Are all of a cruise line ships the same?

[SPARKY0210]

I have been on 2 Princess cruises and was told that all of their ships are identical, (except for length, #floors), the 2 that I were on had the same decor and nightclubs etc. Is this true of all ships?

 

Oceanic - dark ages

Carnival Celebration - 1993

Star Princess - 2/03 - Mexican Rivera

Island Princess - 2/04 - Panama Canal

[Tatka]

Of course not!

 

Every line has 3-4 or more different size classes and every class features something unique.

 

For example Voyager class of RCCL has ice-rink, promenade etc. Climbing walls started from this class too. THere are "promenade" cabins with windows that face promenade!

 

For better answer just go to the different websites!

 

www.rccl.com

www.celebrity-cruises.com

www.ncl.com

 

I heard that some NCL ships have "villas" on the upper decks with private pools.

 

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Less than 2 weeks till my dream Med vacation!

 

Splendour of the Seas May 15, 2004 (Europe!!!)

 

Century 07/12/03 Eastern Caribbean FFL-San Juan - St. Thomas - St.Maarten- Nassau -FFL

Komarno(Volga)07/91 Moscow - Astrahan' - Moscow (honeymoon)

Komarno(Volga)07/90 Moscow - Astrahan'- Moscow

Admiral Nachimov(or Nakhimov) (Black Sea)04/1986 Odessa - Batum

 

GO BRUINS!!!!

[superjerryw]

A cruise line usually has several ships that are the same in the sense they are part of the same class so they share the same design and were all built within a few years of each other. However, most cruise lines have several classes of ship so while ships in the same class are similar, ships of a different class are much different. For example, RCCL's older ships are in the Sovereign class named after the first ship of that class, the Sovereign of the Seas. RCCL also has the Vision class, Radiance class and Voyager class. Each of these classes of ship is distinct from the others.

 

 

Donuts, is there anything they can't do....

[Brandis]

And then within each class, every ship has a differently themed rooms, like on Voyager, the disco is themed like a bank vault, on Adventure, it more dungeon like...

 

Marc Benz

Switzerland

 

Next cruises:

 

Yangtze River cruise: June 2004

 

Transatlantic Prinsendam, Lisbon-Ft. Lauderdale: 11/09/04

 

Previous cruises:

Ecstasy, Bahamas, 1996

Ecstasy, Bahamas, 1997

Jubilee, Baja California, 1998

Carnival Destiny, Western Caribbean, 1999

Carnival Destiny, Eastern Carribbean, 1999

Maasdam, Mediterranean, 2000

Carnival Spirit, Alaska southbound, 2001

European Vision, Mediterranean, 2001

Voyager of the Seas, Western Carribean, 2001/2002

Funchal, Baltic, 2002

Enchantment of the Seas, Western Caribbean, 2002/2003

Brilliance of the Seas, Eastern Mediterranean, 2003

Adventure of the Seas, Southern Caribbean, 2003

Inaugral Jewel of the Seas, Hamburg-Oslo, 2004

[caviargal]

I think the most differential is that each ship has their own distinct personality. They can be of the same class and have many of the same features but the individual management and staff create a unique environment.

 

The Monarch is an old gal but the staff is so great it is one of my all time favorites!

 

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