Thus spake "HC_Yacht_Deliveries" :
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>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
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>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?
Just a little bigger than you thought possible.
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dillon
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