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Here are the two ships' funnels for comparison.
Solstice:
Equinox:
Greetings Ben.
I think they should remove the X from the balconies and apply it to both funnels.
Ernie
quote:Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:I wonder what those brackets are for on Equinox's aft funnel? Maybe another big 'X'?
I'm thinking they were just for the cables to lower the funnel onto the ship and haven't been removed yet.
quote:Originally posted by eroller:I don't know, I'm thinking maybe no X on the stack is the way to go. I wasn't too keen on the SOLSTICE X, but I don't really like the EQUINOX X either. One was too small and one is too big.Ernie
I agree, Solstice's X was too small this one is too big plus wraps around. I like the fact that this one has texture and is not directly attached to the funnel. If they make the X's a bit smaller, keep the texture but make them flat not wrapping (not sure how to explain) they would work; and add them to the aft funnel as well even if it means the balconies X's have to go.
quote:Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez: I like the fact that this one has texture and is not directly attached to the funnel. If they make the X's a bit smaller, keep the texture but make them flat not wrapping (not sure how to explain) they would work; and add them to the aft funnel as well even if it means the balconies X's have to go.
I like the fact that this one has texture and is not directly attached to the funnel. If they make the X's a bit smaller, keep the texture but make them flat not wrapping (not sure how to explain) they would work; and add them to the aft funnel as well even if it means the balconies X's have to go.
I'm with you on this Carlos. Maybe someone can photoshop it?
Original picture by Janulf from Flickr:
Edited Image:
I don't mind the X in the balconies. It adds interest to what is just another slab of balconies that appears on most modern ships.
The thing I find tacky is the "Celebrity X Cruises" near the stern. It seems unnecessary given the ship name already says Celebrity and it even looks to be in a different font to the titles at the bow.
Brad
quote:Originally posted by reeves35:If you ask me the whole issue is the funnels themselves just don't look right. They seem too small compared with the rest of the ship.[...]
I know what you mean but leaving the 'practical issue' of smaller funnels resulting in more space aside: From what I could see on photos they seem to have the right size when seen from (the lawn) aboard.
quote:Originally posted by reeves35:[....]The thing I find tacky is the "Celebrity X Cruises" near the stern. It seems unnecessary given the ship name already says Celebrity and it even looks to be in a different font to the titles at the bow.Brad
Indeed. However, it could be worse. They could put an URL or a phone number on the hull.
quote:Originally posted by Ernst: From what I could see on photos they seem to have the right size when seen from (the lawn) aboard.
From what I could see on photos they seem to have the right size when seen from (the lawn) aboard.
Ernst, I think you've finally worked out what the stupid lawn area on Solstice is for....it is somewhere to look at the funnels from. I don't know why I never worked it out sooner.
Perhaps Celebrity should follow their style !
quote:Originally posted by Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company.:Disney seems to get the balance right with the two funnels on their ships.Perhaps Celebrity should follow their style !
Actually that is my only issue with the Disney ships, the funnels. They look too stubby to me and the forward funnel looks too fake. I think they need to be on a base like the Norway/France funnels were.
And it still looks stupid having them on one funnel only.
I do think it would perhaps look better if there was no X at all on the funnels, they were after all designed not to have one.
The funnels are stubby, I agree. However,if this is this ships only visual offence it pales in comparison to some other designs we're being offered.
Now RCI is making Oasis different with powder-blue hull, abandoning the white of the past 30 years.
And with the Solstice-class they've given up on the box/line funnel scheme that seemed perfectly suited to their logo, and the hulls are almost entirely white with little connection to the rest of the fleet.
Hello, RCI. Someone over there should go back to Branding 101. Don't mess with a good thing. This is one thing CCL has got right. In fact they've got branding down so tight that they don't even have to change their ship designs...just the funnel and paint are enough to identify the difference between Costa, Carnival, HAL, Princess, P&O, and Cunard.
The image is hard to see because there are two superimposed. The line drawing is Solstice as built, the back image is an early design with a single funnel, set far aft, with a sleek interpretation of the traditional Celebrity funnel design. I do wish they had gone with this version.
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