Customers had wished for fewer cabins onboard.
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Customers had wished for fewer cabins onboard.
sports elements and robust trendy materials. Starring figures are a horse-shaped lighting fixture, space-dividing sporty cutouts, and unique bulkhead lights of playful dimensions.
In addition to the restaurants and lounges in the service of all passengers, the ship has two separate premium lounge rooms – Comfort Lounge and Business Lounge – that charge an entrance fee. Separated from the normal pulse of the ship, the atmosphere of these spaces emphasises peaceful colour schemes and materials chosen for their sensitivity values. The surroundings have been spiced up with hexagon-based patterns.
The darker, pearly-gold interior of the Business Lounge has strong-lined vertical bar patterns, while the lighter-shade atmosphere of the Comfort Lounge has been brushed up with shiny silver details. Both of these spaces have special areas that have been optimised for work and for business meetings. The installation of Barrisol’ s shiny-surface ceilings makes the lounges appear loftier. In the choice of furniture, special attention has been paid to making the passenger’ s work smoother.
Along with business travellers, the ship design also takes the family travellers into account. The playroom for children has a strategic position on the vessel, next to the ship’ s most family-friendly restaurants and – in accordance with passenger feedback – also accessible directly from corridors, not just from the shop. The most family-friendly restaurants include Fast Lane and Delight Buffet, complete with table groups of children’ s dimensions. The vehicle deck can be accessed directly from the ship’ s shop.
Interior design for ships has some extra challenges, on account of strict safety regulations. Apart from their looks, pieces of furniture need to be selected on the grounds of their resistance to tilting, as well as their compliance with strict maritime fire-safety classifications.
In the final design, advantage has been taken of Finnish know-how. For instance, the unique lighting fixtures and fixed furniture were manufactured in Turku region, close to the shipyard. Further examples of unique design are seen in the flashy bulkhead-to-bulkhead carpets, with graphic patterns from dSign. The clear patterns and colours are important for spatial rhythmics. Carpet material is genuine wool, having the best tuft-carpet characteristics for withstanding wear and tear. Even with constant small-scale maintenance, the onboard interiors of ships tend to wear out at an average age of only five years. n
Victory Bar has an interior design that was built from a combination of classic sports elements and robust trendy materials. photo: Okko Oinonen
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