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Topic: ISLAND STAR in new livery!

Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 12-18-2005 12:38 PM

Below is a link to Shipspotting with pictures of the ISLAND STAR (ex. HORIZON) in her new Island Cruises' livery.

ISLAND STAR

She looks very bulky and "cheap" without the dark colors stripes and the new apartment block aft. Pity they got rid of the observation deck above the bridge-the vast windows are now replaced with walls and small picture windows (another "block"). I find it funny the "X" is still on the funnel.

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Italianliners
First Class Passenger
Member # 5446

posted 12-18-2005 03:46 PM

Hello,

i prefer her in black hull too. She seems too square. I really did not understand how they say that spended millions of dollars in her refit and the Celebrity's X is still there...!

Italianliners

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 12-18-2005 08:20 PM

I must admit she looks rather odd all in white, but it'll probably grow on one. I am surprised to see the X still there quite prominent. A bonus for Island Cruises but I really wonder why Celebrity wish or even allow the connection to be so obvious. Is the X that difficult to remove? It's almost as if the move may not be so permanent as we think.

Pam

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 12-18-2005 09:35 PM

Here's a photoshopped image from a while back of what she was going to look like.

The reality is a bit different. It looks like they left some black on the mast and the funnel. I think the all white look is better.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 12-18-2005 10:38 PM

Regardless of her hull/superstructure colour combination, her boxiness and her stubby-looking bow makes her look like a ferry to me...but I guess she could be far worse looking.

******

Cheers

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 12-18-2005 10:51 PM

Of course they took the best lounge on the ship (the forward observation bar) and turned it into cabins. I'll pass on this one.

Ernie

[ 12-18-2005: Message edited by: eroller ]

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 12-19-2005 04:23 PM

They have also expanded to the front (to almost over the bridge) what was the former America's Cub Club Bar and the new cabins there now look worse and destroy the line.
Her back looks awful but the ducktail was necessary to make her more stable again due to the new block of cabins.
The blue of the mast and funnel does not fit to the rest. The entire white hull looks awful too. She's not the timeless vessel from before anymore.
The funnel-construction did not permit to remove the X but to only weld some tubes and the new logo over it.
The millions were almost all spend into the interior of the ship where she got new furniture and carpets.
Inside she should look pretty nice.
It's a pity that such a nice ship has been ruined externally so much.
Celebrity: Take an example of Costa which does still run your main competitor ships of the 90ies, COSTA CLASSICA and COSTA ROMANTICA and take HORIZON back to operate together with the ZENITH. There is still a market for those two ladies ! The Europeans love them !

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nycruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 960

posted 12-19-2005 11:16 PM

Sad to see her look like this. I loved this ship a lot. I sailed on it twice to Bermuda and I will remember those good old days! However I hope she has a good new life.

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elad
First Class Passenger
Member # 5150

posted 12-20-2005 11:38 AM

amazing!
i just cant believe the "X" is there!!
they could do better then this....

Elad

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 12-20-2005 11:58 AM

BTW: It`s a 'Chi' not an 'X'.

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harborman
First Class Passenger
Member # 1248

posted 12-20-2005 07:28 PM

Hi Folks,
It looks to me like they have added some balconies
on two decks, does anyone else see these too??

Looks bad they didn't do anything to make her look better, glad I sailed on her a few times as Horizon.

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Fairsky
First Class Passenger
Member # 781

posted 12-21-2005 12:11 PM

Here are two very interesting photos. First, an upclose look at the funnel with the X. Oddly, at the top they've tried to paint the while lines over the X to make it less obvious... but elsewhere they didn't do this. It just looks like a mess.

Also, there is a shot of the stern where it appears a new section has been added...much like the modifications made to Jubilee/Pacific Sun. You can see the large block added below the name--it completely destroys the unique lines of the ship's original stern.

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