Added: Oct 12, 2007
From: gCaptainDOTcom
Duration: 1:4
Did you know that the cabin on your next (or last) cruise is a prefab? That in all likelihood, your cruise ship cabin was completely designed and built off-site -- and then trucked, intact, to a shipyard where it was slotted into place as if a piece of a jigsaw puzzle? If you've ever cruised on Royal Caribbean's Radiance-, Voyager- or Freedom-class ships in anything but a huge suite, you've stayed in one of these prefabs. Same goes for a variety of other vessels, such as Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea, Carnival's Spirit class (which also includes Carnival Legend, Carnival Pride and Carnival Miracle), and cruise ferries like Tallink's Galaxy and Color Line's Fantasy. Read more here: http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/how-its-built-cruise-ship-cabins/
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AVGuy2981 Says:
Dec 8, 2007 - I used to work for Princess Cruises. I knew all about this. All modern cruise ships are built this way.
mi1964amigo Says:
Feb 7, 2008 - Very interesting - I never dreamed there even was such a trade as making cruise liner cabins!
headmouse Says:
Apr 16, 2008 - A cruise ship is just a floating hotel and since this is the way most hotel rooms are done it only makes sense to do the same for cruise ships.
dcurwin Says:
Oct 13, 2007 - Fun to see. Thanks