Re: France/Norway/Blue Lady

Daniel Allen Butler wrote:

> I had the good fortune to be aboard the "Norway" for a week back in
> 2001 as a featured speaker.  I was essentially allowed the run of the
> ****p, and it was clear to me that the old "France" was never
> completely comfortable in her guise as the "Norway."  Still, she
> seemed to impose certain standards on her passengers and crew--there
> was none of that "Free Style" dining that took over the rest of NCL's
> fleet, and there were a few rooms--the First Class Dining Room, the
> theater, a couple of bars--that were retained more or less intact from
> the "France."  Gave you an excellent idea of how beautiful a ****p she
> must have been in her glory days.  With the QE2 gone now, there aren't
> any true transatlantic liners left.  Sad, very sad.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Daniel Allen Butler
> 


You bet, now they all look like big ugly boxes with utterly no
personality.

I have never sailed on a liner but did several trips on 
freightors/tankers. Passengers are pretty well taken care of on these 
****ps as well.

If one wishes to go to a big glitzy casino/showplace/hotel, just book a 
flight to Vegas...

JT