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Ray Goldenberg

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Aug 30, 2002, 1:46:55 PM8/30/02
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Hi Everyone,

I am sure I could make a joke out of that subject line but I will
control myself. <g> I received this press release from Carnival and
thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news'
postings, they are available on my web site.

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Ray
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Carnival Conquest to Make Big First Impression with Impressionist
Interiors

MIAMI, Aug. 30
The 110,000-ton Carnival Conquest, to be the largest vessel in the
"Fun Ship" fleet and the first ship in the line's new Conquest-class,
has interior spaces unified by a theme based on the works of great
Impressionist and post-Impressionist painters. From the bold brush
strokes and primary colors of Vincent Van Gogh to the gentle, muted
tones of Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," Carnival Conquest's interiors
present a huge canvas for the vivid imagination of Carnival's ship
architect Joe Farcus.

The 2,974-passenger ship, which is slated to debut in New Orleans in
December, will operate seven-day western Caribbean cruises year-round
from the Big Easy.

Farcus pointed out that this is the first "Fun Ship" whose interior
design was directly tied to its intended home-port.

"When I learned the ship was to sail from New Orleans, I was inspired
to use the Impressionists as a jumping-off point for the interior
design," said Farcus. "Edgar Degas actually lived in New Orleans for a
time, so there is definitely a connection between the city, which is
an artist's city with a definite French influence, and the
Impressionist painters."

Farcus describes the ship's main atrium and lobby as a "testimonial to
all of the Impressionist and post-Impressionist painters." The
Artists' Lobby design is dominated by a large hand-painted mural
collage of details from famous Impressionist paintings on the central
ceiling dome and vertical wall of the Atelier Atrium. The collage
effect is picked up again in the promenade and in other public areas
throughout the ship. Internally illuminated Murano-glass sculptures of
flowers on antiqued bronze stalks provide muted lighting effects and
the walls are of wood paneling with inlaid wood marquetry and
hand-laid mosaics. The bar fronts are wood inlaid panels interspersed
with Murano glass flowers.

The Toulouse-Lautrec Show Lounge takes as its inspiration the
diminutive French painter's sketches and portraits drawn from the
subjects he found in the cabarets, theater, circus and brothels of
Paris' Montmartre district. The lounge's walls display hand-painted
reproductions of the artist's poster works, while gold and red
dominate chromatically and the overall style is art nouveau. To the
sides of the stage are the famous windmill signs of the Moulin Rouge
cabaret, its vanes turning in an imaginary breeze, and the windmill
motif is repeated in the carpet design.

The ship features two two-level dining rooms. "For the restaurants, I
wanted to do something quiet and beautiful," explained Farcus, "so I
chose Monet and Renoir."

Both rooms are architecturally identical, and both feature panels of
stylized wood-veneered images of the Eiffel Tower in the walls and
ceiling. The fabrics and colors are based on different works by the
two namesake painters. The forward Renoir Restaurant takes its
inspiration from "Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise," a tranquil scene
of boaters relaxing at a cafe overlooking the Seine, which is featured
in the wall-covering fabric. The flower-covered trellis in the
painting is repeated in the carpet's colors and pattern. In the aft
Monet Restaurant, one of the artist's famous "Water Lilies" series of
nature scenes sets the atmosphere. Here, the carpet pattern repeats
the green water lilies floating in a reflective blue pond, which is
featured on the wall fabric.

The two-level Restaurant Cezanne on Lido Deck takes elements from the
post-Impressionist painters works to create the atmosphere of a
19th-century French cafe. The period hand-painted ceramic-tile
wainscoting is complemented by details and reproductions of wall
covering patterns seen in classic Cezanne works, including "Chateau
Noir," "Self-Portrait on a Rose Background" and "House of Pere Lacroix
in Auvers."

The Point is the Conquest's reservations-only supper club, located
high up on Panorama Deck. The restaurant takes its name from the style
of Georges- Pierre Seurat, known as pointillism, which is the
rendering of images through thousands of individual dots, or points,
of color. The walls have murals in the style of Seurat's famous "Le
Cirque (The Circus)," featuring circus tents rendered in the
pointillist style. The ceiling is a mural of clouds in a blue sky with
special LED and star lights which will provide a sunset-to-night
effect during the course of the evening.

