New Norwegian Epic Image

Why the long face? (Image: BERNARD BIGER - STX FRANCE)

The Norwegian Epic soon will leave l’ estuary of the Loire for its first tests at sea. Her ‘exit’ is envisaged either during the second fortnight of January, or during the first fortnight of February. 

During her sea trials  engineers and technicians will test the propulsion of this giant, which is contracted to  reach 22.5 nots. The Norwegian Epic is the first ship of this size to being been driven by asynchronous motors (with induction), which offer a better output. The propulsion, diesel-electric, will develop a power of 24 MW on each of the two lines d’ trees.  Her  delivery for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is envisaged on June 15, 2010.

(Translated from French – from www.meretmarine.com )

Malcolm Says: I’m still very excited about this ship, but she is no beauty queen, is she!

Norwegian Epic’s Red Light Cabins

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that some cabins on its much-ballyhooed next ship, the Norwegian Epic, will have a “love setting” for lighting that bathes the room in a red glow.

 

Studio Cabin in Blue Glow mode!

The specialized lighting option will be available in Epic’s studio cabins: a cluster of 128 interior rooms built around a communal, two-story living area.

The love setting is one of four mood-enhancing lighting options planned for the cabins. The others: blue for calm, white and a rainbow setting. The specialized settings will be controled from a panel on cabin walls.

The studio cabin concept is one of several innovations planned for the massive, 153,000-ton ship, which debuts in June. Aimed at a budget crowd, the cabins are just 100 square feet but boast an ultra-modern design and large, round windows that look out onto the corridor. The exclusive, key card-accessed communal area, called the Living Room, is designed as a place to unwind with lounge seating, a bar, two large TV screens and a dedicated concierge.

(USA Today)

Malcolm says: Red lights?  Windows? Sounds like Amsterdam!

NCL Chooses Captain’s for Norwegian Epic

Norwegian Cruise Line today named the two seasoned captains who will serve on Norwegian Epic, the company’s largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date.

Captain Trygve Vorren

In a live interactive online event, Norwegian also introduced the ship’s two hotel directors who will be responsible for all guest areas. The Norwegian Epic will enter service next June under the command of Captain Trygve Vorren, a 29-year seafaring veteran who is currently captain of Norwegian Jade, and Captain Hakan Svedung, at sea for 35 years and currently captain of Norwegian Dawn. Vorren, a native of Norway, joined Norwegian in 1980 as first officer on the SS Norway, then the world’s largest cruise ship. He has also served aboard Skyward, Southward, Sunward II, Dreamward, Leeward, Starward, Royal Odyssey, Norwegian Sea, Norwegian Crown, Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Majesty. Svedung, who lives in Sweden, has served on Norwegian Dawn since 2006; prior to that he worked for Star Cruises, one of Norwegian’s shareholders, for 12 years. Both captains are looking forward to this exciting and challenging new role.

Klaus Lugmaier and Sean Wurmhoeringer will serve as Norwegian Epic’s hotel directors. Lugmaier, currently director of shipboard operations at the company’s Miami headquarters, began his career at Norwegian 21 years ago aboard Seaward and held a variety of positions before becoming one of the youngest hotel directors in the cruise industry at the age of 26. As hotel director, he has launched seven of the company’s new ships, including Leeward, Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem. He was also part of the team that launched Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Wind. Wurmhoeringer, with Norwegian since 2002, is currently serving as hotel director on Norwegian Spirit and has also served on Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Sky.

 ”We carefully chose these seasoned veterans to lead the on board team that will launch the most important project in the company’s history,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “We are confident that they have the expertise, dedication and passion to make Norwegian Epic’s launch and inaugural season extremely successful.”

(NCL)

Malcolm says: I don’t doubt that Epic’s hardware will be good, but I do wonder about the software (crew: quality of food and service etc.)   NCL get some very inconsistent reviews (when compared to Royal Caribbean, for example) especially from Brits.  Let’s hope that the experience officers above can make it happen.  IF Epic’s initial reviews are poor, this mega ship could quickly sink like a stone in the middle of a recession.  However, I do wish NCL susess as I like the way they think ‘outside the box’ .

