Now there are ships with eyes and lips (Aida), lips with roses (A'rosa), big circles (Ocean Village), weird slogans (RCI), colorful ribbons, swimming dolphins and the Statue of Liberty (NCL).

The wild sunburst design on the ss Independence years ago may have been the first of it's kind but certainly now is proving not to be the last. Perhaps the design on the Indy would not have been so bad if it had been done smaller. So far all these new designs have remained on the hull instead of spreading across the hull, superstructure, lifeboats and funnels like the design in the Indy.

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Originally posted by Keitaro:
Like what Cruiseny said earlier, does anyone know why the intials is "OC" and not "OV"?

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The magenta line above the lifeboats breaks up the height of the ship which makes her look more horizontal and thus longer. It also insinuates a difference between upper and lower super structure (a bit like in the old days of the liners)

I also liked her when she was in princess livery (especially the huge logo on her forward superstructure) in P&O livery she looked okay (but not very special IMHO) Ocean Village livery is intriguing not bad at all.

Best, Onno

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Originally posted by cruiseny:
Why on earth do the initials on the front of her superstructure say "OC"? The initials for OCEAN VILLAGE would be "OV", no?

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Good question! They have just seemed to pick the first two letters of Ocean as a kind of logo - odd? I think it's a stupid name anyway? Why Village? To me Village counjours up old and sleepy, it is hardly a dynamic word, is it? Ocean City or Ocean World, sounds better to me.

The web site contains an insight into the product:

http://www.oceanvillageholidays.co.uk/

How different will the ship be from Arcadia?

Ocean Village is currently sailing as sister line, P&O Cruises’ Arcadia. It’s being completely re-fitted for Ocean Village – special features include the panoramic ocean view gym, the extra on-deck dining options and new bistro (with menu by TV chef James Martin), new bars at the centre of the ship and more balcony cabins.

Will you have a dress code like your sister line, P&O Cruises?

No – Wear what you feel comfortable in.

Are the tours different from P&O Cruises?

We offer a different range to P&O Cruises – more lifestyle and activity based – everything from wine tasting in Tuscany to hiking up Vesuvius! Prices typically range from £25 for a half-day to about £40 for a full day (including lunch). We recommend booking early to reserve excursions as places are limited.

pictures taken yesterday @ southampton

The ship is going to be docked their for next weekend when the public day has been arranged and the naming ceremony by ulrika johnson ? come on p&o was she the best you could do ?

the OC is the logo of the company as in even in Ocean Village the O & c are painted different colours. This was the case throughout the brochure.

It will also look better in the sunshine where bright colours tend to mellow and look cheerful.

The photoshop in the brochure was not that far off the final design and surely its whats on the inside matters more than whats on the outside.

I think that we have more to worry about with easycruise being planned, surely we cant have orange boats too :s

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Malcolm said:
and more balcony cabins.

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How the heck did they do that? Cut more holes?

I just figured that OC stood for OceanVillage Cruises... O-C!

Makes sense to me. But, I could be wrong!

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It just came to me.... OC must stand for "Offensive Color-scheme".

Works for me!

The amount of balcony cabins has been increased in a way which I cant say sounds too attractive. The Arcadias 'mini suites' have now become suites and the Arcadias suites have been split up into four, also becomming suites and twins with balconies. Thus meaning more balconies without any more holes.

I have to say that the ship is starting to show its age, especially viewing from behind where the beautiful horse shoe design is not present.

Did anyone notice the laser show frame sticking up from the top centre of the ship, will be interesting to see this in action.

Oh and abseiling is going down a cliff using ropes etc See below :

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Did anyone notice the laser show frame sticking up from the top centre of the ship, will be interesting to see this in action.

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Sister company AIDA also does a poolside laser show, and I'm sure this is where OV got the idea from. From what I hear, it's quite popluar and fun.

I am generally in favor of creative hull and paint schemes- but she looks terrible. Rather than looking fun and adventurous she looks cheap and awkward.