marinearchit

That makes more sense!

I'm actually a big fan of straight bow stems, even from a purely aesthetic standpoint. But as has been mentioned, there has been a lot of new data to show that this hullform has benefits at certain speeds.

Edge seems to be drawing on the hullform used for the AIDAprima. They're both the exact same dimensions, which definitely indicates that they duplicated the hull. (984 ft long, 123 ft beam). (http://www.creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/General_Info/Flyers/14041761_CEL_Edge_FAQ.pdf)

In all honestly, I'm not sure how this specific hullform would have gone between shipyards and different owners but there are heavy indicators that it has been duplicated.

However, I imagine we can probably look more towards Mein Schiff 5 and the Solstice Class for indicators of the vessel arrangement since they're definitely going to try and continue GA trends that X already knows work. Since the current TUI newbuilds and X newbuilds all relate back to the Century-class, I imagine we'll keep seeing some type of shared DNA.

One helpful detail is that we know where the funnel is located and can therefore trace the likely path of ductwork and ventilation down through the ship. You can also use the known location of passenger elevators and stairs to draw logical conclusions about the location of crew elevators and stairs. Once you can approximate the location of those, you can figure out where the leftover space is for public rooms.

By looking at the exterior, you can tell where some of the main fire bulkheads are located (the space between balconies is a bit thicker). This will dictate a division between fire zones and therefore a division between public rooms. Also looking at the window arrangement on the hull.

Also, note that in the exterior rendering above, the funnel is not blue. So this rendering could be an older iteration and we might still get a slightly different final product, at least in terms of hull art.

Here you go : http://www.celebritycruises.com/ships/celebrity-edge?tab=Staterooms%2Fships%2Fcelebrity-edge%2Fstaterooms#Deck_Plans/ships/celebrity-edge/deck-plans

It seems that these are only loading for people who are able to book (so, I'm guessing Captain's Club members?)

Some really amazing shots on here!

While these aren't Carnival, they've always been some of my favorties...

Taken in the afternoon while heading back on the tender.

Looking aft at sunset.

My mom on the Century. She didn't mean to mimick the Carnival funnel on the Paradise, which was docked behind us.

The Nonpareil, alongside us in Key West.

From what I understand, she was scrapped on the spot. So there shouldn't be much left.

Yes, you're correct.

Achille Lauro was origionally the MS Willen Ruys owned by Royal Rotterdam Lloyd and the Angelina Lauro was origionally the MS Oranje, also from Holland, and owned by Netherland Line. Unlike the Achille Lauro, which was simply refurbished, the Angelina Lauro was completely rebuilt and looked nothing like her origional design.

Heres a great history of the ship (With great pictures)... http://www.ssmaritime.com/oranje.htm

ryndam,

Doesn't sound to fun!

The Costa years were overall pretty popular/profitable for the ship...up until the fire. But from what I've heard and read the Lauro and Oranje times of the ship's life had a more loyal passenger base.

Number9,

Achille Lauro was owned by Flotta Lauro/Lauor Lines. When the company hit financial problems in 1982, Achille Lauro was detained in Tenerife for a year. With the help of the Italian government, she was brought back to Genoa and remained layed up for another year. That's when Lauro entered a joint charter agreement with Chandris for Med cruises. After the 1985 hijacking, Chandris pulled out of the agreement.

Eventually, MSC bought Lauro Lines in 1987 and rebranded the company as Starlauro Cruises.

In 1994 Achille Lauro caught fire and sank two days later. The next year Starlauro Cruises was rebranded and became what we know as MSC Cruises. Although, MSC's current MSC Rhapsody is the only Starlauro ship still in the fleet.

Is there anybody here who had the chance to sail on the Achille Lauro or Angelina Lauro way back when MSC was still Star Lauro/Flotta Lauro? I know both of these ships were gone by the time that the company became MSC, but does anybody have memories of sailing these ships?