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Showing posts with label Cruise. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Cruise. Show all posts

Aboard the SS Rotterdam Hotel

Rotterdam is known for its modern architecture. From its Kubuswoningen (cube house) to the new futuristic food market, the Markthal everything about the city screams modern. Rotterdam has one of the largest ports in the world thus a very strong maritime tradition. In the midst of the modern and the maritime stands a hotel that provokes nostalgia: the SS Rotterdam. Blessed by Queen Juliana of The Netherlands in 1958, the former Holland America cruise liner first set sail in 1958.

SS Rotterdam Facade

A visual tour of Quantum of the Seas

Last November, I had the opportunity to sail on Royal Caribbean newest ship, Quantum of the Seas. I must say that I am not the biggest fan of cruising. I always found it kind of cheesy (must be the Carnival commercials from the '90s that are stuck in my mind. When I asked the CEO of Royal Caribbean if the ship's objective was to convert the cruise adverse he simply answered that Quantum of the Seas is not a cruise experience but a vacation experience. Needless to say, the experience might have converted me to cruising. Here's a photo essay of my favorite moments on ship:

Felicia: the Ship's Mascot

Quantum of the Seas: View From Above on the North Star

I must confess I have never been a big of cruising. I always associated them with large ships with buffets and cheesy music. Then again, you can't really judge something until you've tried it. Last November, I had the opportunity to board the second sailing of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas. I was intrigued when I started to read about all the unique things this cruise has to offer.

The North Star at Quantum of the Seas

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