A Virtual Tour of Norwegian Epic

I have written a ‘textual’ tour of Norwegian Epic (Menu right) using deck plans, press releases and artists renderings.

Join me on a tour of this amazing ship, before it has even entered service.

Epic to Visit The UK

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Norwegian Epic, the company’s largest ship to date currently under construction in France, will make her inaugural transatlantic seven-day cruise on June 24, 2010, departing from London (Southampton). The 4,200 passenger Freestyle Cruising ship will arrive in New York, her first port of call in the United States, on July 1, 2010. In addition, Norwegian Cruise Line also announced that a new seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise has been added to Norwegian Epic’s inaugural season, departing Miami on July 10, 2010, one week earlier than previously scheduled.

“In true maritime fashion, Norwegian Epic will make the non-stop crossing from the U.K. to New York in just one week,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian’s chief executive officer. “This seven-day voyage gives our guests the opportunity to be the first to immerse themselves in all of the innovative and varied activities, world-class dining and spectacular entertainment that will be offered on Norwegian Epic.”

After strong response to a waitlist for Norwegian Epic’s transatlantic last month, Norwegian Cruise Line will give those guests on the waitlist first priority to confirm their booking on the transatlantic today and tomorrow. A special guest services team will be contacting those guests so that they can choose from Norwegian Epic’s wide range of accommodations from the innovative new Studios to the largest suite and villa complex at sea. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, members of Norwegian’s past guest program, Latitudes, will have a special preview sale day to book the cruise. The much-anticipated transatlantic sailing will officially open to the public for booking on Thursday, September 17, 2009.

Norwegian Epic’s new seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise with stops in Philipsburg, St. Maarten; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Nassau, Bahamas, will go on sale to the public on September 28, 2009. Guests currently booked on Norwegian Epic’s July 17, 2010 Eastern Caribbean cruise will have priority to switch to the new sailing date if they so choose. Agents can contact Norwegian Cruise Line at 1800-327-7030 by September 25, 2009 to make any additional changes.

In addition, Norwegian Epic’s 2010/11 inaugural season sailings from Miami to the Eastern and Western Caribbean are currently open for sale. The ship’s alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, available as seven-day individual sailings or 14-day combined sailings, are available through April 2011.

Norwegian Epic Float-Out

See she's not top heavy.

11th July: Images by Christian Plagué from Shipspotting.

Norwegian Epic Image

One big girl

Above: July 2009, Image from Shipspotting by Christian Plagué

Norwegian Epic – Funnel Vision

 

Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the construction of  Norwegian Epic, reached another milestone yesterday with the fitting of its two huge funnels at STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France. The massive block consisted of three parts: the two funnels separated by a HVAC station. It weighed 45 tons, and measured approximately 46 feet high, 65 feet long and 23 feet wide, roughly the size of a large yacht. The addition of the funnel is significant as it represents one of the final stages in the completion of the superstructure.

At this stage, the funnel has not reached its final size as it is not yet equipped with the exhaust pipe system. In order to install the system, a crane will be installed on deck 15 to raise the exhaust pipe system over the blue funnel block, located on deck 17.

The last block on the fore part of the vessel will be lowered at the end of the week. Then, the radar mast will be added which will complete Norwegian Epic’s structure before her transfer to the outfitting dock. The ship’s float out and transfer to the outfitting dock is currently planned for July 11, 2009.

The 153,000-gross ton, 4,200-passenger ship is scheduled for delivery at the end of May 2010.

Norwegian Epic Latest Construction Images

June 2009:

(From shipspotting.com)

Will Norwegian Epic be a Success?

Sink or Swim?

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m pretty optimistic about the Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), ‘Norwegian Epic’, which will enter service in summer 2010.  She will be one of the most exciting mass-market ships sailing in the Caribbean. Many of her design elements will outdo Carnival’s rather predictable and garish fleet. Only Royal Caribbean’s (RCI) ‘Oasis of the Seas’ and their ‘Freedom/Voyager’ classes will outshine her.  That for me puts the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) firmly in second place in terms of innovation.

