Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Ship as Big as New Zealand

Well we made it to Genoa and onto the ship without too much more drama. Got our wits sorted re: the train and said goodbye to Mariola and her beautiful hotel breakfast and headed off. Kelvin the Aussie said on the train that the ship would blow us away because it was about the same size as New Zealand. Well, the smart arse wasn't that far off, Here are a few facts:
Length: 333 m Total number of passengers: 3,959 (90% of whom are German!), total number of crew: 1332. 5 swimming pools and 12 spa pools and 27000 m2 of surface area. There are shopping malls, spa centres, fitness centre, heaps of restaurants, tennis court, squash court and on and on. It's nuts. Look at the truck in the photo below to get an indication of the scale:

We are finding it a bit tough being part of a herd of 4000, esp. the Germans who all seem like the cliche you'd expect, but that's part of the experience I suppose. They manage the logistics of this number of people quite well, although it tests our patience. The boys are having a blast though as we knew they would. More soon! X





6 comments:

  1. Morning Royals, looks like you are having the time of your life, photos look great, it's on the turn and vee cold night here. Will keep a close eye on your tour

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  2. WOW! That's big! Watch out for those Germans & French - I hope they keep their clothes on. They seem to have a habbit of getting nude - fat rolls and all - when at the beach in the Med. So gross... Maybe the cruise ship will make them keep their clothes on - lets hope.

    All of us at the office are green with envy right now.... enjoy! You deserve it. Kerrie x

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  3. By the way Lynda, can you believe Lexie will be 1 on Saturday!! The year has flow by. We're having a little party for her on Sunday. Kerrie

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  4. Loving the updates – keep up the good work! Ship is hilarious – far cry from the ‘mandel!!

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  5. Loving the updates – keep up the good work! Ship is hilarious – far cry from the ‘mandel!! Chris xx

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  6. Hi Kerrie, happy birthday to Lexie on Sat - hope you have a great day.
    Annie - missing you all yes, we are having a blast!
    Chris actually could have been up the mandel sailing through some islands yesterday -required a bit of imagination!
    Love to all.

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