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Topic: Best Looking Ship of Today.

Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 05-05-2000 10:49 PM

I am wondering which ship sailing today do you think looks the best. (Exterior)
Could you also say why.

I like the Queen Elizabeth 2 to look at best because she has the classic lines of a thorough bread, she is huge yet well proportioned and she has a very attractive hull, bow, stern and superstructure. Her lifeboats are placed in a good position which makes her look clutter free. Her one mighty funnel and her mast compliment her brilliantly.

Caronia and Norway are my next two favorites.

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Paddy
First Class Passenger
Member # 357

posted 05-06-2000 01:38 PM

I have to say that I think the best looking ship in cruise service is the Seawing. She is petite, sleek, and her blue funnels are really quite fab. I also love the Legend of the Seas, and P&O's new Aurora is definately one of the prettiest and most well proportioned newbreeds.

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cruznut6
First Class Passenger
Member # 543

posted 05-06-2000 05:51 PM

The best looking ship is ALWAYS the one I'm boarding or planning to board:-)

Happy Sailing!

Bob

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Brandon
First Class Passenger
Member # 1156

posted 05-06-2000 05:59 PM

I am sorry to desagree with U.
But I think that ship is Norway.
Qe2 is stil beutiful though

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Rex
First Class Passenger
Member # 1113

posted 05-06-2000 08:15 PM

I would have to go with the Disney twins, with their long foredecks and whimsically elegant gold scrollwork along the hulls. The twin funnels are a lovely touch.

Swan Hellenic's MINERVA, IMHO, may well be the most balanced of all the contemporary liners, thought she'd probably fit on the Lido Deck of the VOYAGER OF THE SEAS. The VOTS is not a bad-looking vessel herself, she is certainly better looking than the GRAND PRINCESS, which looks like a shopping cart. Some friends want me to go with them on one of her Med trips next year, but with grad school, I don't know if I can make it...anyway, I can look at my shopping cart and pretend...

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 05-07-2000 04:55 AM

I think QE2

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gohaze
First Class Passenger
Member # 586

posted 05-07-2000 10:57 AM

Beauty of course, is in the eye of the beholder, but I still think one of the best looking contemporary ships is the Marco Polo. She is well balanced, with a nice funnel in the right place, a good bow and the after end is good too.
Sagafjord is good, but is spoilt by those stupid extra cabins Cunard stuck up on the top...they did the same to the Vistafjord as well...peter
BTW...we, Marco Polo, last month departed Phuket, Thailand at exactly the same time as the Saga Rose. We from the berth, and she from anchorage. Both bound for Colombo and she came in 2 hours behind. But, she trailed a cloud of smoke the whole way, taking us back to the old days of steam jobs. We could even see it on the horizon after the hull had dropped below it. Either she needs a good overhaul or Saga is buying el cheapo fuel..

[This message has been edited by gohaze (edited 05-08-2000).]

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 05-08-2000 10:33 AM

S/S NORWAY, Q.E. 2 and if we could
get it out of the mothball problem
it's in and I think all will agree
on this one S/S UNITED STATES.
The day it comes back out again,
we'll all be drinking some delicious
Asti Spumante Champagne!!!!!

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Joe at PwC
First Class Passenger
Member # 225

posted 05-08-2000 11:35 AM

Well, there you have it. Another example of how the best-looking ships today are still the ones with the classic lines. Even the Disney ships inherit much from the age of the liners.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 05-08-2000 12:09 PM

Cunard........
I've been thinking about this for some days
now and cannot narrow it down to one. Here
are the ones I like best, although some I
liked as built, not as they are today: QE2,
Norway [as built], Rembrandt, Caronia [as
built], and the two Crystal ships are not
bad for contemporary ships.

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Rex
First Class Passenger
Member # 1113

posted 05-08-2000 05:34 PM

I agree with you, NAL, but something is amiss in the Crystal twins' design. The hull is very beautiful, but the superstructure doesn't taper off with the bow, it sort of looks like it is "tumbling" over the hull, I notice this, esp. from the bow. The SEABOURN SUN also has this problem. But all three ships have lovely hulls.

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gizmo
First Class Passenger
Member # 972

posted 05-09-2000 07:37 PM

The classic liners are still the best looking ships. Comparing the NORWAY, QE2,etc to todays's new ships is like comparing a 57 Chevy to today's sports veichles,(Explorers,Blazers).

