Hire some more block pics:

Thanks for the updated information and pictures. Can you provide any more details about "Central Park"?

Is it an outdoor space? Where will it be located and what purpose will it server for passengers?

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Originally posted by joe at travelpage:
AKer builder,

Thanks for the updated information and pictures. Can you provide any more details about "Central Park"?

Is it an outdoor space? Where will it be located and what purpose will it server for passengers?

Joe at TravelPage.com

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Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:
The blocks on the second picture have those large openings. Are those balconies with round edges?

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Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
Also the width of the second section does not look wide enough for such a large ship.

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Just a guess - but maybe the second picture is of a port and starboard component of a "Royal Promenade section" as it might make sense given that it would appear that there are windows on both sides of each piece. Therefore each piece might house Ocean View Cabins, a corridor, and then Inside Cabins w/ a view. With each affixed to the side of the ship - there might be enough room inbetween to create the interior height of the Royal Promenade.

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Originally posted by AKer builder:
On the corner of the block is "K" and arrow meaning: Fore of the ship and direction,
then numbers L-363 meaning: Newbuilding 1363,
then numbers 489P meaning: block number 489 port side (Royal Prom.)
iJekyll is absolutely right, it is sectoins of royal prom bouth sides, and then i think it's gonna be wide enough.
Balconies are coming to Board Walk and Central Park, Royal Preom stays without balconies.

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Aker builder, if the yard is building Genesis, there must be drawings, artists impressions and maybe a model of the finished ship.

It is your duty to break in and get copies of this documentation for us and post it here.

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Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:
I think his job will be at stake if he does that .

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

His job is expendable. He knows his mission.

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Ha haa......

Block building starts from upside down, it's easyer to fit pipelines, cabeltrays, air conditioning elements, different kind of supports and so on.
Next the block being turn ower in to normal position.
In next step several small blocks being added no top eachother (3-5 decks) and we have "bigblock", next is painting and after adding windows, balconies, cabins ....
And now we have a keel laying ceremoni!

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Originally posted by AKer builder:
Thank you for reading my short lesson about shipbuilding

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Originally posted by AKer builder:

Central Park and Board Walk are bouth similar spaces like royal prom. on voyager/freedom class ships.
Differance seems to be that bouth of them having a natural light source on the top, is it open or si there a glass sealing, hard to say yet.
Royal prom again is different on genesis, its more open on the sides of the ship, different shape, not corridor like.
Royal promenade is located on deck 5 mid ship, Central Park is on deck 8 right above Royal Prom. and Board Wali is on deck 6 aft.

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You may not be able to answer these questions, but if you can that would be great. If not, I completely understand.

1. Average cabin size (in sq ft) for a standard balcony cabin on GENESIS?

2. Lifeboat arrangement and how many lifeboats will there be?

3. There are several round cylinders that can be seen in the GENESIS renderings on the top deck forward of the midship pool area. Care to elaborate on what they are?

Thanks again!

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Originally posted by Atlcruiser:

Looking at the photo on Akers site of the new Genesis, it does not show a lower outside promenade deck. Do you know if the ship will have this?

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I'm sorry my english isn't that good, so i'm not really shure what do you mean Atlcruiser?

I'm sorry my english isn't that good, so i'm not really shure what do you mean Atlcruiser?{/QUOTE]

On the Voyager and Freedom class ships, they have an outside deck where we board the lifeboats. On the photo of the Genesis class ship they do not show this outside deck.

Ernie, not sure how accurate the Captain was but on the Jewel last year the question about the life boats was asked and we were told that the boats would hold over 300 passengers. Less life boats but larger.

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On the rendering, it appears there are only 9 very large lifeboats on either side of the ship. We thought perhaps that regulations may have changed and lifeboats could carry more people. That is why I asked about how many lifeboats there would be.

Also, in the rendering it appears that there is no traditional outdoor Promenade Deck. The lifeboats appear to just extend out from the side of the ship with nothing but the ship behind them and no deck.

Lastly, you can see those round cylinders, midship on the top deck I was talking about. Perhaps they are skylights for the Royal Promenade or Central Park below?

Sorry for all the questions. I think GENESIS is such a fascinating ship and there are so many unknowns about her.

All the best,
Ernie