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miami cruiser
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posted 03-30-2003 12:14 AM

R5 Blue Dream ? What kind of name is that??

Song of Norway was classy, Song of America sounded nice too, but Song of Flower ? What the....

Ocean Village ? Is it a cruise ship or a Club Med ?

Norwegian Wind ? Is this the polite way of describing a Norwegian Fart ?

Summit ? Summit...Vomit...too much alike...not a good name.

Crystal Serenity ? Yes, a perfect name for a ship where the majority of the passengers might just be wearing Serenity Bladder Control adult diapers.

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RobTheNetherlands
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posted 03-30-2003 12:50 AM

Whahahhh

I agree on that with you Miamicruiser. Today's ships get the most ridiculous names; as long as it 'sounds' good it's no problem for the companys.

Summit....vomit... hahah great.

Rob

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CGT
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posted 03-30-2003 01:11 AM

Norwegian Wind ? Is this the polite way of describing a Norwegian Fart?

LOL

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cruiseny
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posted 03-30-2003 11:04 AM

CRYSTAL SERENITY must take the prize for the worst one coming out this year... What an awful name! How they picked it I don't know...

SUMMIT, actually, I don't mind... Never thought of it that way before . You have to admire Celebrity for at least not calling their ships "CELEBRITY SUN", "CELEBRITY SEA", and so on ...

Carnival's latest names sound a bit too overconfident for my taste - I mean, CARNIVAL GLORY and such were bad enough but CARNIVAL MIRACLE and CARNIVAL VALOR are just too much for my taste.

[ 03-30-2003: Message edited by: cruiseny ]

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RobTheNetherlands
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posted 03-30-2003 11:49 AM

Costival's upcoming ships have some nice names in my opinion: Costa Fortuna, Magica...but Costa Mediterranea is a bit long-winded maybe. When you pronounce them 'at the Italian way' it's really ok.

And what do you think of the new MSC ships, Lirica and Opera? I don't quite know what to think about these two...

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cruiseny
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posted 03-30-2003 12:55 PM

Hmm... COSTA FORTUNA... They're right, it did cost a fortune! Probably about a half a billion dollars

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RobTheNetherlands
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posted 03-30-2003 01:24 PM

Well... Fortuna refers more to (the Italian definition of luck) than the building costs I believe

regards, Rob

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annnthony
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posted 03-30-2003 01:39 PM

She's a cruise ship......it's all about cruising!!!!!..... relaxing!!!!...... the state of being serene!!!! Crystal Serenity is an excellent name, as are the two other Crystal ships.....Harmony and Symphony.

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Keitaro1
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posted 03-30-2003 01:39 PM

I think Carnival's JUBILEE is stupid. What does that mean?

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miami cruiser
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posted 03-30-2003 02:31 PM

I'm guessing Carnival used the name Jubilee refering to a type of celebration. The name fit well when you look at the names of Carnival's early ships, Mardi Gras, Carnivale, Festivale, Holiday and Celebration. I'm not so sure how the name Tropicale fit in that theme of types of parties. Maybe someone here could explain that one.

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Keitaro1
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posted 03-30-2003 03:47 PM

miamicruiser, maybe Tropicale=Tropical

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CGT
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posted 03-30-2003 08:45 PM

What is pathetic is when the the lines name has to be in the name of the ship all the time, e.g. "Crystal Harmony" or "Carnival Glory" or "Norwegian Dawn". I just want to know who the idiots, and I mean IDIOTS are who are in the lines who are giving the ships their names. Only Cunard, HAL, and Celebrity give their ships decent names (without the lines name having to be in them). Princess is so-so. I mean, every freaking ship is "Something Princess" but it sounds better than "Carnival Something" or "Norwegian Something" or "Crystal Something". At least with Princess, you can sort of forget that the "Princess" part is the name of the line, at least I can. It reminds me of the "Empress" ships, like "Empress of Britain" and "Empress of....." you know what I mean...

CGT

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CGT
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posted 03-30-2003 08:46 PM

P.S. I think "Summit" is just fine, have no problem with it at all.

