Cruise Ship revitalization

Yeah. At the time that class of ship was built, RCL was using 120 square feet as the standard cabin size. Even when new, there was some negative comment offered regarding the....snug...cabins. By the 1990s, the RCL CEO was giving that cheery, pithy, quote about "Every cabin is a suite when you are asleep" to travel writers who asked about the rapidly-becoming-unacceptible standard cabin size on that generation of superliner.

My own experience in that cabin.....you learn the spirit of cooperation, as you and your companion develop the subtle dance which allows you to manouver from Point A to Point B without bowling one another over. You become very....close....
 
Here is a picture of an oceanview on the Majesty of the Seas which was made up for 4 guests. You can see 3 lower singles and 1 upper pullman.
I can't see anyone doing this on a cruise longer than a couple of days. This is not unlike the Queen Mary when she was fitted for a troop transport.
The claim is that you are never in your room, but I wonder how much of this by sheer avoidance of the cramped space.
 
Here is the photo

majestyoceanview_copy1.jpg
 
>The claim is that you are never in your room

A claim obviously made by someone who has neither cruised nor crossed.

Can you imagine four people trying to simultaneously get in to formalwear, in time for dinner, in that cabin?

Or, having friends over for drinks?
 
>>You become very....close....<<

And need a chiropractor or an orthopedic surgeon to clean up the mess! That or hope you have a ladyfriend like the one in Joe's photo to share with.
 
Dry-Dock Photos from Oosterdam
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On April 1, the trans-Atlantic cruise for the ms Oosterdam ended in Civitavecchia, Italy. All guests disembarked the ms Oosterdam and after that all subcontractors and dry-dock workers embarked the ms Oosterdam. All containers and materials were loaded on board, and at 15.00 the Oosterdam left Civitavecchia bound for the dry-dock in Palermo. At 05.00 am on April 2 the pilot boarded the ms Oosterdam and sailed into the dry-dock. She was in position at 07.00 am.
During the night the preparations for the removal of the aft deck cabins started. During the 2nd and 3rd of April the work continued and resulted that on the evening of April 3 the aft section was lifted of the Oosterdam.
Click to expand...
More at:
http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2009/04/06/dry-dock-photos-from-oosterdam/#more-5518​
 

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