I don’t doubt that NCL have probably got the ‘hardware’ right with Epic (if we overlook her aesthetics).  I’m sure the private Courtyard Villas in that large ‘carbuncle’ on her front superstructure will prove very popular with those passengers who are not on a tight-budget.  However, I am a little worried about if NCL can get the ‘software’ right; i.e. the food, service, organization and general onboard experience.  The last thing that we all want to see is negative passenger reviews, like: “The lines for the Manhattan dining room were ridiculous”, “I never got to see the shows that I wanted to as they were always full”, “There were always people everywhere”, “Embarkation and disembarkation, even for excursions, was a complete nightmare” etc.

Let’s be honest, NCL can be rather inconsistent and do appear to make some bad management decisions at times. ‘Freestyle Dining’ is a very impressive innovation.  Most other cruise lines have already adopted some aspects of it, be it under other names such as RCI’s ‘Mytime’ dining’ or P&O’s ‘Freedom’ dining. However NCL have struggled to operate it efficiently and with quality, at times.

I was onboard ‘Norwegian Jade’ last summer and I found that if you wanted a good meal, you had to pay a surcharge for the alternative dining rooms.  The ‘non-surcharge’ dining rooms generally served ‘mediocre’ food at best and sometimes it was simply ‘poor’. This did not feel like I was getting a good value experience.

A percentage of passengers clearly do not warm to the ‘Freestyle’ system and its potential for creating long lines at peak times.  Passengers do NOT always feel that they can really dine when they like.  Although I must say that I personally enjoyed ‘Freestyle.  Even with its shortcomings it is infinitely more flexible that ‘traditional’ dining, although I’m pleased that there are some ships that still retain traditional dining.

Epic will be a high density ship with 4,200+ passengers. If my maths is correct, Epic will have a space-ratio of 30 and Oasis of 42, based on double occupancy. Epic will be approximately the same size (volume) as the QM2 but will carry over 1600 more passengers!  That’s the difference between ‘premium’ and ‘mass market’. In some cases Epic’s fares are not dissimilar to the QM2, due to the inflated ‘maiden’ season effect.  In contrast, RCI’s ‘Oasis of the Seas’ will be approximately 73,000 tons bigger than QM2/Epic in order to accommodate around 1400 more passengers. 

Much of the public space on board Epic is dedicated to dining rooms; so far NCL have revealed 16. There do not seem to be an awful lot of bars/lounges.  Maybe NCL are relying on areas like ‘Posh’ and ‘Spice H20’ are outdoors and open air.  So what happens when the dining rooms close? What happens if it rains?  There will be no RCI style indoor ‘Royal Prom’ for passengers to frequent. Are there enough interior lounges to accommodate the thousands of passengers if they are not eating?  Hopefully NCL have done the math.

In addition the entertainment venues are all relatively small for the size of ship: the Epic Theatre, for example, has less than 700 seats.  Obviously some shows, such as the ‘Blue Man Group’ (another innovative idea) will be more popular than others.  Ticket allocation will have to be well managed, unless NCL risk leaving it to a ‘first come first serve’ basis, which could cause a few riots.  I did hear that Epic would utilize some sort of passenger ‘smart-card’, so maybe access to entertainment will be bookable with entry by swipe-card?

Then there is also the fundamental question of can NCL fill so many cabins in this financial downturn.  Remember that originally there were going to be two F3’s (Epic-like sisters), but NCL cancelled one.  However, let’s not be too negative, maybe NCL will get this one right?  I certainly hope so.

Malcolm Oliver

Epic Entertainment!

May 20, 2009 – Norwegian Cruise Line today announced it is changing the face of cruise line entertainment on its next generation of Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Epic. In another industry first, the company will welcome Blue Man Group, performing in the 685-seat Epic Theater. Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.

Norwegian Epic will have multiple, specially-designed entertainment venues throughout the ship so that guests can choose from a wide variety of entertainment each evening of their cruise. No longer will entertainment be focused on two nightly shows in one large main theater. Norwegian Epic takes Freestyle Cruising to the next level by offering a number of entertainment options in specially-designed venues, some offered for the first time ever at sea, with choices to appeal to a broad audience.

