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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 04-13-2015 06:13 AM

See Video here: https://youtu.be/-hXpfmCnB_0

172,00 gt, 4,000+ passengers

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 04-13-2015 07:01 AM

Hi Malcolm, this is said to be the design that Colin Veitch was working on with Virgin a few years ago and that is now subject of a lawsuit by Veitch. I am not so sure that the eventual Virgin Cruises ships will actually end up looking that futuristics.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 04-14-2015 03:38 PM

Neither am I!

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SSTRAVELER
First Class Passenger
Member # 15170

posted 04-14-2015 09:17 PM

The law suit has less to do with the design of the ship and its look and more with the fact that Colin says he came up with the business model and the financial case for the business. He claims Virgin met with him on the business plan and pushed him out at the end.

From what I heard Colin's plan looked at the number of berths and the financial return on the construction. He also claims he schooled them on the business and financial issues.

The funny side note is when I played the link on You Tube the ad that played first was NCL!

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 04-15-2015 07:54 PM

I didn't get NCL but Norwegian [the Airline] which I was amused by

Pam

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jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 04-16-2015 10:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:
The law suit has less to do with the design of the ship and its look and more with the fact that Colin says he came up with the business model and the financial case for the business. He claims Virgin met with him on the business plan and pushed him out at the end.
From what I heard Colin's plan looked at the number of berths and the financial return on the construction. He also claims he schooled them on the business and financial issues.
The funny side note is when I played the link on You Tube the ad that played first was NCL!

Or the powers that be saw the Epic for the first time and decided that just maybe Colin wasn't the guy to help them design their new baby and after seeing that video I would be inclined to agree with them, it will be interesting to see what they come up with.

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cruisemole
First Class Passenger
Member # 2459

posted 06-08-2015 09:42 AM

ceilings too low?

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 02-01-2016 07:18 AM

Virgin settles with Veitch

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 02-08-2016 10:38 AM

thanks Pam,

I recall reading last week that the order for the three ships at Fincantieri's Sestri has now also finally been firmed up. Unfortunately, I can not find the article anymore. It almost appears as if it has been removed...

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