Contrast & comparison

[Doc Vernon]

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​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!

[Ivan Cloherty]

Methinks the 'Artenia' is my type of ship, the 'Royal Princess' is just a floating town and its a hell of a long way down to the lifeboats!

[John Pruden]

floating wedding cakes ivan? too much open space and for some reason i don't trust them don't know just something about the planning of them? jp

[cappy]

##looks like a royal pigeon cree......feel sad when i see them .people say thats a big ship ......no its a big heap heap of characterless junk ...cappy

[happy daze john in oz]

Sadly you are correct Cappy, they are not like the ships we knew.
But they call it progress and like so much else it all moves on.
But whilst the exterior looks bad inside they are most modern and well presented.

Like the aircraft of today, nothing like the Wright Brothers first one.