Icons Inspire Interior Design!
Ray Goldenberg
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FICTIONAL ICONS INSPIRE INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE CARNIVAL MIRACLE
MIAMI (11/05/03) - Legendary characters, places and themes combine in
subtle
ways to create a unique ambiance aboard the Carnival Miracle, set to
debut
Feb. 27, 2004, from Jacksonville, Fla. Inspired by characters from
novels,
songs, poems, myths, movies and Broadway, these "fabulous fictional
icons"
were chosen for their styles that evoke a different mood in each of
the
Carnival Miracle's public areas and rooms.
From the mythical muses of antiquity to the fictional hometowns of
Batman
and Superman, Carnival ship architect Joe Farcus has allowed his
imagination
to range freely across genres and eras to design an interior he
himself
admits is different from anything he has done before.
"We haven't done anything quite in this style before, and it creates
an
entirely new look. It has classical elements, reinterpreted in a sort
of
post-modern way that combines clean lines yet with decorations and
colorations that are simply delicious," Farcus said.
The design elements of the public spaces evoke a Deco style, and the
names
of the common areas suggest the 1930s Deco period. Thus, the lobby and
atrium are named after the Metropolis of Superman fame. The lobby
lounge is
called the Jeeves Lounge, after the fictional butler of P.G.
Wodehouse's
novels. The foyer is the Batman-inspired Gotham Lounge.
The Miracle's lower promenade is called the Fountainhead, from the Ayn
Rand
novel, whose main character is the idealistic architect Howard Roarke.
The
upper promenade is called Kane's Way from Orson Wells' film "Citizen
Kane."
The card room is The Joker, referring again to Batman.
All of the major doors in public areas are adorned with multihued wood
inlays of Clio, the muse of history and creator of the Greek alphabet.
Since Clio inspires the art of writing and creation of fictional
characters,
Farcus chose her as a thematic symbol for the Miracle.
The main dining room and its annex take their names from mythology.
Bacchus,
the Greek god of wine, lends his name to the dining room, while the
restaurant annex is named after his wife, Ariadne. The restaurant's
walls
have elements that look like giant silver goblets with a leaf design
of a
grape vine. Grape lights with antique copper finished leaves are hung
in
garlands in between the goblets and appear on the ceiling as well.
There are
also depictions of Bacchus and Ariadne from classical paintings, while
ceiling murals continue the grape motif, which is repeated on the edge
of
the balcony and the separators between the banquettes. Chandeliers
resembling bunches of grapes descend from the ceiling.
The ship's casual dining Lido Deck area, Horatio's, takes its cue from
the
C.S. Forester stories about the Napoleon-era British naval captain
Horatio
Hornblower. Around the room are large three-dimensional Horatio
figureheads
made to look like a carved ivory sculpture. Between the banquettes are
large
models of 18th- and 19th-century sailing ships. Wooden beams, arches
trimmed
in brass and anchor motifs complete the nautical ambiance.
Nick and Nora's, Carnival Miracle's supper club, is named after
detectives
Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett. The
room,
located at the top of the Miracle's atrium and under a red skylight,
has a
sophisticated look with all ebony paneling. The centerpiece is a large
mural
of a great black and white photo of New York from the 1930s. More
black and
white photographs of the same era give the room a decidedly elegant
feel.
The Phantom Lounge takes its theme from "The Phantom of the Opera,"
from the
popular Lloyd Webber musical, which derived from the 1911 novel, Le
Fantome
de l'Opera, by Gaston Leroux, both of which are set in the Paris Opera
House. The theater's windows feature a Phantom's mask in white enamel
with
curtains fashioned like a cape while walls are decorated in red
paneling
printed with leaves. Candlesticks and stained-glass lamps adorn the
walls
and rich fabrics cover the ceiling to recall the elegance of the Paris
Opera
House.
Guests entering the Mad Hatter's Ball show lounge will feel like they
just
chased the white rabbit into Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
Depicted
on the sloping walls are three-dimensional characters from the novel -
the
Mad Hatter and White Rabbit - having tea together. On the wall
slightly
raised paintings of the Queen and King of Hearts and some Jacks
appear.
Heart motifs also are cut into the walls and inlayed into the doors,
tables,
bar tops and floor. The Queen's rose garden is recreated with
rose-shaped
lamps in red and white hues.
Carnival Miracle's dance club, Dr. Frankenstein's Lab, resembles an
old
gothic castle in ruin with faux stone walls and other decorative
touches.
