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I think there is one after EMERALD as well?? It's really time for Princess to come up with a new design.
Other large groups of sister ships include:
Fantasy Class:FANTASYECSTASYSENSATIONFASCINATIONIMAGINATIONINSPIRATIONELATIONPARADISE
Destiny/Conquest Class:CARNIVAL DESTINYCARNIVAL TRIUMPHCARNIVAL VICTORYCARNIVAL CONQUESTCARNIVAL GLORYCARNIVAL VALORCARNIVAL LIBERTYCARNIVAL FREEDOMCOSTA FORTUNACOSTA MAGICACOSTA CONCORDIA
Voyager/Freedom Class:VOYAGER OF THE SEASEXPLORER OF THE SEASADVENTURE OF THE SEASNAVIGATOR OF THE SEASMARINER OF THE SEASFREEDOM OF THE SEASENDEAVOR OF THE SEAS
R-Class:TAHITIAN PRINCESSPACIFIC PRINCESSREGATTANAUTICAINSIGNIAMINERVA II(two others which I can never keep track of)
HAL S-Class:STATENDAMMAASDAMRYNDAMVEENDAMROTTERDAMAMSTERDAMVOLENDAMZAANDAM
Ernie
[ 09-13-2005: Message edited by: eroller ]
Thad
Personally I do not think the tubes make the ship look any worse. If one does not like the design, the tubes are neither here nor there!
I wonder if P&O is still planning on taking the last of this class as the "new" Canberra...
I do hope not.
[ 09-13-2005: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
Jonathan
She looks like what she is -- overgrown and inflated. It's time to kill this series (strictly from a passenger's non-business-savvy perspective, not from a CEO's which I'm sure says keep these 'Grander Grands' coming like bunny rabbits).
Anyway, good for Princess as they seem to be making something that a lot of passengers love and want more of.
The funnel looks as though it has been reshaped?
quote:Originally posted by Thad:Well at least for now she does not appear to have the "jet tubes" on her stack.
Oh dear, that will certainly disillusion one past passenger, who went to great lengths explaining to me how they really made the ship gooooooo, and the heat from the exhausts was tremendous. My polite comment of 'Oh, I had really thought they were just for show', was pooh pooh'd as nonsense
Pam
quote:Originally posted by Waynaro:The funnel looks as though it has been reshaped?
For comparison:
Grand Princess
Crown Princess
St. Louis Arch
[ 09-13-2005: Message edited by: jsea ]
quote:Originally posted by jsea:Yep. She looks more like the St. Louis Gateway Arch now.
I think you read Princess' mind of being "patriotic" by the funnel design
Interesting that CROWN PRINCESS was chosen to sail out of NY, even though she doesn't offer the glass enclosed pool. At least she will depart NY before it gets too cold.
quote:Originally posted by Waynaro:I think you read Princess' mind of being "patriotic" by the funnel design
quote:Originally posted by eroller:The funnel no longer slopes in the front because there is no longer a glass covered pool. On the Grand Glass ships with the covered pool, the funnel is actually incorporated into the sides of the glass roof giving it a much more streamlined appearance.
Maybe they're not done yet with the basic structure up there (seems doubtful), but it just doesn't seem very graceful even compared to Caribbean.
Sapphire and Diamond have the best layout, if it wasn't for those horrid "jet engines" they would be my favoriate.
The Japanese-built Grand-class funnels do have those "jet" stuff but not the much debated "Ferrari spoiler" (Fincantieri) or "Trolley handle"(classic shiplovers).The perfect ship would blend the best of both!I wonder if the St-Louis shape isn't for a better outdoor movie integration?Sea Princess looks awful since her refit!As for the future Canberra lets hope she will follow the traditional funneling of Arcadia, Aurora or Oriana!Its funny, but P&O/Princess have been pinching ships since the Spirit of London!
quote:Frosty 4 wrote:Endeavor of the Seas? I thought RCL hadn't named the two planned Freedom class ships or is this an other class???
Yes, the second of the Freedom-class is ENDEAVOR (ENDEAVOUR) OF THE SEAS. There is also a third to be built and completed in spring 2008. No name as yet.
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Cheers
P.S. How on Earth could this be posted for a second time two minutes later? Go figure.
[ 09-15-2005: Message edited by: bulbousbow ]
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