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[This message has been edited by sympatico (edited 12-26-1999).]
I was on the Triumph during the Thanksgiving week. I had a cat. 8 cabin with private verandah. The verandahs are teak. It does have wooden decks. In fact, The Triumph has wooden deck on all of her outdoor decks.
"Twelve months were spent on the research, selection and negotiations for the wood used on the open decks. The specifications required the finest natural grown Burma teak obtainable, grained between 45 degrees and 90 degrees and kiln dried. This task has been very difficult due to the recent political situation in Myanmar and no efforts were spared to obtain this unique type of wood in time for completion of the vessel. Each and every plank was inspected at the mills in the Far East with only the highest quality being selected. The accepted planks were stamped by hand, one by one, by a quality control surveyor appointed by the owner. The Inspiration required the largest order ever issued for a single ship: 20,000 cubic feet of wood to cover 105,000 square feet of open public decks with planks two inches thick."
I was impressed by the wooden decks on the Inspiration, especially since I noticed the Norway uses a lot of blue astro turf.
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