>Odd that they would go through the trouble to strip the loud colors, but then leave that tacky artificial agapanthus in that "planter." They also left that "rain" falling in front of the mural.
And the quiet elegance of the painted glas...plastic...skylight. Is it still present? The plastic plants were/are a nice touch~ zero maintenence, other than dusting, and thematically compatible with the plastic rain and the plastic birds.
>I avoided it too.
~Buffet.
~Winter Garden.
>I think it's like kryptonite for guys like us.
Yes.
>If the interiors of this ship are really like the photos - inside Jeannies bottle,
If only. Jeannie's Bottle, although garish, was at least cheerful. In order to give the ship that....elegant olde worlde feel, much of its interior is sheathed in woodgrain laminate in the shade refered to as Dogsh*t Brown. Does one HAVE to French Polish laminate? Due to the extensive use of partitioning to create that unneccesary "Processional":
there are only "accidental" port-to-starboard views on the lounge decks. A mistake continued as well on the Kings Court deck where the preparation areas are centrally located, blocking off most side-to-side light. Add to that a prevalence of "Regal" reds, "Royal" blues, and "Dogsh*t" brown laminate and you have an interior that is frequently quite gloomy as well as "Internal" feeling. Also, see those pseudo-Deco relief works in the Grande Processional? (Aka Big Pointless Hallway) They are not even metal. They are either plastic or fiberglas. Time to drag out that old saw about an unadorned neck being more beautiful than a neck draped with rhinestones.
To balance that...QM2 IS the first ship I've been aboard to provide adequate in-cabin bookshelfs. Two of them. TRUE....the majority of people do not bring ten or more books with them on a six night cruise, but for those of us who do, it was nice not to have to stack them atop the dresser.
So, it's not a 100% wash. True...the only room I REALLY liked now looks like the brunch room in a retirement condo complex, BUT, if I upgrade into Princess Grill I get adequate bookshelf space.