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claudio
First Class Passenger
Member # 1214

posted 05-10-2000 06:50 AM

you cant beat edenborough castle {EUGENIO COSTA}. any thing out of italy was pretty good looking. marco polo even oriana it is pretty good looking inthe flesh.

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Ascendancy
First Class Passenger
Member # 840

posted 05-12-2000 09:10 AM

I don't like the older ships, the same way I don't like an old dark outdated kitchen.

The new ships are sleek with more sparkling glass and circular lounges overlooking everything. More balconies! Even the artwork has not been forgotten.

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 05-13-2000 03:44 AM

I think Aurora and Oriana. They are both beautiful sisters

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 05-13-2000 03:08 PM

From the classic ships, mid-sized, I like the best those ones:
VISTAFJORD (now CARONIA)
MAXIM GORKIY
MARCO POLO, TARAS SHEVCHENKO, SHOTA RUSTAVELI
BLACK WATCH, HYUNDAI KEUMGANG, SUPERSTAR CAPRICORN
HYUNDAI PONGNAE, SUNDREAM, CAROUSEL

smaller classic liners:
ODESSA
ASTRA II
FLAMENCO, SEAWING

large classic ships:
NORWAY
QUEEN ELISABETH 2

mid-sized, modern ships:
ASTOR, ARKONA
BERLIN
DEUTSCHLAND
DELPHIN, VAN GOGH, ENCHANTED CAPRI, OLVIA, ISLAND ADVENTURE

large modern ships:
ZENITH, HORIZON
CENTURY, MERCURY, GALAXY

smaller modern ships:
c.COLUMBUS
CAPTAIN OMAR
SEABOURN PRIDE, SEABOURN LEGEND, SEABOURN SPIRIT

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Joe at PwC
First Class Passenger
Member # 225

posted 05-17-2000 12:11 PM

As modern ships go, I think the SuperStar Leo is a good-looking ship, as are the Sun Princess sisters.

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Ðraikar
First Class Passenger
Member # 1153

posted 05-21-2000 07:16 PM

I have so many ship in mind as to beautiful but one that comes to mind is Cunard's Caronia of 1949 - 1974, her huge funnel and bright green hull made her a pleasant view to see.

Ðraikar

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 05-12-2001 07:20 PM

Of the modern ships, the question should be which ones are NOT butt ugly.

Disney Magic/Wonder are the only ones with any grace at all.

All the others have the inspriation of a Maytag

Classic liners; most are beautiful except for the Oriana of 1960, and the WW1 German giants. Canberra and Rembrandterdam are the most beautiful.

Gizmo comparing a classic to a modern is to me, a Jaguar saloon to a garbage truck.

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Paddy
First Class Passenger
Member # 357

posted 05-13-2001 09:22 AM

Talking about the Disney sisters, I used to agree they were very beautiful and somewhat more classy then the competition. However, last night I saw a photo of the Wonder and it just looked so false - it was too contrived to be any use to me. I have to say that I prefer Celebrity's handsome Century trio any day!

Paddy.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-13-2001 02:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Paddy:
Talking about the Disney sisters, I used to agree they were very beautiful and somewhat more classy then the competition. However, last night I saw a photo of the Wonder and it just looked so false - it was too contrived to be any use to me.

I know what you mean Paddy, but at least Disney tried, which is more than some other lines have done!

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Commodore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1575

posted 05-13-2001 02:59 PM

Many may disagree with me but my favorite ship exterior is the SeaWind Crown.It has a nice funnel,a decent stern,and aa nice shaped hull.I saw her in St. Lucia when I was on the Inspiration.She looked quite nice.

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Fanatic
First Class Passenger
Member # 1427

posted 05-13-2001 09:28 PM

The QE2. The Norway's profile was completely ruined by the addition of the upper decks. Her funnels look like those things that pop up in that game in the Chucky Cheese playroom that you hit with the mallet.

Fanatic

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Great Lakes
First Class Passenger
Member # 1836

posted 05-13-2001 09:54 PM

I think the best looking ships are the Seabourn Spirit, Pride, and Legend. The exterior of these ships is absolutely stunning. They are not at all boxy and very sleek. The stripes along the side of the ship make the ships look even more sleek. The two side-by-side stacks work very well in their design. There is nothing I dislike about the appearance of these beautiful ships.

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Elizabeth
First Class Passenger
Member # 142

posted 05-14-2001 02:55 AM

I would have to say the QE2.

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