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Michael
I can see someone walking into a travel agent and saying, "I'd like to go on a cruise on that new Peter Max ship". A new inexperienced travel agent staff member will spend 5 minutes or so looking through the brochures unable to find anything, before they have to ask someone else. I would love to be sitting there listening. I would have a good laugh.
I think it was a bad marketing decision on the part of NCL, but Peter Max must have had set a condition that it be there.
IMO, it should be signed, "Suzy, First Grade."
-Russ
Like it or not ... I actually commend NCL for turning to established artists for the two newest works.
For the next two ships they should run a competition among artists for the commissions.
The average guy on the street (i.e. a typical NCL passenger) is probably clueless as to who Peter Max is....some might even think it's a billboard for some new male enhancement product.
She does not look too bad re the hull art - it looks fine imho. It's the tiny tiny funnel which is virtually lost in among the other top deck paraphernalia giving her a 'bad hair day' silhouette. I think she looks pretty good apart from that.
A few pictures from today in Southampton:-
Plenty more here
Pam
[ 04-29-2013: Message edited by: PamM ]
Great photos as usual, Pam. If there's one thing I learned from your shots is that she's one of those ships that's pleasant from one angle and ugly from another. The bow-on shots are nice...as long as you don't see the lifeboats sticking out. Her profile isn't bad but, I agree, the funnel seems like a lost puppy.
See the link below for a series of brilliant interior photos by Andreas Depping:
BREAKAWAY Interior Photos - Andreas Depping
To my eyes it seems NCL and their interior designers have stepped it up a notch compared to previous generations of newbuilds. Still very colourful and with a Las Vegas feel, but less whimsical and more elegant IMO
Also, check out ShipParade.com for another great series of BREAKAWAY photos by Bart de Boer, even showing areas such as the cabins, the Waterfront and the top decks.
[ 04-29-2013: Message edited by: Anders ]
[ 04-30-2013: Message edited by: Ernst ]
quote:Originally posted by Johan:As for the exterior, there are indeed worse, but it really very dul, bland and boringl, don't you think endless rows of balconies...J
J
But that's really the same for all megaship no?
I think Breakaway looks pretty good, she's got a nice stern profile and I like the hullart. The ropes course and the big white box does look horrible though...
quote:Originally posted by Anders:[...]Also, check out ShipParade.com for another great series of BREAKAWAY photos by Bart de Boer, even showing areas such as the cabins, the Waterfront and the top decks.[..]
ShipParade - Norwegian Breakaway
[ 05-01-2013: Message edited by: Ernst ]
YouTube Video: Norwegian Breakaway Ropes Course: The Plank (part 2)
YouTube Video: Norwegian Breakaway Ropes Course: The Plank (part 3)
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