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We were already on her on September 25. You can find pictures from that visit overhere
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quote:Originally posted by Aad:I did the first 100 pictures from today. Enjoy.Click here
Fantastic. Thanks a lot and please, keep them coming.
Best,
Raoul
Except for a few areas you show that I assume aren't finished yet, she looks like a brand new 50-year-old ship.
One question: what does the inscription on the bell in the fifth picture down on this page say? I can make out "Troy, N.Y.," but not the first part.
Doug- I played around with the bell pic and I believe it says, "McNeely Bell" Not too sure about the "N", but that's my guess.
Michael
I can see the HAL use of primary colours, which presumably stems from the fifties. I also see the 50s+++, a bit of a Scandanavian influence & even a touch of the Saga Rose. I bet that she was very modern in her decor, for the time, kind of like a 50s version of QE2!
Graham.
Please keep those pics coming!
It would be even more interesting if the bell had been made in Rotterdam, NY, which is quite near Troy.
Greetings Ben.
quote:Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:Is the Queen scheduled to visit the ship soon?
Have not hear anything about a possible visit, not even rumors. But it would be very nice.
Greeting Ben.
Perhaps HAL's headquarters should dispatch their design team from VFD to take a look around and remind them what GOOD, sensible, TASTEFUL decor TRULY is instead of employing their current, tasteless interpretation of what good Dutch design is.
Tim
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quote:Originally posted by Tim in 'Lauderdale:Perhaps HAL's headquarters should dispatch their design team from VFD to take a look around
Peter
quote:Originally posted by Midshipcentury:They were supposed to do it but from what I have seen, these images look nothing like the VFD drawings for various spaces like the Theater. I wonder if VFD went back to the drawing board (borrowing a bit from Y&S) or if they were replaced by another outfit with more of a Midcentury Mod sensibility.Peter
The theater is restyled back to here original design except fore the theater seats, they are replaced by the same new chairs also found in the La Fontaine and Odyssey dinning rooms.
quote:Originally posted by shipsnorway:No. VFD of Utrecht are the ones responsible for the restoration of the Rotterdam's interiors. They showed me around the ship on 12th December, explaining in detail all that had been done to restore the public rooms to their original 1959 appearance.
You are right, but they have made some new design fore the ship, they have completely redesigned and refitted the Lido restaurant (former tourist Café de la Paix) added the honeymoon suite, new interior Skyroom (now wedding chapel) and made a new restaurant layout based on original furniture of the tourist Club Room (previous casino)
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