New for the Conquest-class is an expanded game room and teen area that
serves as a "second promenade for teenagers," said Farcus. Decorated
to resemble the back alleys of the infamous Montmartre district of
19th-century Paris, the room sports brick walls with peeling stucco
decorated with rock concert posters and graffiti, building facades and
wood fences. The facilities for teens include a dance floor, video
wall, lounge, soft-drink bar and the latest state-of-the-art video
games.

The Polynesian world of post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin is re-created
in the Tahiti Casino. Beams and columns of bamboo and wood, and cast
thatch ceiling panels impart the feeling of a Tahitian village with
colorful jungle- motif fabrics and rich wood tones add to the
ambiance. Gauguin-style native figurative sculptures with simulated
flames rising from their heads complete the mysterious, rustic decor.

Gauguin's Bar, the Conquest's sports bar, carries on the Tahitian
theme from the adjacent casino, but incorporates more wall murals of
Gauguin's paintings.

Henri's Dance Club takes its theme from the exotic jungle paintings of
Henri Rousseau. Painted metal cutouts made to look like the coarse
grass of Rousseau's paintings are mounted on the wall, with occasional
three- dimensional heads of animals similar to the kind often seen
lurking in the artist's works. Muted reds, golds and greens dominate
the fabrics and window treatments, while the carpet is a colorful,
cartoon-like pattern of animals peeking from behind bright-green
leaves of grass.

Vincent's Piano Bar breaks with the design of the other public rooms
by not reproducing any actual Van Gogh works as part of the decor.
Instead, the architecture itself is made to imitate Van Gogh's surreal
style with twisted columns painted bright yellow typified in his
painting of the Church at Auveres. The walls are finished in murals of
sunflowers reminiscent of the artist's famous painting of a vase of
sunflowers, accented by shuttered windows. Light fixtures are colored
glass in the shape of irises -- another prominent Van Gogh subject.

The Blue Piano Bar takes as its theme from the blue color commonly
found in the works of Henri Matisse, considered the greatest French
painter of the 20th century. The walls, ceilings and doors are highly
decorated -- as if painted by Matisse himself -- with swirls, flowers,
arabesques and abstract designs. The carpet is a pattern designed
after the artist's work "Icarus," which shows a silhouetted figure
falling across a background of blue sky and yellow stars.

Alfred's Bar, located on Atlantic Deck beneath the dance club, is
named for Alfred Sisely, an Englishman raised in Paris and one of the
fathers of the Impressionist movement. The room is decorated like a
wood-paneled English drawing room with large reproductions of Sisely's
cityscapes, landscapes and rural subjects displayed on the walls.
Dark, rich colors dominate, and between the windows are pedestals
supporting busts of the artist's likeness.

The Degas Lounge, aft on Promenade Deck, takes its theme from the
artist's fascination with ballet dancers. Bronze cast sculptures of
ballerina figures are fitted into niches around the room. The ceiling
has case decorative bronze-colored moldings and chandeliers, and the
fabrics are deep burgundy and gold, creating a very classy venue.

Prior to entering year-round seven-day western Caribbean service
departing New Orleans every Sunday, the Carnival Conquest will operate
a series of three special voyages. A four-day cruise departing Nov. 15
will feature a visit to Cozumel, Mexico; a six-day cruise departing
Nov. 21 will visit Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel; and a
four-day Thanksgiving weekend cruise departing Nov. 27 will call at
Cozumel. Seven-day cruises will visit Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand
Cayman and Cozumel.

For additional information and reservations, contact any travel agent.

Celebrating "30 Years of Fun" in 2002, Carnival is the largest and
most popular cruise line in the world with 17 "Fun Ships" operating
voyages ranging from three to 17 days in length to the Bahamas,
Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, New
England, Canada, Bermuda and Europe. The line currently has five new
ships with an estimated value of $2.3 billion scheduled for delivery
between now and 2005.

