are right about the 'Generic' approach. Celebrity seem to be sticking to a similar design for their ships, but each 'class' is bigger and a little more spacious than the type before. I suppose P&O, RCL, Carnival and Princess are all now doing this to an extent too?

regards,

You have just jogged my memory about Meridian, you are so right about her being a fine ship, we seen her in Bermuda in 94, and I even have some video off her, I think I will go and just get it out and have another wee look at that fine ship, and what a sad end, I am positive there was no need for her sinking (that was discussed before on this board and some interesting theories were posted)....

No unfortunately we never sailed on her, we were in Bermuda on a land trip, and were on the Hamilton Sound Ferry as I saw her sitting at Kings Wharf I started to video her and have quite a wee bit of footage, we then went and looked at her in awe from Kings Wharf, I think it was then that we decided we must try a cruise.

On that trip in Hamilton we saw docked, Song of America, Vistafjord, Dreamward, Horizon, and Zenith, there was just something magical looking at those ships docked right by Front Street in Hamilton. They close off Front Street on the nights that the ships are docked and there is such a carnival like atmosphere with bands, performers, roundabouts for the kids to ride on, we were looking up yearningly at the lights all twinkling in the lounges and people on board and thought how wonderful it all looked, so the next year we took to cruising, and from then on in were well are truly hooked.

I also watched a programme on TV about the sinking and there was actual footage of what happened which belonged to a passenger, and to me the ship should have been saved, but as I say this was already discussed previously on this board, and there were some heated posts on this subject, so I do not want to say too much about it.

As for the name Summit, I like it. I posted this in another board, but thought I would also do so here:

From the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:

Meridian: 4. The highest point or stage of development of anything; Zenith

Horizon: 2b: The intersection with the celestial sphere of a plane through the center of the earth and perpendicular to the line connecting the Zenith and the nadir.

Zenith: 3.The highest point of any path or course; a point of
culmination;peak;SUMMIT;acme.

Summit: 1.The highest point or part; the top; 2. The highest degree of achievement or status Synonyms: ...Zenith...climax

I also think that when you are on a ship (any ship) it is such a great priviledge, I always thank my lucky stars that I am able to be there in that position, and its a tremendous feeling standing at the rail entering and leaving a Port, any Port, watching people looking up at this huge moving entity arriving/leaving, yes that's what being on a ship makes it all so special (to me anyway), I have many other reasons of course.