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Fairsky
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posted 03-30-2003 09:56 PM

I fully agree with CGT... I like when a line has a theme to its ship's names, but not when the name of the cruise line is part of the ship's name.

I think the cruise line's name is added for brand recognition... but it seem unimaginative to me.

Personally, I like Celebrity's names the best (except for Summit... I would have perfered "Venus"). I also liked how Sitmar used to name their ships... Fairwind, Fairsea, Fairstar, and of course Fairsky.

I really like how RCI used to name their ships.... before every ship was Something "of the Seas". Song of Norway, Nordic Prince, Sun Viking, Nordic Empress, Song of America, and Soverign of the Seas... beautiful names.

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cruiseny
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posted 03-30-2003 10:20 PM

Old naming traditions, I think, were better than new ones... Cunard -IA, White Star -IC, Orient's OR-, SAL's -HOLM, NAL's -FJORD, and so on.

I liked NCL's -WARD names much better than "NORWEGIAN this" and "NORWEGIAN that". Sounds silly.

Royal Caribbean seems to have gone out of hand with "OF THE SEAS" too... I mean, SERENADE OF THE SEAS? Something tells me they're running out of names ...

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miami cruiser
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posted 03-31-2003 12:03 AM

Here are some really great sounding names for Royal Caribbean's next set of ships: Summit of the Seas...or Song of the Seas...or even better, Serenity of the Seas....if those don't work for them they can always use the truly beautiful name of R5 Blue Dream of the Seas.

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sslewis
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posted 03-31-2003 08:58 AM

Summit-I like it too!
At first hearing, one thinks...is it a meeting or a cruise?
Well, if you want a summit or conference, what better way to do it at sea. Saves a lot of worries.
It may deter some serene holiday seekers, but the cruiseships are now destinations themselves.
The market also allow fore ships to specialise.
And Summit got some Oceanliner relics. Not sure about that one, as long as it not blended too much with ultra modern design.

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CGT
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posted 03-31-2003 11:24 AM

At first hearing, one thinks...is it a meeting or a cruise?

Not really. Summit means "peak" or "top". If something is the "summit" of service, for example, it is the very best. This is what Celebrity had in mind when choosing the name.

CGT

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sslewis
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posted 03-31-2003 12:16 PM

Thanks for the definition of Summit.
But somehow, I believe Celebrity also had in mind the burgeoning conference at sea business.
Now which Ocean liners donned her bits in the exclusive restaurant?

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cruiseny
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posted 03-31-2003 01:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sslewis:
Now which Ocean liners donned her bits in the exclusive restaurant?

NORMANDIE.

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CGT
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posted 03-31-2003 02:49 PM

But somehow, I believe Celebrity also had in mind the burgeoning conference at sea business.

I doubt it. "Summit" as a term used for a meeting is usually reserved for international meetings of world leaders, not business conferences.

CGT

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RobTheNetherlands
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posted 04-02-2003 10:46 AM

I have to say that in my opinion, Summit is a horrible name and it absolutely doesn't fit between the names of the great sounding Millennium-Constellation-Infinity row. From the beginning I thought Summit was a way too simple and unattractive name for such a beautiful ship and as I see her now as "Vomit", -thanks to miami cruiser

- I don't like this name at all anymore! Moreover, it appears to be a confusing name.

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Fairsky
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posted 04-02-2003 11:26 AM

Perhaps they should have reused the "Meridian" name instead of Summit. I like that better. Or how about "Eternity" that fits with their theme... but it might be confused with the perfume.

If Celebrity ever builds new ships, what do you think they should name them? Here are my suggestions:

Meridian
Eternity
Venus
Orion
Centurion

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CGT
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posted 04-02-2003 11:39 AM

How is "Infinity" any better than "Summit"?

CGT

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topgun
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posted 04-02-2003 11:40 AM

Somebody somewhere suggested THE BOB

I like it.

We're going on the BOB

The BOB has two funnels etc etc. Yes I like it.

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