Yesterday, the same day that Royal Caribbean revealed more info on their Oasis of the Seas, NCL decided to also reveal additional info on their upcoming ships codenamed F3. Unfortunate for them. There are however, some interesting features coming on these new ships. NCL is certainly making a play at becoming an industry influencing line, like Royal Caribbean, when it comes to amenities and features on their ships.
NCL already released info on their new cabin design that will be employed on these 150,000 ton 4,200 passenger ships. They will feature unconventional non box shaped design with open bathroom areas.
Yesterday's event revealed features like the POSH beach club, a private area with a pool, waterfall, beds and cabanas. Early mornings feature yoga classes and other health treatments. Also during mornings, you can "rehab" from partying the night before with bloody marys, mimosas, and salty dogs. Afternoons are pool time and late nights it becomes an outdoor night club.
Halo will be an exclusive bar and lounge for VIPs and passengers in the Garden Villas. It will feature private gaming tables and there will be a fee for "regular" passengers.
Spice H2O will be the pool area which will also serve as a dining location and outdoor theater. It will be Asian themed and at nights there will be music and dancing. The pool floor will be able to rise as a cover allowing it to be used as a dance floor. The concept sounds sort of like Royal Caribbean's AquaTheatre on Oasis of the Seas.
Most interesting is the inclusion of a frozen bar like what you might find somewhere in Scandinavia. The Ice Bar will be an actual frozen bar contained in a vault maintained at 17F degrees. Passengers will be wearing fur coats and mittens to enter. Should be nice after a hot day.
In a controversial move, NCL also announced that there will be admission fees for all of the venues aside from Spice H2O. They claim that it will be for crowd control since most of the venues have limited seating. We'll see how that goes over.
Here is the link to the full story from CruiseCritic.
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