The new Cunarder, Queen Elizabeth, (QE?) will be like a "Poirot set", full of Art Deco decoation. It will be a "mere" 90,000 tons.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...n-Trieste.html
The new Cunarder, Queen Elizabeth, (QE?) will be like a "Poirot set", full of Art Deco decoation. It will be a "mere" 90,000 tons.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...n-Trieste.html
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I can't wait to see! About time ocean liners look good again...even if they are too damn big!
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Black tie only dinners...that'll last until the first wealthy tank-topped lout and thong-shod bimbo saunter aboard....
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I had the same reaction to those interiors. Well, the world of Art Deco is very vast. But really, if they wanted to emulate one ship interior from the Golden Age, it should have been the Ile de France, or maybe the Normandie. Ah, well.
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"I say, Jeeves, this is a bit of alright, wot?"
"You approve, sir?"
"I should dashed well think I do approve. When do you think you could book us a passage on this palace of pleasure and saunter off to New York for a few months? I daresay crossing the 'lantic on a ship like this would be something neither of us would want to miss, eh?"
"Indeed, sir. She certainly looks to be a most stylish and modern ship, equipped with all the conveniences and luxuries that her passengers could desire..."
I couldn't help myself...
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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That's bloody awful!Originally Posted by BinkieBaumont
"Memory embraces the past to understand and inform the present, nostalgia dwells in an idealized past unattainable.”
Drawings aside, the "idea" of a grand Deco ship is terrific, the actual follow-through will undoubtedly come up short. Disney's ship will never achieve its' artists renderings simple due to huge quantities of people and their children.
Having been on some 35+ cruses, I have very little love for the huge floating, glitzy hotels that are currently sailing the waters. My favorite ships which I have personally experienced tend to come from the 1950's. Italian made and US built, must around 600-900 passengers. Most of them no longer in service, but all had "style" With coat and tie required (black tie 2 nights/week), people really worked their wardrobes with Linens for the day, proper poolside cover-ups, casual daywear for excursions, etc. And the rules were enforced.
I also got to spend some time on the Norway, she was a Grand old lady as well.
I really have no desire to be herded along with 3000-5000 other passengers into trying to make mediocrity into something grander.
My only 2 cruises were in 1962, on the 10,000 ton Greek Lines TSS Agamemnon, and in about 1983, on the 25,000 ton Brittanis (previously the Lurline). I couldn't agree more with what you say. But the QM2 still looks like a heck of a lot nicer way to cross the pond than any airplane today, and I would hope that would be true of this ship, as well.
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"The gracious 1948 built MV Stockholm, currently operates out of the Swan River Colony as a cruise ship renamed "Athena"
Originally named MS Stockholm, she was built in Sweden and at the time she was considered to be a rather small Trans-Atlantic liner at just 11,700-tons. She was not a very successful Atlantic liner, which was at first mostly due to the lack of stabilizers, which was eventually added later, but she was a known as being the “worst roller” on the North Atlantic. However, she did prove to be quite popular as a cruise ship with Americans, but sadly she was never a great financial success for the Swedish America Line. Eventually she was sold to East Germany to become a rather basic Trade Union cruise ship. She was sold again to become a refugee accommodation ship.
In 1994 an Italian company purchased this classic liner and they decided to strip her right down to her ice strengthened steel hull, and superstructure was completely rebuilt into a premium rated contemporary cruise ship and she was renamed; “Italia Prima.” Upon completion the now fully stabilised ship had been fitted with a large “Duck Tail” at her stern and she commenced cruising with great success!
http://www.classicintcruises.com
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