Spiegel Tent: On Norwegian Epic, guests will find the only “big top” at sea. In this intimate 265-seat theater-in-the-round, famed producer/director Neil Goldberg will present Cirque Dreams® and Dinner. This one of a kind interactive theatrical dining experience will be performed in the air, while juggling dinner courses, with music, mayhem and acrobatic imagination.

Headliners Comedy Club: This 280-seat comedy club will feature the hilarious improvisational comedy of The Second City, as Norwegian continues its exclusive partnership with the famed troupe. The venue’s design centers on a show lounge format with a small raised stage, concrete floors and brick walls with a full bar.

Fat Cats: Guests on board Norwegian Epic can sit back and relax listening to the cool vibes of jazz and blues in this 200-seat jazz club. Fat Cats will feature nightly live blues and jazz performances by world-class talent. The urban setting creates a hipster vibe complete with full bar and comfortable leather sofas and chairs.

Epic Casino: This appropriately named casino is Norwegian’s largest casino at sea, spanning more than 13,000 square feet. It features an elegant Monte Carlo inspired design theme and is open to Taste, the Atrium restaurant below, and to the excitement of Bar Central above. Here, guests will find many opportunities to try their luck including 340 of the latest slot machines; along with gaming tables featuring poker, black jack, roulette and craps. Cascades Bar, with a grand central crystal chandelier, serves as the casino’s centerpiece.

Epic Theater: In addition, the theater will be home to another featured show which will be announced later this year.

Webcast:
www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPagesPopup.html?pageId=EpicVideoPlayer

Deck Plans:  Have now been fully updated and there is a cool 360 Degree image of the ship. Just use the scroll bar below the ship:

http://ncl.worldmedia.net/the-ship/deck-plans/

Norwegian Epic on Sale Now!

The cabins are now on sale for ‘Norwegian Epic’, due to enter service in July 2010. Bookings can be made via NCL’s dedicated web site: http://ncl.worldmedia.net

I glanced at the fares and they look similar to Oasis’s – a bit high, but typical for a newbuild. The ‘Studio’ cabins at a modest 100 sq ft cost the same as the basic ‘inside’ grade at 128 sq ft, although the studio cabins have a corridor window (odd I know) and access to a private lounge, the ‘Living Room’.  Here’s how NCL describe the ’studio’ experience:

“Only on Norwegian Epic will you have the opportunity to experience all the Studios & Living Room have to offer. For starters Studio guests have private key card access to The Living Room which is a shared private lounge that boasts a bar, two large TV screens and comfy seating…perfect place to hang out. When it’s time for a little R&R escape to your urban pad, complete with room for two, a window view to the corridor, funky lighting and flat screen TV. This completely new exclusive key card access-only category is unlike anything you have ever experienced before”

The basic balcony cabin cost around 50% more than the inside grades. The Courtyard Penthouse, Villas and Owners suite have some large numbers next to them.

Malcolm

An Epic Picture!

Wednesday 8th April – Norwegian Epic’s bow added at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, France.

Norwegian Cruise Line Reports Record Results

Norwegian Cruise Line implemented a number of initiatives in 2008 that have led to record results and improved financial performance even within a challenging economic environment.

Highlights from 2008 included the augmentation of its senior management team with both seasoned managers and industry veterans; enhancement of its onboard product with the full implementation of Freestyle 2.0; significant improvement in the way it conducts business with its travel partners through Partnership 2.0; realignment of its Hawaii operations; restructuring of its new build program; and a keen focus on managing and streamlining its cost structure.

Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Chief Executive Officer said: “We worked diligently in 2008 to transform the Company…the result is a new Company, one that is extremely focused on customer service, financial performance and is well poised to come through this difficult period.”

 Outlook In the first few months of 2009, NCL experienced strong bookings with a rise of 15% year-over-year through March 15, 2009. In addition, the new Groups 2.0 program, launched in December, saw a threefold increase in group staterooms blocked compared to the same time last year.

