Saturday, September 12, 2015

MV World Odyssey Unveiling - more photos!

Just received these photos of today's Unveiling Ceremony for the MV World Odyssey in Southampton, UK. The Fall 2015 Semester at Sea (SAS) students (and many of their parents) are arriving to board and to celebrate the opening of the new cruisin' campus!
Fly-by in Southampton
There was even a British Air Force jet fly-by in honor of the event. A spectacular send-off!








And, here are a few more photos of the ship's interior. She is a beauty! 


 
Lovely art deco hallway
It is interesting that the ship's refurbishment did not involve switching out the original plush Art Deco furnishings for more spartan, sturdy, "it-can-take-a-beating" stuff. I think this may be because the ship will revert back to the tourist trade in between the two annual SAS semester voyages (one in spring, one in fall), and so the ship owners decided to keep the original equipment. 





Dining area
It all looks so opulent and cushy... I liked the Explorer but this new ship definitely has style!

Dining room layout for class lecture



Some of the dining areas will serve double-duty as classrooms during the voyage. The last photo below shows a dining room / lounge laid out for a lecture.

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