richardleyser Posted February 11, 2009 #26 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well wish us luck, we have one of the new balconies leaving tomorrow, at least it is in dock and ready, I will post Indoor pictures on Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jailerman Posted February 11, 2009 #27 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well wish us luck, we have one of the new balconies leaving tomorrow, at least it is in dock and ready, I will post Indoor pictures on Sunday We sure will look forward to those photos and I hope everything works out for you.. Thanks once more..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natanni Posted February 11, 2009 #28 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Looking foward to your pictures and review! Have a great cruise!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyinMA Posted February 11, 2009 #29 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Nice! Thanks for the pics Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquistador74 Posted February 12, 2009 #30 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I try to be an optimist, but wow...that's ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP1111 Posted February 12, 2009 #31 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks so much for the pics, Tom!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted February 12, 2009 Author #32 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks so much for the pics, Tom!!! :) MY pleasure Don !!! :D Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RjayB Posted February 12, 2009 #33 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Well not sure how else they could add balconies to these ships without moving the lifeboats around...but it's definitely worth the ugliness to have the balcony option :) Different question...why did they scrub out the name on the bow? Just touching it up?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach410 Posted February 12, 2009 #34 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for the pictures! Looking forward to pictures of how she looks inside, especially the balcony rooms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted February 12, 2009 Author #35 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Well not sure how else they could add balconies to these ships without moving the lifeboats around...but it's definitely worth the ugliness to have the balcony option :) Different question...why did they scrub out the name on the bow? Just touching it up?:confused: That area on the port side was completed (CARNIVAL SENSATION) - I suppose they just did not have time to take care of this side. I doubt they will run it around too long like that! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeBeeCee Posted February 12, 2009 #36 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Poor Baby................She won't look so nice on the Post Card anymore! That look of "an after thought" takes away from the beauty of the ship. Hope they don't do this to the Fantasy! -brenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted February 12, 2009 #37 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks so much for the pics, Tom! You are da man!!! And good God, is that not the ugliest thing since Linda Blair got infected with Satan. ICK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted February 12, 2009 Author #38 Share Posted February 12, 2009 It would appear that they turned the webcam at Pt. Canaveral, you can now see the Sensation --- now the question - what time will she actually leave today? ! My guess is 6 PM (she is supposed to leave at 4). Any others?? :) http://portcanaveral.org/webcam.htm Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teahoney Posted February 12, 2009 #39 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks so much for the pics. I sail on Sensation this August and now you have made me even more anxious to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jailerman Posted February 12, 2009 #40 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks so much for the pics, Tom! You are da man!!! And good God, is that not the ugliest thing since Linda Blair got infected with Satan. ICK!!! I know that in the end it's all about the $$, But it's to bad that Carnival could not budget in a couple extra weeks during the refurb so when they brought "Sensation" back and have the first customers sail on her she looks as new and nice as possible.:rolleyes: As I said, I know it's about the bottom line here but there is NOOOOOO doubt that some people are not going to be happy with the condition of the ship if they are sailing today. If memory serves right I do believe that "Inspiration" and "Imagination" were both down for a month also for refurb and "EOF" as well and came back to their ports with still work to do. Carnival HAD TO KNOW that adding the Balcony's were just going to take that much more time in the end ? :rolleyes: As far as everyone thinking it's ugly ? I'll take an ugly ship with Balcony's over a sleek looking ship with only windows ANY DAY ! :D JMHO.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TITISSA Posted February 12, 2009 #41 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Tom, another cruisecritic thanking you for your pictures:). I have one of the new SS cabins. I couldn't really determine where one balcony ends and where the next one begins. Have to wait to see those partions up. I agree with the general consensus that it has no flow. It looks ugly. Why couldn't Carnival just add glass balconies to the entire deck? But I'm glad they added the water slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelz66 Posted February 12, 2009 #42 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for the pics...the aft ones blend in a bit more....I think once they are done and painted that the mid ship ones will not look "that" bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted February 12, 2009 #43 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I know that in the end it's all about the $$, But it's to bad that Carnival could not budget in a couple extra weeks during the refurb so when they brought "Sensation" back and have the first customers sail on her she looks as new and nice as possible.:rolleyes: As I said, I know it's about the bottom line here but there is NOOOOOO doubt that some people are not going to be happy with the condition of the ship if they are sailing today. If memory serves right I do believe that "Inspiration" and "Imagination" were both down for a month also for refurb and "EOF" as well and came back to their ports with still work to do. Carnival HAD TO KNOW that adding the Balcony's were just going to take that much more time in the end ? :rolleyes: As far as everyone thinking it's ugly ? I'll take an ugly ship with Balcony's over a sleek looking ship with only windows ANY DAY ! :D JMHO.. Oh, don't get me wrong, I love balconies too! But man, did this muck up the appearance of what was a sleek, well proportioned ship!!! The aft balconies are not that bad but the sides look horrible now, IMHO. To me it would be like someone who wanted an extra nose and they stuck it on the shoulder or something. Sticking beside an existing nose sort of equates to the aft balconies, IMHO, but the side balconies just look so, "Well, lets just stick them, hmmm, lets see, well, hmmmm, here? No, here. No, that's no good. OK, here." I hate the new look of the sides, but that's just MHO. Personally, I think she's going to be the red-headed step child of the fleet now (no offense to red headed step children). We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenee Posted February 12, 2009 #44 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for the pictures. We sail on her 03/12 and are getting excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmss1950 Posted February 12, 2009 #45 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thank you for the pictures Tom. We also sail 3/12 in one of the "new" balcony rooms, E91, and are looking forward to it. Happy cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsvacation Posted February 12, 2009 #46 Share Posted February 12, 2009 While I like the Fantasy class ships for their size and well arranged public areas, I never thought they we particularly pretty ships from the dock. But WOW, Sensation is now just plain hideous, I'd say the ugliest cruise ship out there by a long-shot! It's like they sat down and said "we need to add balconies for profit, and they ain't going to look good no matter what, but let's go the extra step and make sure they are as terrible looking as possible." As someone else pointed out the balconies could only be added where there were no lifeboats above which is how the midship baconies ended up where they did. However, if they just mirrored the shape of the pool deck/promanade overhang above and continued the shape of the balconies all the way up (giving two outdoor areas off the mid-ship dining room or better still, expanding the dinning room with encloded bays either side) the addition would look more like a "bump out" instead of a squared off pimple! I don't know, maybe it will look better when it's painted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpickins Posted February 12, 2009 #47 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Im sure the pics are hard to do the the new balconies justice, but they look like a 7 year old put them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP1111 Posted February 12, 2009 #48 Share Posted February 12, 2009 . . . now the question - what time will she actually leave today? ! My guess is 6 PM (she is supposed to leave at 4). Any others?? :) Your timing guess is very close to what took place in Tampa with the "newly semi-incomplete partially refurbished" Carnival Inspiration. What became the initial frustration for those passengers was not having access to the indoor waiting area. People were standing on the sidewalks (or shopping/eating @ Channelside) with the carry-on for a much longer period of time than they were expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czechgal Posted February 12, 2009 #49 Share Posted February 12, 2009 It's 4 in Florida, is she moving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICKMAC100 Posted February 12, 2009 #50 Share Posted February 12, 2009 It's 4 in Florida, is she moving? Are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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