I'm sure it will be a fantastic cruise, Finn. I'm not jealous (much) :-)

Great photo, Jochen. Do you happen to know if (like her sister Quantum otS) she'll visit Hamburg, too?

Cheers,
Jens

11 months before our cruise aboard her! Should be fun! Great photo!

For once, some great light to greet a vessel emerging from the construction hall at Papenburg. Excellent capture, Jochen.

Personally, I'd love to see what she has to offer. You can stick your old-fashioned cruise ships where the sun doesn't shine.

My 0.02$: since cruise ships (not trans-atlantic liners!) are essentially floating bars/casinos, with everything else being merely a distraction (and I mean everything, including the sea!), the reason that cruise ships of yore were "more ships" than the behemoths of today, was simply because the shipbuilders did not have the technology to build them like they do today.
As for their safety - some things are inherently less safer when one deals with greater number of persons. But, it reminds me of crash tests of sturdy looking fifties sedans, which still manage to kill all the passengers in crash scenarios that tiny Smarts pass with their doors still being able to open afterwards.

So, modern ships are - definitely - SAFER than older ships, technology wise.

Also, 100 people - 101 opinion. :)
I find Norwegian Epic hideous.
And I find AIDAprima beautiful. And not only because I played a (token) role in her construction. :)

Just a question of taste.

Vlad

I really hope that never one of this big ones sinking in the open sea. Costa Concordia sat on rocks, if she would not have been drifted onto the rocks she would have capsized and not 34 death but 1000,s or more. I dread that day and when all involved say that was not possible etcetc and acting surprised.

One good image, but forever it looks like a grand accomodation barge, to anyone that remembers the classic liners of old! mrdot.

Great photo but again not sure I'd like to sail on a ship this size with so many people. I agree with Jochen, freighter would be better! Jon

I'm afraid, you are right,Bryan. But the buisiness is the one side and the technical performance the other - and that's the reason why I'm taking pictures of this vessels. For me self I prefare to go sea by freighters.
rgds
Jochen