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[ 03-22-2013: Message edited by: PamM ]
We tried to sail Louis in 2008. There marketing is very poor in North America.
They mailed me a brochure with a list of travel agents of which none returned my calls.
I used to go aboard when she was in port in Miami. She had a particular charm, but she was a one off model. You knew at some point that RCI was going to get rid of her because of her odd cabin situation.
I did not like the way the covered the back deck with that monstrosity of a canopy to make more inside space. They should have left her decks open.
The older RCI ships are battle horses at least someone is making use of them still today.
The new ship was of course the Song of America seen here. She was a comfortable modern update in the early 1980s to the smaller ships but the cabins were still closets, one bed and one fold down as I recall. Pretty much single beds and opposed to king size or even queen size or doubles.
I remember her before the casino was added. Passengers at our dining room table were soooooooo unhappy they left the trip mid cruise and flew to a casino resort for the rest of their week!
I was aboard when RCCL started doing a survey of what worked and what did not on the Song of America for a "top secret" new ship program .... of course that became Sovereign of the Seas.
Wow it feels like yesterday and they are now the Old Ladies of the Seas!
PS -- the reception area looks exactly the same from that angle. I remember that glass tower art piece and even the carpet is the same color .... its like a time portal to 1985
[ 08-07-2012: Message edited by: SSTRAVELER ]
IMO, she looked best with the RCI livery. The navy? blue paint dividing her superstructure helped her looks.
In 1985 he went over to Sundance cruises to work with the MS Stardancer.
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