How much does decor count?

[gmbeasley]

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:10:59 -0800, "John Sisker"

>Here's a rather simple question, but the answers may be quite varied and for
>a number of reasons. And that is, how much does the decor on a particular
>ship really influence whether you want to sail on that particular ship
>again? In other words, lately there has been some talk on this newsgroup of
>fake flowers and recorded bird sounds in the trees; therefore would things
>like this, and possibly a decor that is not in keeping with your tastes at
>all, simply keep you from sailing on her again, or would the itinerary
>simply override any of these negatives?

Fake flowers are definitely a turn-off. I think plastic flowers on
the table to be at the level of the greasy-spoon cafe. I like the
flowers arrangements on HAL.

I definitely prefer greens and blues and yellows in a color scheme -
clear saturated colors are my preference. There was a book written
about 10-15 years ago about the color pallette that looks best on
various skin tones, and I am a winter, so I prefer those kinds of
colors. My sister is a Spring, and the colors she likes do not look
well on me, either as clothes or as a background. One of my kids is a
Summer and I can manage some Summer.

I hate beige, brown when it isn't actual natural wood, pink and
orange. I'm also not fond of the industrial type decor. I hated the
interiors of Grandeur of the Seas and found the clown mask corridor
'art' depressing. I didn't like a lot of Celebrity Mercury either.
The corridor decorations on the Penthouse deck were what appeared to
be blank white sheets of paper. They were actually three dimensional
representations, but I think a dark narrow corridor is not the best
place to appreciate them. The ship that I liked best was NCL Pearl,
but most of the HAL ships (the small ones like Rotterdam) are second.
I think the visual is an important part of what makes me cheerful and
happy or not so happy. It's the same with presentation of food - food
that is attractively arranged is more enjoyable to eat.

But no I wouldn't not sail on a ship just because of the decor if I
wanted to do the itinerary, nor would I sail on a ship that I liked
the decor if I didn't like the intinerary.

[Tom K]

"John Sisker" <jsisker@************> wrote in message
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> Here's a rather simple question, but the answers may be quite varied and
> for a number of reasons. And that is, how much does the decor on a
> particular ship really influence whether you want to sail on that
> particular ship again?

If a ship is hideous or garish looking (like Carnival Destiny), or has
hideous elements throughout (like those ugly Neptune statues on Westerdam),
or darkly lit inside like Westerdam, or the inside is so busy that it
bothers me visually and gives me sensory overload... I have little or no
desire to go on that ship again if I can instead go on a ship that's very
elegant and beautiful looking.

There are a lot of beautiful ships out there. Other than for a very unique
itinerary, why would I want to be on something that I hate aesthetically,
when I can be on something that I love aesthetically?

--Tom

[Charles]

In article <4b636351$0$5004$607ed4bc@cv.net>, Tom K
<tkanitra@**************> wrote:

> If a ship is hideous or garish looking (like Carnival Destiny), or has
> hideous elements throughout (like those ugly Neptune statues on Westerdam),
> or darkly lit inside like Westerdam, or the inside is so busy that it
> bothers me visually and gives me sensory overload... I have little or no
> desire to go on that ship again if I can instead go on a ship that's very
> elegant and beautiful looking.

There were some hideous elements on Westerdam but I would not call the
ships decor generally hideous. It was too dark and busy. What I hated
were the pool areas. Funny, the same with Carnival Miracle which is
built I think on the same platform, bad pool areas, over furnished. And
it seemed like the designer of both those ships was color blind.

> here are a lot of beautiful ships out there. Other than for a very
> unique itinerary, why would I want to be on something that I hate
> aesthetically, when I can be on something that I love aesthetically?

The decor isn't really a deal breaker for me. I prefer elegance but if
it is bad then that is interesting too....

--
Charles

[gary]

My criteria for selecting a cruise is always based on the following
(most important first, least important last)
1) Previous cruise experience (I won't EVER cruise on an RCCL ship
again for example)
2) Itinerary
3) Actual Cost (including everything from airfare to tips)
4) Tipping Policy
5) Total Passenger count
6) Passenger to crew ratio

Note that what the ship looks like (inside or outside) doesn't even
make my list.

Gary

[Mark (SF)]

On Jan 29, 2:10*pm, "John Sisker" <jsis...@************> wrote:
> Here's a rather simple question, but the answers may be quite varied and for
> a number of reasons. And that is, how much does the decor on a particular
> ship really influence whether you want to sail on that particular ship
> again?

In general, the decor is part of the atmosphere of the ship. Elegant
decor makes for a richer experience to me. Tacky decor cheapens the
experience. I don't need the razzle-dazzle of the most cacophonous
Carnival ships, but some glitz still can be fun ...although, probably
not in the Dining Room. All that said, I adored the QE2, but certainly
not for any of her many decors (I think she was perpetually a bit worn
and tatty.)

Mark