Last place goes to OOSTERDAM. Worst corridors I've seen on a new ship. Hideous carpet, dim fluorescent lighting, ugly walls, and not a spec of art. I felt I was walking in a hospital. Just dismal.

I agree with Rich that the corridors on MARDI GRAS and CARNIVALE were wonderful. It's unfortunate that Carnival had this policy of laying rather cheap carpet that extended 1/3 of the way up the cabin bulkhead. It definitely took away from the elegance of the corridor, and Carnival continued to do this right up to the Fantasy Class ships. At least the carpet is better quality today.

Ernie

The QM2 had some nice corridors and stair-landings. The doors and cabin decor have an Art-Deco feel to them.

All the new NCL ships seem to have wide/colourful corridors, similar to Ernies image. I like the louvre effect doors. In some corridors they have a fish patterned carpet. If you follow the heads you will reach the ships bow, follow the tails and you reach the stern!

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...I borrowed this image from someones site. It shows one of the QM2's main walk ways.

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Yes, but her cabin corridors are nothing special, unfortunately!

Whereas I also like wide corridors the downside is that they are finally not so nice in (really) rough weather - this is of course rarely encountered by cruise ships.

A well know cliche also know by non ship enthusiasts is the view down an 'endless' corridor. I found a nice variation of that aboard the Crystal Harmony now Asuka II. The for themself not so special corridors on the 'cabin decks' in the superstructure have a door to the open deck on both ends. I guess it is similar on the Artemis (Royal Princess) and some other modern ships.

Navigation trough corridors is usally a seriouse problem for many passengers. Some of the corridors of e.g. the QE2 have a very nice solution for that with varnished wood only on the 'inner side' of the corridor - but I really like the idea with the fish on the carpets pointing to the bow.

A question: Do you prefere dark or very bright corridors?

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Yes, but her cabin corridors are nothing special, unfortunately!

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Very true. Long, narrow, and perfect straight. Nothing really special except I do like the cabin doors and the carpet.

One thing that RCI did with the Voyager Class is purposely give the corridors a few corners and small turns. This way it gives the impression that they are not endless. There are also glass display cases in many of the corridors which are a nice touch.

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Yes, but her cabin corridors are nothing special, unfortunately!

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A nice touch though are the wall sconces on deck 10.

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Corridor decor: on my transatlantic cruise aboard BRILLIANCE last Fall, I spent time going along every corridor on the ship looking at the artwork. Each deck is devoted to a major world city, and features paintings, photos, and historical memorabilia from that city. Loads of interesting items which I supposed go unnoticed by the majority of people on board.

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Yes, but her cabin corridors are nothing special, unfortunately!

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No but they are tasteful rather than brash!

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QM2's corridors are virtually devoid of art. I like the corridors on Oriana much more. Most corridors are too narrow though, making them a nightmare when the stewards' carts are out.

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This is one reason PRIDE OF AMERICA's corridors are so wonderful. They are about twice the width or QM2 (which are extra narrow), and more attractive with recessed cabin doors and great lighting.

Ernie

Ernie

QE2 - Deck 2

The dreaded Deck 5!

Ernie

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More from QE2.

The dreaded Deck 5!

Ernie

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My first time crossing on QE2, I was on Deck 5. Each morning they tested the watertight doors and if you were in your cabin, you were pretty much confined until the test was over!

B-Deck on NORWAY was a similar situation, constantly stepping over the thresholds of watertight doors!

Rich nevertheless pointed out an interesting issue: There is of course an 'escape' but it might be an 'emergency route' (stairs for crew etc.) - such a situation is sometimes hard to avoid but not ideal - people tend to stay with what they know and might take the longer way out just because this is where they 'came from' or because they did not make themself familar with alternative routes.

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You are never trapped when those watertight doors are closed. There is at least 1 staircase between every set of watertight doors.

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Gerry, you are relying far too much on your experience in the industry and knowlege of safety standards when you post these replies. I think you need to use the tools of 'speculation', 'rumour' and 'guess-work' much more.

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Linerrich,

Don't be scaring people now. You are never trapped when those watertight doors are closed. There is at least 1 staircase between every set of watertight doors. What you probably mean is that it was an inconvenience as your normal route may be unavailable ? You are never confined to your cabin. Also, those tests only last about 3-5 minutes.

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Gerry, you're right of course. I didn't mean to imply that I was trapped in the cabin, just that the normal ways out down the corridor either direction were closed for a while. There certainly would be ways out via those doors marked "Crew Only."

And my subsequent voyages on QE2 have always been on Decks Three or Four!

Funnily enough a lot of the hardcore full world cruisers QE2 used to have would select inside cabins on deck 5.

The famous lady that lives on board has such a cabin.