[g]cruiserke Posted March 3, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Check it out on http://www.f3.ncl.com/ "March 3, 2009 - Norwegian Cruise Line today unveiled the first images of its new 153,000-gross ton, 4,200-passenger Norwegian Epic, the company’s largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date. Currently under construction at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, France, the contemporary, balcony-rich, 19-deck ship will be 1,068 feet long, 133 feet wide, with a draft of 28.5 feet when completed in May 2010. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingle5616 Posted March 3, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2009 ...only a mother could love this profile... Jingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Askin Posted March 3, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2009 We're wondering where the hull art is at the moment. http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wink* Posted March 3, 2009 #4 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The structure they built up top that juts out is as strange as the hair on Donald Trump's head. :D I'm still going to sail her someday. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooder Posted March 3, 2009 #5 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The structure they built up top that juts out is as strange as the hair on Donald Trump's head. :D LOL. So true, but I certainly don't care what she looks like when I'm sailing so like you I look forward to the day!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wink* Posted March 3, 2009 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2009 LOL. So true, but I certainly don't care what she looks like when I'm sailing so like you I look forward to the day!:) Hey Mooder.. Go here and read about the bars (if you already haven't.) Pretty cool. http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Askin Posted March 3, 2009 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Just heard that the hull art will be announced at a later date. Any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seago2 Posted March 3, 2009 #8 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Oh, God.... that is one ugly @$$ ship. Please, don't talk about the dreaded hull art or I'll have to claw my mind's eye out! <head/keyboard> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv4dacruise Posted March 3, 2009 #9 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That truly is one ugly ship. There was a black and white rendering floating around here a while back, it was ugly as sin, never thought that would prove to be the actual ship though :confused:. The double smokestacks, whats up with that, i mean, i could understand if they want to have them but it looks like they took the 2 smokestacks off the NCL Sun/SKY and just put 2 of em on the EPIC. Instead of Norwegian Epic, it should be called the NCL *****!!!!! JMHO :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica@cruisecritic Posted March 3, 2009 #10 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I must admit, I don't really care what the outside of a ship looks like -- I'm all about what amenities are on offer inside. But I have to say, I'd like to nickname this ship "Flattop." It's so square! Associate Editor Erica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wink* Posted March 3, 2009 #11 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Instead of Norwegian Epic, it should be called the NCL *****!!!!! JMHO :D Priceless!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomica Posted March 3, 2009 #12 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Good Lord! What's with the two top-heavy looking decks above the bridge?! It looks like it's going to tip over! Minus the two decks above the bridge, it looks a little like a cross between Celebrity Solstice and MSC Fantasia. It also looks like the promenade deck has been done away with as well. Dual smokestacks - nice touch to see that coming back into style, but the whole thing just looks so - I don't know - awkward and mismatched. I'll also second NCL *****! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scchasgal Posted March 3, 2009 #13 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I thought she looked top heavy too but I am excited to give her a whirl:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooder Posted March 3, 2009 #14 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hey Mooder.. Go here and read about the bars (if you already haven't.) Pretty cool. http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=809 I know I think it sounds like a blast! I really prefer to cruise out of NY but I'll make an exception for this experience. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted March 3, 2009 #15 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I just tweeted my guesses as to whats gonna be on the Epic. See here: http://twitpic.com/1ttjl -Greg http://twitter.com/cruiseind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare CC Help Michell Posted March 3, 2009 Administrators #16 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's a toaster, which apparently became magnetized, and attracted some blue cylinders and a mini-toaster on top, plus a "bow-shaped" piece hanging from one side! Not exactly a vision of streamlined loveliness, is she? :) PS Maybe the name should have been the Norwegian Oh Yeah We Forgot.... or the Norwegian Afterthought? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Teen Posted March 3, 2009 #17 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Woah! Norwegian Epic looks UGLY! :eek: Who is her designer????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylok6 Posted March 3, 2009 #18 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That ship is ugly as sin!!!! I love trying new experiences, but, the Epic will probably not be one. Can you imagine all the passengers filling the stairwells to get on tenders....with 4,200 others? I just can't see it. For the rest of you, enjoy your voyages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wink* Posted March 3, 2009 #19 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I know I think it sounds like a blast! I really prefer to cruise out of NY but I'll make an exception for this experience. :D CruiseCritic Booze Cruise 2011?? LOL ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooder Posted March 3, 2009 #20 Share Posted March 3, 2009 CruiseCritic Booze Cruise 2011?? LOL ;) Sign me up!! Or am I supposed to say, I'm down!? I never know if I'm up or down, but I wanna go!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsvacation Posted March 3, 2009 #21 Share Posted March 3, 2009 ... with the Epic you're designed a ship that makes the redo of the Carnival Sensation, which had batches of balconies added to her sides that appear to be tumors, look pretty in comparison! OMG someone had to try HARD to make a ship look that bad! So while we're onboard, tripping over animal print chairs on the crushed velvet carpets in the lounges we paid to get into, bumping into other passengers because the ship has less tons/passenger of any in it's class, heading over to our cabins with round beds and no privacy in the shower, we can rest assured that passengers on nearby ships are pointing at us laughing and saying how they would never cruise on anything that ugly! Lord, who works over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruise9 Posted March 3, 2009 #22 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Although the exterior design of many of the large new ships is not very attractive, this ship truly reaches a new low. If it weren't for the huge structure over the bridge and the small (and unusual) funnels, the ship's appearance would not be worse than most of the new ships. However, these two design elements are extremely unattractive. The huge structure over the bridge reminds me a little of the dreaded decks that NCL added to the Norway in 1990. This is a look that should not be repeated. Considering that NCL built some sleek and stylish ships in its early days (Starward, Skyward and Southward) and operated the beautiful Norway for so long, this design is particularly bad. Keep in mind that the artist's renderings of a new ship typically look better than the finished product. The actual ship will probably look worse. It is too bad that the designers could not have done better. However, it is true that the exterior appearance of a ship is not all that important. I cruised aboard the Pride of America (one of the least attractive ships currently in service) a couple of years ago and still enjoyed the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wink* Posted March 3, 2009 #23 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Sign me up!! Or am I supposed to say, I'm down!? I never know if I'm up or down, but I wanna go!!! :D Alright, Mooder.. Let's let this idea simmer and let it thicken as time goes on. I think it'd be a blast. Which itinerary do you want to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoTL Posted March 3, 2009 #24 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That is the ugliest ship I've ever seen. I cannot believe that huge squarish thing that they put on top of the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seago2 Posted March 3, 2009 #25 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It looks like "Cap'n Grumpy Ol' Cruise Ship," a character from Thomas the Tank Engine or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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