TheDougOut Posted November 29, 2018 Author #826 Share Posted November 29, 2018 24 minutes ago, FreestyleNovice said: No news on any deck plans. Just do it. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted November 29, 2018 #827 Share Posted November 29, 2018 14 hours ago, TheDougOut said: Pool deck is mostly identical. Any idea what that covered area is on the upper pool deck area? I can't help but notice that the water is a different color. Perhaps Chengkp can weigh in on the factors that could account for this drastic difference. 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted November 29, 2018 #828 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, TheDougOut said: I suspect that’s just the angle of the rendering, as the whole bow looks drastically different from the new rendered aerial shot. Think so too, on the complete Encore aerial render the laser tag area goes over the aft it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted November 29, 2018 #829 Share Posted November 29, 2018 23 hours ago, FreestyleNovice said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisercl Posted November 29, 2018 #830 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I have to say that the Encore looks less and less like a ship I want to cruise on. Things are gone that I really enjoy. No Spice H2O No HATM Things I would not really do, laser tag & race track. Lots of deck space used up for just a few passengers use. Prefer an adult experience, this seems to have tipped over to a more family/kid focus. Will have to ponder my current booking. JMHO. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 29, 2018 #831 Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, Cruisercl said: I have to say that the Encore looks less and less like a ship I want to cruise on. Things are gone that I really enjoy. No Spice H2O No HATM Things I would not really do, laser tag & race track. Lots of deck space used up for just a few passengers use. Prefer an adult experience, this seems to have tipped over to a more family/kid focus. Will have to ponder my current booking. JMHO. 😊 The entire former location of laser tag is now deck space and I'm guessing will likely be an adult only space to make up for losing the former location of Spice H2O. I agree with losing HATM. That's a huge loss in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted November 29, 2018 #832 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Today's webcam shot, they heard Doug complaining about the angle... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted November 29, 2018 #833 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Cruisercl said: I have to say that the Encore looks less and less like a ship I want to cruise on. Things are gone that I really enjoy. No Spice H2O No HATM Things I would not really do, laser tag & race track. Lots of deck space used up for just a few passengers use. Prefer an adult experience, this seems to have tipped over to a more family/kid focus. Will have to ponder my current booking. JMHO. 😊 Cruises used to for older people and wealthy people. Then cruise lines started trying to attract families. Marketing research shows the habitual cruiser will always book cruises. The marketing is to lure first timers and millennials who don't consider cruising a vacation option. Long story short, NCL is already getting your/our business. They want new customers. LOL Edited November 29, 2018 by david_sobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted November 29, 2018 #834 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 minute ago, rtkenmore said: The entire former location of laser tag is now deck space and I'm guessing will likely be an adult only space to make up for losing the former location of Spice H2O. I agree with losing HATM. That's a huge loss in my opinion. Maybe it will be an adult space, but they would have to put a bar up there and hot tubs and a fancy water feature. It can't just be lounge chairs squished together in the sun. I see no indication on these renderings that that is happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 29, 2018 #835 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, FreestyleNovice said: Today's webcam shot, they heard Doug complaining about the angle... 😉 YAY! My cabin is on the other side of this photo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted November 29, 2018 #836 Share Posted November 29, 2018 15 hours ago, TheDougOut said: Pool deck is mostly identical. Any idea what that covered area is on the upper pool deck area? Looking at the photo of Bliss. I did not realize how much deck space Laser Tag took up. At first glance you would think its crazy for NCL to put laser tag aft with so much deck space. But Encore is actually getting the same about of deck chair space. I am sure all the engineers figured this out 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisercl Posted November 29, 2018 #837 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, david_sobe said: Cruises used to for older people and wealthy people. Then cruise lines started trying to attract families. Marketing research shows the habitual cruiser will always book cruises. The marketing is to lure first timers and millennials who don't consider cruising a vacation option. Long story short, NCL is already getting your/our business. They want new customers. LOL We started cruising 30 years ago, when we were younger, in our 20s, so I agree cruising has changed. It has become a theme park on a ship but doesn't quite do either the cruising or theme park experience well then. Big theme park fans. Agree though, cruising will always have my business. I really like that there are more choices than ever, and broadening my horizons with other cruise lines. Again, JMHO. 😊 Edited November 29, 2018 by Cruisercl Edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayhooper Posted November 29, 2018 #838 Share Posted November 29, 2018 9 hours ago, david_sobe said: I really admire the dare to change the aft part of the ship. It clearly sends a message to remove the adults only sun area to a fee based gaming area. It shows the generational shift in marketing. Many will miss the adults only zone while families with kids will welcome this change. I liked Spice H20 but never cared for the changes after Epic. I missed the tiered seating and real swimming pool. Those cool down zones were cheezy IMHO. Should be interesting! Agreed. It was nice on the Epic but I was surprised at how uninspired the space was on Bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafedumonde Posted November 29, 2018 #839 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I definitely prefer top deck to be a place to see the sky. I personally think enclosed venues like laser tag on top deck is a huge mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 29, 2018 Author #840 Share Posted November 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, Cafedumonde said: I definitely prefer top deck to be a place to see the sky. I personally think enclosed venues like laser tag on top deck is a huge mistake. You know it’s open-air, right? There’s no roof over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted November 30, 2018 #841 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) Doug, I'm pretty inexperienced in this whole rendering/reality deck plan thing goes but does it look as though you could watch both the laser tag arena and the race track from the race track "grandstand" or am I envisioning a too large scope there? I'd love to be able to watch both while sitting and enjoying a drink and just egging on players in both venues. Edited November 30, 2018 by All-ready2cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 30, 2018 Author #842 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, All-ready2cruise said: Doug, I'm pretty inexperienced in this whole rendering/reality deck plan thing goes but does it look as though you could watch both the laser tag arena and the race track from the race track "grandstand" or am I envisioning a too large scope there? It definitely appears that there will at least be a partial view of the laser tag arena... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 30, 2018 Author #843 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Some upper deck plans have been updated. Deck 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 30, 2018 Author #844 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Deck 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 30, 2018 Author #845 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Deck 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 30, 2018 Author #846 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Deck 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 30, 2018 Author #847 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) I think it’s interesting that Deck 20 still has “TO COME”. Maybe there’s more to see with the Spice H2O alternative, presumably the upper sun deck where the Laser Tag used to be. 6231C934-6776-40AD-A84B-7DF73673A770.jp2 Edited November 30, 2018 by TheDougOut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkchero Posted November 30, 2018 #848 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Have you heard if the casino setup will be the same as it is on the Bliss re separating the smokers and nonsmokers? Thanks. Looking at a March 2020 trip and trying to talk some friends who are gamblers & who love Celebrity b/c of the smoke free casinos into coming w/us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafedumonde Posted November 30, 2018 #849 Share Posted November 30, 2018 5 hours ago, TheDougOut said: You know it’s open-air, right? There’s no roof over it. I did not get that. Thanks for pointing that out. I like the laser tag idea generally, just not in such prime real estate. I wish that outdoor, open space would be dedicated to something more worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted November 30, 2018 #850 Share Posted November 30, 2018 8 hours ago, Cafedumonde said: I definitely prefer top deck to be a place to see the sky. I personally think enclosed venues like laser tag on top deck is a huge mistake. It´s also open air on the Bliss 😉 steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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