Where some stones appear to have fallen off the wall are panels from
an
original 1941 Frankenstein comic book. Flashes of static electricity
are
done in neon around the windows and a pair of two-deck-high
Frankenstein
monsters adorns the dance floor. The chair upholstery is stitched in
the
same way the monster may have been stitched together, while carpeting
also
features a Frankenstein motif. A giant Frankenstein is located on the
side
of the dance floor and will be constantly "brought to life" with
electrical
arcs.
The casino is called Mr. Lucky's, after the 1943 Carey Grant movie and
television show of the 1950s where Joe Adams, a.k.a. "Mr. Lucky," runs
an
illegal gambling yacht, The Fortuna, which sails out of New York. The
interiors of the room are yacht-like with a dome in the center that
looks
like a sailboat with a raised cabin, complete with beams and oblong
portholes showing the New York skyline, along with a ceiling that
looks like
a skylight with little stars shining through. Glass chimney lamps and
brass
lamps accent the walls, and the bars have brass anchors applied to
them. The
bar tops have a design that looks like coiled rope that says "Fortuna"
on
them.
The sports bar is called McGuire's, after the movie "Jerry McGuire,"
which
is about a sports agent. On the walls are framed autographed
photographs of
famous athletes as well as some old sports-related contracts such as
Babe
Ruth's original minor league contract encased in the clear laminated
tabletops. The overall motif is a sophisticated Irish sports bar with
lots
of television screens and bar-top gaming machines.
The 19th-century anonymous poem and Jazz Age song are the inspiration
for
Frankie & Johnnie's jazz club, a swanky, speakeasy-modern design.
Along the
walls are recessed LED lights, and specially designed ceiling lights
in
polished stainless-steel tapered tubes descend from the ceiling nearly
to
the tabletop. Long murals in a sophisticated color scheme evoke the
Jazz
Age. The main wall panels are in textured silver, but there also is
woodwork
stained in a red birds-eye maple color scheme. The ceiling over the
dance
floor area has a series of chrome spheres and inverted pyramids that
recall
the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Of all the gin joints in the world, Carnival Miracle's piano bar had
to be
named Sam's, after the movie "Casablanca." The room's design evokes
Morocco,
with Middle Eastern columns, grillwork and lights, wood-planked
banquette
housings, Moroccan-looking fabrics, and decorative Moorish design
tiles in
the tables, bars and carpeting.
The Raven Library is named after Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven,"
and
looks the way one would expect the author's library to appear, with
beautiful woodwork and a kind of modern Victorian atmosphere.
The winter garden enclosed promenade is patterned after the garden of
Jay
Gatsby's mansion, from the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott
Fitzgerald.
Gatsby's Garden has long arches that look like cast iron trelliswork
with
intertwining vines, and the pattern is repeated on the walls.
"Gatsby's"
also features a faux stone floor, along with a ceiling comprised of a
series
of little domes with ceiling fans.
Carnival Miracle is slated to debut from Jacksonville Feb. 27, 2004,
with a
series of 12 three- to six-day voyages through April 17, 2004, marking
the
first time that Carnival has ever operated from that port. The ship
will
also operate seven-day departures from Baltimore and New York before
repositioning to Tampa for year-round seven-day western Caribbean
cruises
from that port beginning Nov. 7, 2004.
For additional information and reservations, contact any travel agent.
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Howard Garland
> Oh, ye gods! Batman?? Superman?? It's JMHO, but Farcus is so full of
> beans as a designer, he should be banished from all cruise ships from
> now on.
>
I think that a major problem with Farcus is his big, padded butt. Even
though my bottom is truly magnificent, it does not have enough padding
to overcome the pain inflicted by some of his instruments of of torture.
Howard
Cathy Heidemann
Garland" <garl...@comcast.netremove> wrote:
I have my own share of padding, and find his designs not intended for the
human form. They're interesting to look at and try to determine their
intended use ... But actually sitting/lying on them requires contortionist
skills.
Cathy
Tom & Linda
Ray Goldenberg wrote:
>
>
> MIAMI (11/05/03) - Legendary characters, places and themes combine in
> subtle
> ways to
Subtle?????
--Tom
Queen of Cruising
<heid...@webster.edu> wrote:
>I have my own share of padding, and find his designs not intended for the
>human form. They're interesting to look at and try to determine their
>intended use ... But actually sitting/lying on them requires contortionist
>skills.
It's art not ergonomics.
