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Before I spend what I would normally spend on two vactions to go on Deutschland I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Seatrial
quote:Originally posted by seatrial: [...] Is the Deutschland that much better?
To give you a short awnser: Yes, I would say Deutschland is much 'better' than Black Prince, the difference in the price is justified in this case.
If you look at Black Watch the case is a bit different (I lost my heart to these vessels, sorry) - the Black Watch is a nice ship with a proper promenade deck, an oberservation louge, and a generally very diverse open deck space - one of the best - not unimportant for a cruise to Norway with a lot of 'scenery'. Deutschand is (by far) not offering that (promenade deck etc.), BUT altough I do not like the decor and style of the Deutschland she is - beside the above mentioned things - the much, much, much better ship.
[ 10-20-2005: Message edited by: Ernst ]
Deutschland is definitely the superior vessel.
Pam
If you mean 'Black Prince', the two ships are like comparing Chalk and Cheese. That's not to say that BP will not be a good experience, but Deutschland will be a higher class one.
The real questions are: are you a Ford or a Porche man? Is money an issue? How important is a longer itinerary?
Don't forget that BP will provide a very British style experience and Deutschland an international one. The two itineraries are very different to.
Lots of ships go to the Fjords. If I were you I would also consider a ship/line or two, between these two poles apart.
[ 10-20-2005: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:That's quite a challenging question! It's a bit like saying "do I buy a ‘Porche’ or a bottom of the range Ford"? If you mean 'Black Prince', the two ships are like comparing Chalk and Cheese. That's not to say that BP will not be a good experience, but Deutschland will be a higher class one.The real questions are: are you a Ford or a Porche man? Is money an issue? How important is a longer itinerary?Don't forget that BP will provide a very British style experience and Deutschland an international one. The two itineraries are very different to.Lots of ships go to the Fjords. If I were you I would also consider a ship/line or two, between these two poles apart.[ 10-20-2005: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
I would not say Deutschland is an 'international expierience' - she is German as Black Prince is British.
The Prosche (not Proche - but maybe Malcolm you talk about a different company Ford comparism is maybe going a bit too far and I would not compare Deutschland with a sports car (I know, such a statement lead to a lengthly discussion in another thread) - but as said Deutschland is the overall 'better' ship - Black Prince is a cute, cozy, but not a 'posh' vessel.
quote:Originally posted by Ernst:I would not say Deutschland is an 'international expierience' - she is German as Black Prince is British.
BP is Norwegian ship, with many Norwegian crew, offering an experience aimed at Brits. Olsen do not normally sell ex-UK cruises anywhere but the UK.
Deutschland is of course German, but there second 'official' language onboard is English, so I termed that as 'International'. They do sell their cruises internatioanlly.
Some Brits do use the 'Porche' spelling, but lifes to short to argue about cars as well as ship!
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:BP is Norwegian ship, with many Norwegian crew, offering an experience aimed at Brits. Olsen do not normally sell ex-UK cruises anywhere but the UK.Deutschland is of course German, but there second 'official' language onboard is English, so I termed that as 'International'. They do sell their cruises internatioanlly.Some Brits do use the 'Porche' spelling, but lifes to short to argue about cars as well as ship!
Come on, you know what I mean - as if the registry really plays a role today - Black Prince is not really the cliche of a Norwegian ship (whatever this really is)
Like Deilmann, also Fred Olsen is selling it`s cruises outside the U.K. - also cruises from U.K. ports.
I agree tough that it is absolutely not worth to argue about cars. (...but it still is Prosche... )
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