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Steve Read (sread)
First Class Passenger
Member # 788

posted 12-30-2007 07:11 PM

It's from an advert for Port Everglades in "Cruise Business Review".

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mike sa
First Class Passenger
Member # 5957

posted 12-31-2007 12:11 AM

Ha we laugh but it is only a matter of time and size. Strange we all may well have have siad that Project Pheonix would never happen, well Genesis is only slightly smaller than Phoenix - Mr Knoster was simply ahead of his time again. OK so no beach but a Central Park instead.

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 12-31-2007 02:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mike sa:
OK so no beach but a Central Park instead.

That's what we don't know.

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jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 01-01-2008 05:45 PM

Many years ago when the Song of America was being designed there was a proposal put forward to include various water flumes leading into the main pool.

A note on the bottom said "are you f**king kidding me, how long will it be till we get sued"

Anyone fancy a go on the surf park ???

As times move on we will see more and more land based amusement park attractions being added.....great

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NWLB
First Class Passenger
Member # 1987

posted 01-01-2008 05:59 PM

Sand blows, so I don't know if it would be likely to see a beach on the ship.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 01-01-2008 06:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NWLB:
Sand blows, so I don't know if it would be likely to see a beach on the ship.

Don't worry, they would glue the sand down!

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 01-01-2008 07:15 PM

Beaches on the ship is not new. The Italian Liners Rex and fleet mate Conte di Savoya carried sand around there first class swimming pools.

Greetings Ben.

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 01-14-2008 08:44 AM

If there's room for a roller coaster on top of the tower in Las Vegas, there's room on a ship!

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 01-14-2008 05:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mrblanche:
If there's room for a roller coaster on top of the tower in Las Vegas, there's room on a ship!

Maybe above the Viking Crown - which was based on the Seattle Space Needle, and the Stratosphere in Las Vegas is also based on the Space Needle.

[ 01-15-2008: Message edited by: Carlos Fernandez ]

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Cambodge
First Class Passenger
Member # 906

posted 01-15-2008 09:56 AM

The simple installation of a Holodeck would make all of these installations fairly simple.

We already have a start in implementation of such a concept in the increasingly widespread of WII simulated bowling, tennis, etc in Senior Citizen's centers and gathering places in the United States. It is only a matter of time.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 01-15-2008 10:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Cambodge:
The simple installation of a Holodeck would make all of these installations fairly simple.[...]

...and even simpler would be a Holodeck 'at home' to simulate the whole ship....

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jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 01-15-2008 04:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:
M the Stratosphere in Las Vegas is also based on the Space Needle.
[ 01-15-2008: Message edited by: Carlos Fernandez ]

Sorry, you are going to have to trust me on this one, no it wasn't, it was based on a diamond solitaire ring design.

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 01-16-2008 12:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jetwet1:
Sorry, you are going to have to trust me on this one, no it wasn't, it was based on a diamond solitaire ring design.

Well, I meant the tower design ending with a crown.

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jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 01-18-2008 04:45 PM

LOL

Totally unrelated, but rumor has it the rides are coming off the Strat, so if you want to be scared half to death you better hurry up.

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