Carnival Cruise Lines is a member of the exclusive World's Leading
Cruise Lines alliance which also includes Holland America Line, Cunard
Line, Seabourn Cruise Line, Costa Cruises and Windstar Cruises.
Together, these member lines share a commitment to quality and value,
offering cruise vacations that appeal to a wide range of lifestyles
and budgets and sail to some of the world's most exciting
destinations. Carnival is the leader in the contemporary market of the
cruise industry.

John Mason

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Aug 31, 2002, 12:10:02 PM8/31/02
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Ray,

Will the Point, which is the Conquest's reservations-only supper club
and located on Panorama Deck, be extra cost?

John


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Robocop

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Aug 31, 2002, 12:55:26 PM8/31/02
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John,
Yes.
Jim


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~ Lori ~

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Aug 31, 2002, 1:01:47 PM8/31/02
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John,
Yes.
Jim

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Is it like an "entry" fee or do you pay whatever the individual dinners
cost? I think this is sorta disappointing considering food is supposed to
be included in the price of the cruise.
Lori


Robocop

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Aug 31, 2002, 1:44:46 PM8/31/02
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Lori,
It is a fee charged ONLY in the Specialty dining areas. The waiters in
this area do not work in other portions of the ship and rely on these fees
as part of their income in tips as well as helping to cover the additional
costs of the special items and preparation involved in this dining room. On
Celebrity it was not 'al la carte', rather a single charge to allow you to
dine in that room. You certainly do not have to eat there any night and the
food in the 'regular' dining room is excellent. Also be advised that minimum
dress in these specialty areas is always at least semi-formal and jackets
and tie is required for entrance.
Jim
Community Staff Leader'
http://www.cruisemates.com
The Internet Cruise Magazine

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Len C.

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Sep 1, 2002, 8:03:29 AM9/1/02
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>food is supposed to be included in the price of the cruise.
Lori

Your food is included. The specialty dining venues are up to you if you
want something 'special' and want to pay additional costs. Otherwise if
it were included EVERYONE on board would be dining there too! It's your
choice to dine or not in the supper clubs. IMO one evening to go 'all
out' and pay a little extra is no big deal.

Len... :-)

~ Lori ~

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Sep 1, 2002, 8:31:35 AM9/1/02
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Your food is included. The specialty dining venues are up to you if you
want something 'special' and want to pay additional costs. Otherwise if
it were included EVERYONE on board would be dining there too! It's your
choice to dine or not in the supper clubs. IMO one evening to go 'all
out' and pay a little extra is no big deal.

Len... :-)
>>

I didn't say it was a "big deal". I realize that food is included in the
dining rooms etc.,
I just feel that it's yet another way to soak up passengers money. We do
have a choice, however, I agree.
Lori


Len C.

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Sep 1, 2002, 9:32:39 AM9/1/02
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>I just feel that it's yet another way to soak up passengers money.

Naturally it is a way for the cruise lines to gain extra revenue from
passengers. But again it is 'optional' if you want to do it. We did make
reservations for David's Supper Club when we sailed the Pride, however
we hit it off so well with our dinner mates in the dining room we
decided to cancel them. We looked forward to dining with our table mates
telling stories of what we did that day, laughing, joking, etc. so we
opted out on David's. But wouldn't hesitate to try it out on another
cruise.

Len... :-)

~ Lori ~

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Sep 1, 2002, 9:59:23 AM9/1/02
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Naturally it is a way for the cruise lines to gain extra revenue from
passengers. But again it is 'optional' if you want to do it. We did make
reservations for David's Supper Club when we sailed the Pride, however
we hit it off so well with our dinner mates in the dining room we
decided to cancel them. We looked forward to dining with our table mates
telling stories of what we did that day, laughing, joking, etc. so we
opted out on David's. But wouldn't hesitate to try it out on another
cruise.

Len... :-)
>>


I may try one too, actually. All depends on the mood when I get there, I
suppose. I tend to be a more "keep to myself" person (not in a Jeffery
Dahmer kinda way...hahahaha) than one who likes to be more social when I'm
vacationing for relaxation. I'd be just as content ordering room service.
I'm glad the choice is there, or cruising wouldn't be for everyone. I'm
REALLY interested in Norwegian's Freestyle concept. Has anyone here tried
it? Any thoughts?
Lori


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