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The newbuilt will carry 700 passengers and cwill cost nearly 200 million €.

Another difference to the "Deutschland": the ship should attract a more international public, without loosing the elegant luxury.

[ 09-20-2005: Message edited by: marco g ]

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The new Ship of Peter Deilmann Kreuzfahrten will replace the berths of the "Berlin".

The newbuilt will carry 700 passengers and cwill cost nearly 200 million €.

Another difference to the "Deutschland": the ship should attract a more international public, without loosing the elegant luxury.

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Originally posted by marco g:

Another difference to the "Deutschland": the ship should attract a more international public, without loosing the elegant luxury.

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marco g wrote:
The newbuilt will carry 700 passengers and will cost nearly 200 million €.

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Thanks marco g. Any idea who designed her and where she will be built?

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Originally posted by marco g:
The new shio will be the first Peter Deilann Ship not built in Germany.

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Part of Deilmann's original concept was that Deutschland would resemble older vessls, hence no balconies etc... now he's gone, I suppose the company is moving towards what all new vessels must have these days?

where did this "Deilmann about to order" rumor come up?

Fact is that the Deilmann sisters told a German national newspaper that they have been unsuccessful in finding an existing ship to join their fleet, and that as a result of this they have now begun working on the design (!) of a newbuild for approx. 700 passengers.

According to the sisters, the ship will be ordered in late 2006 at the earliest (!). Hence, no decision whether or whether not to build the ship in Germany has been made. However, the sisters have said that they will not concentrate on working with German yards only.

What's also interesting is that the company plans to market the new vessel in the UK and in America on a much larger scale than the "Deutschland". The ship's interiors will likely reflect this, according to the newspaper article.

Best,

Pam

[ 09-21-2005: Message edited by: PamM ]

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& why does everyone refer to them as the 'Deilmann Sisters'?

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Yes Pam, how sexist we all are!

They should be called the 'Peter Deilmann Sisters'! They are ONLY women, after all.

I can't begin to think what a ship designed by women would look like? I bet it will be pink! I also bet that all of the toilet seats automatically return to the upright position. Imagine the size of the Beauty Therapy Center, it will probably take up 80% of the ship.

[ 09-21-2005: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

[...] I bet it will be pink! [...]

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the Deilmann twin sisters do have names: Gisa and Hedda Deilmann.

The term "Deilmann sisters" is, however, even used onboard the ships and has become widely common.

I don't know whether the two ever had the intention not to continue with their father's cruise company. However, they have been brave enough to make decisions their late father didn't want to make, including the sale of his beloved but oh so unprofitable "Lili Marleen" and the fitting consequence in light of the "Berlin's" owners' unwillingness to refurbish that ship in a way that would make it a four-star vessel again.

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Pam,

the Deilmann twin sisters do have names: Gisa and Hedda Deilmann.

The term "Deilmann sisters" is, however, even used onboard the ships and has become widely common.

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Does anyone have sketches or ideas as to what it might look like? A larger version of the Deutschland perhaps? Maybe one with two funnels; one could hope.

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r.fiebig wrote:
...where did this "Deilmann about to order" rumor come up?

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Raoul, I got it from a reliable European shipping media source.

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Originally posted by r.fiebig:
...What's also interesting is that the company plans to market the new vessel in the UK and in America on a much larger scale than the "Deutschland". The ship's interiors will likely reflect this, according to the newspaper article.

Best,

Raoul

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