No Studios on NCL JOY

[tiger-91]

According to this news story I just read, the Chinese market doesn't want studio staterooms. I wonder if they can be converted to studios if the ship is ever moved to a different market. I suppose they are flipping around the connecting staterooms so the doors open to a middle living room or maybe it's a complete redesign.

Are interior suites unique? Didn't suites always have a veranda?

 

http://www.passengership.info/news/view,norwegian-joy-alaska-turned-china_46280.htm

 

When it comes to Norwegian Joy, she is the first ship which NCL has fully developed for the Chinese market. Mr Lindsay explained: “The full GA has been completely reviewed by NCL, the architect and the Chinese consultant to match the needs of Chinese passengers. From restaurants to cabins, everything has been designed to match the feedback for a base product for the Chinese market. Specific features, such as the go-kart track (a first at sea), a sophisticated climbing wall, a Tai Chi garden, the Galaxy Pavilion for entertaining, gaming, video games and virtual reality have been designed for the future and put in place on this ship.”

 

The retail shopping space has been tailored to Chinese tastes and new restaurants have been created which are more suitable for the Asian palette, for example a Teppanyaki restaurant and Korean BBQ (Shabu-Shabu) dining experience. With the Chinese tending to travel in families, the recent signature NCL studios will not appear on Norwegian Joy but two-bedroom suites complete with living room are being created for this ship.

 

Mr Pastorino commented on particular challenges associated with creating the first go-kart track at sea: “One of the main [topics] was trying to save weight because of the stability” due to it being located on the highest deck. A number of different options were considered with the final choice being made in terms of weight and space."