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CRUISE SHIPPING INTERIOR DESIGN

Eye on

Vessels of all size and variety sport

Cruise Ship increasingly spectacular design elements

By Barry Parker

Design

Cruise pundits and travel profession- At a time that lifestyle-driven Virgin at af? uent travelers, Regent Seven Seas als have increasingly come around to Voyages has now taken delivery of Scar- Cruises (a brand within Norwegian the view that the vessels are as much a let Lady, its ? rst of four vessels, from Cruise Line Holdings, along with Ocea- part of the overall “experience” as the Fincantieri, (with Ritz Carlton’s entry nia Cruises, which describes its vessels ports of call, both nearby and far away. into the market not far behind) one need as “designer inspired”) invites potential

Vessel designers must deal with the util- only look at advertisements in the travel customers to experience an “intimate itarian aspects of vessel architecture, but media to see this interplay in action. atmosphere,” with “intricate design de- also must consider the ephemeral side Interiors matter, all across the wide tails create an elegant and relax- of vessel design, where the vessel itself spectrum of cruise brands and demo- ing space” in its suites. becomes the destination (or provides an graphics. Quite simply they are passen- The advertisement highlights touches integral complement to port visits) and ger facing, an essential portion of the such as “Fine stones and marble, custom must therefore offer something memo- overall passenger travel experience. furniture…” and other hallmarks of lux- rable. In Virtuoso Life, a publication aimed ury. Sometimes, the interior and exterior

Fine Dining

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Celebrity Edge.

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