Over the weekend, the brand new Norwegian Escape madea short maiden voyage call here at New York ... the huge ship was en routefrom Europe to Miami ...
But a contrast:
The Artania on the left dates from 1984 ... she wasthen the Royal Princess ... 44,000 tons & 1,200 passengercapacity ... and she was then one of the largest & mostinnovative cruise ships afloat.
But now, almost 35 yrs later, we come to the age of the $700million, German-built Norwegian Escape ... 165,000 tons & 4,300passenger capacity ... but while very big, she is not even in the top 10largest liners afloat.
Yes, the cruise industry booms & the ships themselvesgrow & grow!