In 2009, NCL said that it will return the last of its older chartered ships (Norwegian Majesty) to Star Cruises, completing the transformation of its fleet to 100% modern ships purpose-built for Freestyle Cruising. NCL said that it is eagerly anticipating the arrival of its next generation of Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Epic, scheduled for delivery in May 2010. The arrival of Norwegian Epic represents the next step in this exciting evolution of NCL’s fleet.

(Malcolm: Good news, only a year or two ago it looked like NCL might even go bust especially after they seriously  misjudged the demand for Hawaiian cruises.)

 

Thinking of Booking the Norwegian Jade this Summer?

 

Above: Jade in Barcelona, june 08

 

Hi readers, I have a very comprehensive ship review of NCL’s ‘Norwegian Jade’ (Ex ‘pride of Hawaii’) based on my 14 night Mediterranean cruise (southampton return). 

 

I hear that Jade  will NOT be sialing from any UK ports in 2010, so this is your last chance to try her on your own doorstep.

 

So how  has Jade changed formher ‘Pride of Hawaii ‘ days?

Does she still have any Hawaiian decor? 

So does ‘Freestyle’ dining actually work? 

Is NCL’s food and service second rate? 

What’s all this about dining surcharges?

How will Brits enjoy this American experience? 

 

All is revealed in my review; see my ‘pages’, menu right.  (But don’t bother looking if you only have a few mins to spare, it’s a very big read!)

 

 

 

 

 

Norwegian Epic’s Dining Rooms & Aqua Park

NCL have now released some more details of the ships facilities. 

The ship will have an expansive Aqua Park that includes three water slides of varying thrill factors, including one specifically designed for children that zips straight through the rock climbing wall; a more adventurous slide twisting and turning down three stories; and The Epic Plunge, the only tube slide at sea that puts the blast of inner-tubing into the core of a bowl slide with a thrilling drop through a 200-foot long tube.  Riders are then launched into the vortex of The Epic Plunge where centrifugal forces keep them high on the wall for several turns, ending in an exciting transition into a splashdown lane. 

The Aqua Park also includes two main pools with arching water effects which illuminate at night; five whirlpools; a wading pool and a kid’s pool in the children’s Splash and Play Zone which features whimsical sculptures, water sprays and effects, along with a kiddy slide.

In an industry first, Norwegian Epic will have the first ever repelling wall at sea and a 33-foot high extreme rock climbing wall, accessible on two levels with varying degrees of difficulty, rated according to official U.S. climbing grades.  

 Expanding its innovative concept of bowling at sea, Norwegian Epic will offer the most bowling lanes with a total of six located in two venues: Bliss Ultra Lounge and O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill.  The multi-use sports deck will include a full size basketball court, volleyball, soccer, dodge ball, batting cage, bungee trampoline, rope adventure course and a 24-foot tall enclosed climbing cage called the spider web.  Norwegian Epic will also feature the first squash court at sea, located in the fitness center.

The Aqua Park

Throughout the ship, there will also be a total of 18 bars and lounges.  Here are some details of Epic’s many ‘Freestyle’ dining rooms:

Restaurant Name/Cuisine :

The Manhattan Room – Aft Main Dining

Taste – Atrium Main Dining

La Cucina Italian / Tuscan

Cagney’s Steakhouse & Churrascaria Steakhouse

Teppanyaki Japanese Hibachi Wasabi Japanese Sushi / Sake Bar

The Epic Club Private Indoor Dining for Courtyard Guests

The Courtyard Grill Private Outdoor Dining for Courtyard Guests

Le Bistro French Bistro

O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar / Fast Food

Shanghai’s Chinese American Café

Jardin Indoor Buffet

The Great Outdoors Outdoor Buffet

Spice H20 Pool Grill

more to come…

The most attractive dining room appears to be ‘The Manhatten Room’ reminiscent of an elegant art deco supper club, The Manhattan Room features a dance floor as its focal point and will offer live music and dancing in the evening. The two-story high restaurant on Deck 6 features floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows looking aft.  The cuisine reflects the elegant and romantic nature of the room.

