Standard cabins will all include a sofa or pop-up trundle bed that converts to a third lower bed, and many will have a fourth, pull down berth. The ship will also offer a large number of cabins that can interconnect to create a two, three, four or five bedroom area, suitable for small or large families. And when it comes to families, this ship will be particularly family friendly with a huge children s center complete with a playroom, outdoor pool, movie theater, computer rooms, video arcade, a nursery and toddlers nap room. If we truly want to challenge land based resort vacations for market share, we have to identify what today s younger, better traveled, more demanding consumer expects when he or she goes on vacation alone or with family. We also have to match resorts in their ability to offer an unstructured, casual, attentive atmosphere in which to decompress from everyday life.
Resorts don t tell people what to wear, when and with whom to eat, and where to go after dinner.
We are absolutely delighted that the Star Cruises connection has so quickly resulted in giving us a new ship which will keep us on track with our ambition of introducing a new mega-ship a year from now on, said Veitch. Innovation and NCL used to go hand in hand, but not in recent years, said Veitch. Further details including deployment, pricing and additional onboard amenities will be announced over the coming months.