Tom K wrote:
> "HC_Yacht_Deliveries" wrote in message
> news:1124570606.503764.46830@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Looking at recent exchanges here regarding mega-ships and that more of
> > you are booing larger ships for XYZ reasons (mostly crowd volume
> > issues), I had an ironic vision...... I can't count how many times I
> > went on a cruise and while in port (and sometimes passing by other
> > ships while underway) I found myself and others saying "look at that
> > other ship..it's so much bigger than ours...gotta book that one next
> > time". I wonder if cruise ship size has reached it's apex based on
> > consumer desires. I also feel that with the nostalgia boom of late
> > (classic this, vintage that), you may see some smaller builds cut with
> > retro profiles and interiors that mirror the cruising days of yore.
>
> Disney tried to give their ships some retro look. With the 2 funnels (one
> fake), black hull, etc.
>
> --Tom
Hi Tom, I hope we see more of this in the future. I can almost hear
people say "we booked on that little new ship that looks like one of
the old Italian ships with swoopy sheer lines, classic tumblehome,
flared bow and canoe stern...and the interior...it was like re-living
the magic of our first cruise all over again". Also, there are newer
ships that are smaller and don't have a classic feel, but still offer a
better crew to pax ratio. Even though she is the other side of the coin
from retro (and probably one of the ugliest ships I have ever seen), I
would love to try out the Radisson Diamond not only for her intimate
offerings, but to enjoy her SWATH technology.
The view from deck 30 aboard Carnival's MS Floating Box...how big will
they go?
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