Check out the new NCL web site for more details and images of this impressive ship: http://ncl.worldmedia.net

Epic Images

(From: www.meretmarine.com )

NCL Drop some ex-UK Cruises in 2010

It’s an NCL day, today: Norwegian Cruise Line will not offer ex-Southampton cruises in 2010, opting instead to base a ship in Venice. The line’s Norwegian Gem will sail two different seven-night itineraries out of the Italian port offering UK customers a 14-night back-to-back holiday.

Norwegian Jade, which was first based in Southampton last year having been moved from the line’s Hawaii-based NCL America fleet, will be based in Barcelona operating seven night cruises. Ex-UK cruises on Norwegian Jewel out of Dover will continue to the Baltic.

NCL said the decision was prompted by a desire to simplify the product, although agents suggested, although popular, revenues were not as high for ex-Southampton cruises as they would be for ex-Venice which has good air lift from the US.

(An article from TTG online)

Norwegian Epic, ‘Bedsits’ and ‘Suites’

Norwegian Epic will offer an expansive ‘ship within a ship’ complex with 60 suites and villas ringing a private Courtyard with its own restaurant, plus a new ‘Studio’ category of inside staterooms with access to a private lounge.

 

The Living Room

 

The suites and villas, by Sweden’s Tillberg Design, are positioned in a new forward location across two decks over the bridge, giving more privacy and big sea views. The Courtyard amenities are expanded beyond the pool and gym of past ships to include exclusive indoor and outdoor restaurants, a concierge lounge and a private lounge with bar within the complex.

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Also new will be Norwegian Cruise Line’s first spa accommodations, providing free access to the Norwegian Epic spa’s thermal suite. And, for families, most of the ship’s connecting staterooms will be located in close proximity to NCL’s largest Kids Crew facility.

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There will also be 128 Studios occupy two decks and come with use of the ‘Living Room’, a two-story shared private lounge with a concierge, bar, room service, two large TV screens and comfy seating for hanging out, reading a book or having a cocktail before dinner. The Living Room must be the only concierge lounge at sea dedicated to the most affordable accommodations category.

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The Studios were designed by high-flying architect Paul Priestman, director of London’s Priestmangoode and known for his award-winning airplane, hotel and yacht designs. ‘The challenge was trying to appeal to a younger group but also trying to make an inside cabin more desirable,’ Priestman told Seatrade Insider.

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These modern inside rooms measure just 100sq ft but maximize space with the bed doubling as settee, sliding closet doors and other clever design features. A large round window looks into the corridor, and lighting effects can be changed to reflect different times of the day or moods — one is a ‘love’ setting of warm colors.

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The Studios are priced at the same level as the 128sq ft inside staterooms, giving the budget traveler a choice. ‘In this environment, it’s very timely to have choices for budget travelers,’ Stuart said.

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 The specialized accommodations complement the ship’s New Wave staterooms announced last year. Norwegian Epic will have roughly three dozen categories, comparable to other vessels in the fleet.

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 The ship is due for delivery from STX France in May 2010. Today, sales opened exclusively for travel agents with group bookings.

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NCL plans another Norwegian Epic ‘big reveal’ at Cruise Lines International Association’s cruise3sixty conference in Fort Lauderdale next month.

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 source: SeaTrade Insider

 

Malcolm Says: Studio cabin: So you get a ‘Bedsit’, with a corridor view, but a private lounge, the ‘Living Room’ (to share with 256 pax). However for the same fare  as a bigger inside cabin without a lounge. Which tempts you? I assume the Sudio will be popular with singles although there is no mention of single occupancy discount as yet.  The idea of ‘Garden Villa’s AND budget accomodate with a private lounge, on the same ship  is a novel one.  This makes the ’Living Room’ a bit like the SS Norways Patio, but without the freash air!

New Norwegian Epic Stateroom Images

It looks like the most innovative and attractive aspect of Norwegian Epic will be her cabins:

How the other half will live!

Nice!

Wow...who needs aTV?

Studio Steerage (see article above), a bit narrow at 100sq ft, but not too bad though. Notice the window to thr corridor and door (right side of the cabin) and seperate toilet, shower and sink.