Howard Garland
> I have my own share of padding, and find his designs not intended
for the
> human form. They're interesting to look at and try to determine their
> intended use ... But actually sitting/lying on them requires contortionist
> skills.
>
> Cathy
I Carnival ever lets Joe go, he can always move to RCCL and help them
improve upon those "beds" they've been inflicting on their pax for years.
Howard
Queen of Cruising
<garl...@comcast.netremove> wrote:
>I Carnival ever lets Joe go, he can always move to RCCL and help them
>improve upon those "beds" they've been inflicting on their pax for years.
They are softer than the rubberized balcony decks. Trust me on this
one.
villa deauville
SUNNY<..........Their lounges in the solarium are more comfortable than
their cots
S'nd I
Cathy Heidemann
Garland" <garl...@comcast.netremove> wrote:
I am referred to as "The Sleep Princess." I have trouble sleeping and need a
comfortable bed. So it sounds like you're telling me that RCCL has
uncomfortable beds ... Who has the most comfortable ???
(always planning the next cruise!)
Cathy
villa deauville
Up to now I find Princess beds to be the most comfortable plus their
pillows are the best too
SUNNY<.........has foregone many RCCL cruises due to their "beds"
S'nd I
Cathy Heidemann
We're looking around at other lines to cruise, and I recalled your saying
one of the lines had beds like cots ... Thought it was Princess, but I was
wrong...
Cathy
On 11/6/03 12:17 PM, in article
15415-3F...@storefull-2357.public.lawson.webtv.net, "villa deauville"
Eileen Garland
Truthfully, I can't remember anything about the beds themselves, just
how they were made!
Eileen
Howard Garland
Howard
Howard Garland
Royal and Penthouse suites on Celebrity? Apart from those two cruises,
I really can't remember a truly comfortable bed on a cruise ship. Of
course, bed comfort is one of subjective experiences that varies quite a
bit from person to person.
Howard
Queen of Cruising
You would know that because you passed out in one of them?
Benjamin Smith
Eileen Garland wrote:
> Celebrity has great bedding - good quality sheets and comforters.
> Truthfully, I can't remember anything about the beds themselves, just
> how they were made!
Not the beds, though the bedding is good. The beds are the same cots
used on RCI (at least in the standard staterooms) :(
Ben S.
Susette405
>Oh, ye gods! Batman?? Superman?? It's JMHO, but Farcus is so full of
>beans as a designer, he should be banished from all cruise ships from
>now on.
>
I agree... Carnival needs a new designer... he must had a tormented childhood
as it shows with his designs!
the LEgend and all those URNS all OVER URNS I swear there is people being
cremated and sent to that ship to be in the URNS!
They gave me the creeps! and then the room he did on one of the other ships
with the OYSTER shells stuck to the wall UGH!
Susette
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Susette405
>improve upon those "beds" they've been inflicting on their pax for years.
Wow never had a problem with RCCL's beds! guess depends on the person! at
least when you get a queen its made up as a wueen not as 2 twins stuck together
like carnival does Could not understand this!
Susette405
>uncomfortable beds ... Who has the most comfortable ???
>
well Celebrity with their suites gives you a oillow menu and duvet menu
Lunyma
>least when you get a queen its made up as a wueen not as 2 twins stuck
>together
>like carnival does Could not understand this!
When I go on Carnival, one of the first things I do is to ask the cabin steward
to fix the beds up with a queen sheet. never had a problem...
Pam :)
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villa deauville
The next time you are on a RCCL ship have a look at the "beds" On my
first RCCL ship sleep was impossible. I saw crew many times carrying
mattresses hither and yonder but didnt give it much thought. Second time
on RCCL I bent down to pick something up and saw.......COTS. Real COTS.
Then the light bulb went on. The mattresses I saw being schlepped were
for pax complaining about their cots.
SUNNY<.........would sail more often on RCCL if they switched to real
beds
S'nd I
Tobie Gerbrandt
We did our first cruise on RCCL (Legend o t Seas) in September. Although
the beds looked, and felt lumpy before you went to bed, we had no problem
sleeping. The pillows, however, were a little on the skimpy side.
Tobie>>>>>on an Island in the Pacific
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Lunyma wrote:
>>at
>>least when you get a queen its made up as a wueen not as 2 twins stuck
>>together
>>like carnival does Could not understand this!
>
>
> When I go on Carnival, one of the first things I do is to ask the cabin steward
> to fix the beds up with a queen sheet. never had a problem...
Me too Pam.