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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
Hello everybody!
I have just published a new photo gallery of Celebrity Cruises' G/T/S "Constellation" with 98 pictures. All images have kindly been provided by Mr René Sindt: http://www.ruderhaus.de/cel-const-sindt/index.htm Also, for those interested I have added a Photo Review of Hansa Kreuzfahrten's M/S "Paloma I", a small, fairly basic cruise ship mainly marketed in German-speaking countries. The review comes with 35 pictures: http://www.ruderhaus.de/hansa-paloma-visit/index_e.htm As always, English picture descriptions appear by poiting the mouse cursor at the full-sized pictures. Enjoy! Regards, Raoul Fiebig E-Mail: firstnameATruderhaus.de "Das Ruderhaus": http://www.ruderhaus.de/ |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
"Raoul Fiebig" wrote in message ... Hello everybody! I have just published a new photo gallery of Celebrity Cruises' G/T/S "Constellation" with 98 pictures. All images have kindly been provided by Mr René Sindt: http://www.ruderhaus.de/cel-const-sindt/index.htm Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos, Raoul. I really like all the blues on the Constellation~very calming and restful followed by the beautiful reds in the San Marco restaurant--ship very tastefully done except for that big pink lion's head emblem on the San Marco/entertainment deck~ that does not seem to look right with all the reds and gold~but perhaps it looks better when one is actually there. Could just be my personal taste. The Constellation is a beauty and I would love to cruise on her~~too many ships and so little time! ;-) --Jean |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
Jean O'Boyle wrote:
"Raoul Fiebig" wrote in message ... Hello everybody! I have just published a new photo gallery of Celebrity Cruises' G/T/S "Constellation" with 98 pictures. All images have kindly been provided by Mr René Sindt: http://www.ruderhaus.de/cel-const-sindt/index.htm Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos, Raoul. I really like all the blues on the Constellation~very calming and restful followed by the beautiful reds in the San Marco restaurant--ship very tastefully done except for that big pink lion's head emblem on the San Marco/entertainment deck~ that does not seem to look right with all the reds and gold~but perhaps it looks better when one is actually there. Could just be my personal taste. The Constellation is a beauty and I would love to cruise on her~~too many ships and so little time! ;-) I think the Connie is more tropical in colors than most Celebrity ships, there's the use of teals/yellows in many public rooms. I didn't find her as calming as other Celebrity ships, however. The Rendezvous lounge has lots of patterns and strong colors fairly competing with each other, the reds and yellows of the dining room are stronger than the colors used on the Infinity or the Millennium. I can't say there's anything about her that would make me want to prefer her over the Infinity or Summit, and I found Connie somewhat glitzy in some ways for a Celebrity ship. All of the Millennium ships have a similar mood. It does come down to personal preferences of colors/patterns and the moods they create as to which one is most preferable. My order is Millennium, Summit, Infinity, Constellation for this class. Ben S. --Jean |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
Raoul Fiebig wrote:
Hello everybody! I have just published a new photo gallery of Celebrity Cruises' G/T/S "Constellation" with 98 pictures. All images have kindly been provided by Mr René Sindt: http://www.ruderhaus.de/cel-const-sindt/index.htm Also, for those interested I have added a Photo Review of Hansa Kreuzfahrten's M/S "Paloma I", a small, fairly basic cruise ship mainly marketed in German-speaking countries. The review comes with 35 pictures: http://www.ruderhaus.de/hansa-paloma-visit/index_e.htm Regards, Raoul Fiebig Thanks, Raoul Photo 46 shows one of the problems I have with this class of ships. You'll notice it is a picture of the main restaurant and you'll notice the tables and seats are off to the right side while there's a passageway on the left side. For me there are far too many tables here and you see that the main part of the restaurant is beyond this area, this "wing". This is one of the design aspects that bugs me about this class, and there's many more. Also, anyone's who has seen an Infinity, Summit or Millennium dining room has seen this one and I think it's a shame compared to the creativity and differences used going from the Century to Galaxy to Mercury. For me, this cheapens this class of ship making it like the other class of ships. Yes, it is cheaper to maintain it this way, and that, for me, by definition, makes this class feel cheaper and mass produced than the more custom Century class of ships. Ben S. E-Mail: firstnameATruderhaus.de "Das Ruderhaus": http://www.ruderhaus.de/ |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:14:51 GMT, Benjamin Smith
