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Do you think this will be a part of the next generations of cruiseshipdesign?
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Reguards Aleksander
[ 07-21-2007: Message edited by: AleksNorway ]
If a few years time we will be saying "they don't build them like 'Pirde of America' anymore".
Pam
quote:Originally posted by PamM:Watching the comparison video it appears as if she actually pitches more. [nor pretty].Pam[/QB]
Pam[/QB]
She is pitching more than the red vessel in that video, because the speed is higher and the frequensy of waves that hits the ship is higher. The movement up and down in the same waves is not the same.
I think the ship in Faiskys picture look very good
quote:Originally posted by AleksNorway:I think the ship in Faiskys picture look very good
TGV on water
quote:Originally posted by Cunard Fan:It kind of looks like the Queen Marys stern going backwards...
It also looks a little a bow of a late 19th Century naval ship.
From the side elevation the verticle bow looks similar to liners of the early 20th Century and completely different to the curved clipper style bows we have become use to.
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Cheers
[ 08-31-2007: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:Still maybe the design will save fuel and the cruise lines will generously pass on the savings to the passengers. [ 08-31-2007: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
Generously to there own pockets
The rendering looks great this is not a bad evolution in cruise ship design. The shipping industry is alway looking fore economical ships to operate. This is just another step. And not bad at al. The whole vessel looks sleek and actually very powerful.
Greetings Ben.
Aker has been experimenting with prototypes and this bow shape for a while, I have never liked this, it makes the ship look like a train instead of a ship.
quote:Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:Now I understand why some of you love liners and not cruise ships.Aker has been experimenting with prototypes and this bow shape for a while, I have never liked this, it makes the ship look like a train instead of a ship.
Carlos,
I you really want to get a job designing ships I think you may need to open up your mind to some of these newer concepts. Other than the model builders, no one is building ships that look like they did in the old days (...10 years ago even).
Joe at TravelPage.com
quote:Originally posted by joe at travelpage:Carlos, I you really want to get a job designing ships I think you may need to open up your mind to some of these newer concepts. Other than the model builders, no one is building ships that look like they did in the old days (...10 years ago even). Joe at TravelPage.com
I agree - you seem to have talent and passion about designing ships - but don't limit yourself to look at other ships (that have been built) and variations of them - to come up with something new you should reach out to completely different topics. (and I do not only mean architecture in general)
I understand, .
I have some pretty futuristic design ideas, but I try to limit myself to the near future, and I wouldn't like to design a ship that looks like a tennis shoe or a spaceship. Ship designers also have to think about cost and many other factors that mandate over design.
Thanks for the advice and I always learn more.
quote:Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:Ship designers also have to think about cost and many other factors that mandate over design.
Yes, naval architects are given a very tight 'brief' and are required to design what the customer requires. I believe Payne's first designs for the QM2 did not incorporate any balconies for example, but Micky Arison insisted.
Joe Farcus was once asked if he actually liked his own interior designs. He replied "It doesn’t matter, as long as Mr. Arison likes them".
It's easy to make a nice drawing and it's easy to come up with a practical solution - the difficult part is to make an aesthetically pleasing AND functional design that is in compliance with regulations and affordable.
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