Idea from the 'Genesis Class' ship discussion...

[quagmire0]

I was reading the cover article about the response to the Genesis Class ship that RCCL is developing and saw the comment about a dog/cat kennel, and I was thinking....why not?!? I mean, you'll have all that space - why not have a dog playground/boarding area? You could also include an area for walking the dogs and all that. RCI would make money, and dog owners wouldn't need to find separate accommodations.

 

I guess the only issues you would have to address would be: 1. getting the dogs on and off the ship and 2. Do dogs/cats get seasick? :D

[Jtd724]

There will be no room, its double the size of voyager and double the people. The space ratio will still be the same.

[bplazo]

As much as I love my four furry babies, it is nice to go on a cruise and get away from the responsibility for a week!

[time4u2go]

I guess the only issues you would have to address would be: 1. getting the dogs on and off the ship and 2. Do dogs/cats get seasick? :D

 

Our dog used to get carsick, so I would guess they can get seasick too. That wouldn't be too good since they really couldn't tell you that they feel bad, and you really couldn't do anything for it anyway.:(

[ORANGEinINDY]

I have thought about dogs on the ship before. We love our three fur-balls, but not sure we'd want to bring them.

One of the ideas I had were a grass Helipad... one of our girls wont go on the fake stuff

[crusinmama06]

You know the old NCL SS Norway, when it was the France had a dog kennel and a promenade for the dogs. The only reason I know that is because the camp counselor told us the kids camp room used to be the dog kennels. :rolleyes:

 

I wonder if that would actually take off though? Most would have to fly with their dogs, then board them on the cruise. I love my poochies but they are better off on solid ground.

[taraandsean]

well I am hoping the idea is not twice the passengers, maybe add another 50 staterooms but just add more stuff and activities , bars , sports activities, bigger fresh water pools ect. but if they try to add twice the staterooms to make more money it will turn out badly for rccl , keep it voyager size as far as passengers and make it as big as possibleand it will work. charge twice the price per passenger and make the state rooms twice the size , all balconys no inside cabins .

[RED318is]

I know I want to share my cruise with barking, dog poo, and flees.

[ORANGEinINDY]

I know I want to share my cruise with barking, dog poo, and flees.

My dogs don't have fleas !!!

The other two things... oh, yeah!!:D :eek:

[ORANGEinINDY]

Just thinking...

Can my pooch be godmother of ...

"Canine of the Seas" ?

[Tyron]

well I am hoping the idea is not twice the passengers, maybe add another 50 staterooms but just add more stuff and activities , bars , sports activities, bigger fresh water pools ect. but if they try to add twice the staterooms to make more money it will turn out badly for rccl , keep it voyager size as far as passengers and make it as big as possibleand it will work. charge twice the price per passenger and make the state rooms twice the size , all balconys no inside cabins .

 

i agree 100%....just because the ship is bigger i dont understand why RCI feels the need to jam it with additional people! i dont mind the ship's size increase if they kept the passenger capacity @ the current Voyager or Freedom class capacities. Make the clubs, windjammer, pool area, casinos, cabins, bathrooms, balconies much larger along with adding whatever new features they have planned and incorporate more outside areas and glass views like the Radiance class ships.

[negc]

Well they have already revealed the approximate number of passengers the ship will carry, so hopes for only 50 more cabins aren't realistic. Given the cost to build the ship, they have to maximize the passenger complement to recoup their cost. However, the passenger/space ratio should still be much better than it is on their older ships, so if they design her properly, it should not feel crowded. I agree that I would like to see more of a Radiance style ship than an even larger Voyager style, but that doesn't seem to be the way that RCI is going. Perhaps critical reviews of the Freedom, when it begins sailing, will play a role in the ultimate design of Genesis.

[taraandsean]

rccl should poll the cruisers and find out what we want to pay for , if they build it like cruisers want it we will pay good to use it and they will get there money for the ship.They need to start mixing the itierarys up a little but thats a different topic.

[Jtd724]

The design is already set for genesis, they dont sign billion dollar deals on ideas, the blueprints are down, the only tweaking would be colors, art designs and placement. I think the minimum occupancy is 5400 with a capacity of 6200 or something like that. I agree totally with maybe adding from 3500 passengers on Voyager to maybe 4000-4200 people on the Genesis class. That would be a great space ratio. But the truth is, the deal is done, the blueprints are set.