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Vision
of the Seas Statistics Guest Capacity : 2,435 Crew : 765 Gross Tonnage : 78,491 Length : 915 ft. Width : 105.6 ft. Draft : 25 ft. Entered Service : May, 1998 Maximum Speed : 22 knots |
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Vision
of the Seas entered service in May of 1998 as the final of the 'Vision
Class' ships of Royal Caribbean International. Like her sisters,
she is a magnificent culmination of optimal use of space and expansive
glass. Vision was built in France at Chantiers de
l'Atlantique and she is a twin to the Rhapsody of the Seas.
One of her trademark features is the soaring Centrum which stretches from the embarkation lobby on deck four up to the Viking Crown Lounge. The base of the Viking Crown serves as a skylight for the Centrum below. |
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| Located on deck six is 'Untitled Glass Panel' by British artist Catrin Jones, 1960. Each panel is a colourful, abstract composition designed using collages. The imagery in each is appropriate to its location and function. Flowers provide the principle design for the perfumery, vines for the liquor store and an exotic string of beads for the jewelry store. The panels also contain hand-drawn images of exotic fish. Together they are intended to integrate with the colours of the internal decor. Detail and texture are created through a combination of acid-etching and screen-printing techniques. Semi-reflective opalescent glass optimizes the light box constructions. | |||
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Left :
'Young Woman with Violin' glass sculpture by Italian artist Gianni
Aricò, 1941. Right : 'Swept Figure II' by American artist Helaine Blumenfeld, 1942. It is a white Statuario Marble sculpture. |
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Left : Black
Belgian marble sculpture titled, 'Water' by Norwegian artist Knut Steen,
1924. Right : 'Horizon Series III' by British Artist Trevor Jennings, 1955. |
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Left :
A steel, glass, and aluminum sculpture titled 'Icarus' by British artist
Marianne Forrest. Right : Welded sheet bronze sculpture outside of the Masquerade Theater by British artist David Gordon Smith, 1945. |
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Vision of
the Seas was christened by Helen Morin Stephan, wife of vice
chairman Edwin Stephan. Her inaugural events included sailing into Southampton on 18 April, 1998 and hosting a series of inaugural events for the UK travel industry and consumers from 24 to 28 April. Her maiden voyage was a four-night round-trip sailing from Southampton calling at Amsterdam and Guernsey. On 02 May, 1998, Vision of the Seas sailed from Southampton to Barcelona, Spain, where she began her summer season of Mediterranean cruising. The then made a Transatlantic voyage to pursue Canada & New England Sailings from Boston. Since that time, she has sailed the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Hawaii, and Alaska. |
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Left : Mixed
media, ceramic, metal, and cavas composed by Norwegian artists Nini
Anker Dessen and Magne Austad. Right : 'Underwater Landscape' is reliefs in marble by Norwegian artist Inger Sitter, 1929. |
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Left :
'Rocks and Shell' by Norwegian artist Inger Sitter, 1929.
Right : Reliefs in white Statutorio Marble in combination with beige and Red Travertine and Rosa Portugale by American artist Helaine Blumenfeld, 1942. |
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Above and Left : Various images of Vision of the Seas while docked in Juneau, Alaska while pursuing her Summer Alaska program. |
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