wrote: Photo 46 shows one of the problems I have with this class of ships. You'll notice it is a picture of the main restaurant and you'll notice the tables and seats are off to the right side while there's a passageway on the left side. For me there are far too many tables here and you see that the main part of the restaurant is beyond this area, this "wing". This is one of the design aspects that bugs me about this class, and there's many more. Hi Ben! I do see your point. I've never been on one of the "Millennium"-class ships myself, but to be honest, I wan't too impressed with the pictures I've seen. It's not that the ships don't look well, but the "Century"-class ships are somewhat more appealing IMHO. Regards, Raoul Fiebig E-Mail: firstnameATruderhaus.de "Das Ruderhaus": http://www.ruderhaus.de/ |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
"Benjamin Smith" wrote in message news:3Qh5c.4062 Thank you for sharing these wonderful I think the Connie is more tropical in colors than most Celebrity ships, there's the use of teals/yellows in many public rooms. I didn't find her as calming as other Celebrity ships, however. The Rendezvous lounge has lots of patterns and strong colors fairly competing with each other, the reds and yellows of the dining room are stronger than the colors used on the Infinity or the Millennium. I agree about the strong reds and gold, particularly the gold. I think a pale gold or beige/gold would have made it look less brassy. Also the deep gold stained glass ceiling would have been more pleasing in a pale gold or pearlescent beige. Pale gold picked up in the red carpeting would have put it all together nicely. I don't know why they ever put the pink lion's head in the mix. --Jean |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
Wonderful photographs, thank you Raoul. Jean, you made me go back and look again after I read both of your posts mentioning the "pink" lion's head in the San Marcos dining room of the Constellation. It does look out of place. But........Could it be that it is not "pink" rather an opalescent and that the photograph "picked" up the pink......not that it is pink per se.....perhaps some one who has cruised on Constellation will be able to describe if it really is a "pink" or that it is, what I hope, one of those diaphanous, pearlescent "change with the light" opal like colors.......... ANGELICA |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
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"Jean O'Boyle" wrote: "Raoul Fiebig" wrote in message ... Hello everybody! I have just published a new photo gallery of Celebrity Cruises' G/T/S "Constellation" with 98 pictures. All images have kindly been provided by Mr René Sindt: http://www.ruderhaus.de/cel-const-sindt/index.htm Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos, Raoul. I really like all the blues on the Constellation~very calming and restful followed by the beautiful reds in the San Marco restaurant-- Actually being on the ship isn't so calming - the art is all modern, so it invites you to wonder about it and peer at it, and investigate it. And I really don't like the bright purple carpeting (reminds me of my bedroom when I was in elementary school - a very PURPLE room I had |
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"Constellation" Photo Gallery & "Paloma I" Photo Review
A good observation for sure Ben. But...we are talking about economy of
production, maintenance and scale. Celebrity does bill itself as a premium line, but still, premium mass market mainstream for sure. The Connie give a good ride and pleasurable experience despite its sameness, and most folks don't cruise so often as to notice. The again, lots of folk prefer the sameness, but enjoy the slight personality differences between ships. It makes things a little different, but you don't get lost. The value is good, the luxury is as you perceive it, and that's what makes a good cruise for all concerned. Peter Peter Berlin's Travel Home of the GCL2005 - Benjamin Smith wrote: Photo 46 shows one of the problems I have with this class of ships. You'll notice it is a picture of the main restaurant and you'll notice the tables and seats are off to the right side while there's a passageway on the left side. For me there are far too many tables here and you see that the main part of the restaurant is beyond this area, this "wing". This is one of the design aspects that bugs me about this class, and there's many more. Also, anyone's who has seen an Infinity, Summit or Millennium dining room has seen this one and I think it's a shame compared to the creativity and differences used going from the Century to Galaxy to Mercury. For me, this cheapens this class of ship making it like the other class of ships. Yes, it is cheaper to maintain it this way, and that, for me, by definition, makes this class feel cheaper and mass produced than the more custom Century class of ships. Ben S. E-Mail: firstnameATruderhaus.de "Das Ruderhaus": http://www.ruderhaus.de/ |
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