Isn't she beautiful!!! (a parade of ugly cruise ships!)

[pete cain]

 Peter regarding your reply above, I don't think the navy have any boats left, Tory boys have sold them for scrap, or laid them up waiting for scrap

[Peter Mugridge]

I didn't think there was any Army left either these days!

[jdl]

Another candidate : P&O's Azura ... particularly at this angle :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/worlddiscoverer/10914968133/

I'm on this later this year for a cruise to Norway to celebrate my in-laws retirement. Can't grumble too much as it a free trip they are paying for, but, I'm not looking forward to my first trip on a block of flats that's for sure.  It's also going to be tinged with sadness as the Norwegian Fjords was always my dream trip on QE2 but I never quite made it before the fateful day came.

Jdl

[Peter Mugridge]

At least if one is on board a floating block of flats one cannot see the said floating block of flats...

[Hank Hargrove]

Relating to my previous posting, that particular monstrosity has just assaulted my eyes in the newspaper today!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10482144/Floating-city-Plan-for-40000-people-to-live-on-the-high-seas.html

Interesting, though, that what is effectively a mile long aircraft carrier built by the private sector carries the same price tag as the two much smaller public sector carriers being built at the moment....!!

One saving grace - it says this monstosity is too big to ever enter port anywhere ( wonder how they're going to build it, then.. ) so at least it'll be out of sight!

They've been planning this for years. I'm surprised its still on the table. They had a rendering of the QE2 next to it. The QE2 looked tiny!

[Adam Ilgin]

Relating to my previous posting, that particular monstrosity has just assaulted my eyes in the newspaper today!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10482144/Floating-city-Plan-for-40000-people-to-live-on-the-high-seas.html

Interesting, though, that what is effectively a mile long aircraft carrier built by the private sector carries the same price tag as the two much smaller public sector carriers being built at the moment....!!

One saving grace - it says this monstosity is too big to ever enter port anywhere ( wonder how they're going to build it, then.. ) so at least it'll be out of sight!

Well, it says it has schools, hospitals, and an airport. But I sure hope it has its own marina full of lifeboats.

[Adam Ilgin]

I don't know how one could design a ship like these ones- they have no character. They all look the same, in a very ugly way. And does anyone- ANYONE- actually think these ships look good?

[Adam Hodson]

I don't know how one could design a ship like these ones- they have no character. They all look the same, in a very ugly way.

Most Ocean Liners have character, they are all unique and nearly all good looking unlike today's Cruise Ships.

...does anyone- ANYONE- actually think these ships look good?

I doubt it.

[Adam Ilgin]

Thank you for reassuring my sanity Adam. 

[Adam Hodson]

Off topic (or at least the link I am about to post is) however, someone was messing in photoshop apparantly and edited a cruise ship. I found it quite amusing though because if they carry on growing at the same rate, I'm sure they'll start to look like this before long.

Here is the link however I have added the actual photo downloaded from the site as an attachment as the link isn't really to do with the topic.

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/photoshop-comedian-makes-nyc-a-whole-lot-stranger

[Peter Mugridge]

Please don't give the designers any more ideas!

[June Ingram]

I agree with Peter wholeheartedly !!

[Bob C.]

Why keep going up?  There should be some way to put in some underwater view cabins....snicker snicker...

[Alan Snelson]

Why keep going up?  There should be some way to put in some underwater view cabins....snicker snicker...

No really.... Please don't give the designers any more ideas !!!! 

[Adam Hodson]

No really.... Please don't give the designers any more ideas !!!! 

I agree. They're already getting too big!