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PHOTOS OF INSIDE THE SHIP

There was heaps to do inside the ship depending on what you liked doing. There was level 5, 6 and 7 where there were places to go to. All of them were accessible for me in the wheelchair. I couldn't get out to the deck on level 7 as the exit ramp was again just a very steep and short gradient which made it difficult and unsafe. 

LEVEL 5 - you can see this in the photos below. This had the international coffee shop, the library, a bar where you could buy wine and have tapas food. There was a shop that didn't sell much and a couple of restaurants, as well as the art gallery where you could buy art work.

LEVEL 6 - There was the reception area, the clothes and accessory shop, and the perfume shop, as well as a couple of restaurants. 

LEVEL 7 - Another bar, casino, piano bar area for entertainment at night, Italian restaurant, a larger entertainment area with a stage and dance floor area, as well as bar. Another lounge/bar area that had a different layout and a small band singing at night time. Plenty of seats along the window side, and the huge theatre that I think seated 1000 people or so. There they had comedians, shows and showed a movie during the day. 
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ABOVE - A PANORAMIC SHOT TAKEN ON LEVEL 5 LOOKING AT WHAT THEY CALLED "THE ATRIUM". YOU CAN ALSO SEE LEVEL 6 AND 7 IN THE MIDDLE IN THE DISTANCE. THE LEFT - THE LIBRARY/INTERNET AREA, THEN A LIFT WITH A FANCY GLASS WALL. TO THE RIGHT THE SHOP, THEN THE TAPAS WINE BAR.
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ABOVE - THE ATRIUM AREA WITH EVERYONE STANDING ON THE STAIRS WATCHING THE CAPTAIN TALKING.
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ABOVE - THE CAPTAIN, A YOUNG ITALIAN GUY WELCOMING EVERYONE AND INTRODUCING HIS MAIN CREW.
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LEFT - THERE WAS ALWAYS SOME KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT GOING ON IN THE ATRIUM. THESE GUYS PLAYED BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC.
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ABOVE & BELOW - THE WINE BAR
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ABOVE - THE REVOLTING ART GALLERY THAT WAS UP FOR SALE. RIGHT - THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP.
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ABOVE - ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE ATE IN REGULARLY FOR DINNER.
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LEVEL 7 - THE ENTRANCE TO THE CASINO
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ABOVE AND BELOW - PEOPLE JUST SHOPPED ALL THE TIME!!
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ABOVE - EASY PASSAGEWAYS TO GET AROUND IN A WHEELCHAIR.
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ABOVE - THE PAINO BAR ON LEVEL 7.
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ABOVE - THEY TOOK ENDLESS PHOTOGRAPHS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY ON THE SHIP. THIS IS WHERE YOU COULD SEE THEM DISPLAYED AT NIGHT TIME AND BUY THEM.
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ABOVE & BELOW - ONE OF THE BIGGER ENTERTAINMENT/BAR AREAS WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE QUIZ NIGHTS, DANCE CLASSES AND MORE.
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ABOVE - LEVEL 7, ANOTHER BAR/LOUNGE/BAND ENTERTAINMENT AREA.
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ABOVE & BELOW - THE HUGE ENTERTAINMENT THEATRE THAT WOULD SEAT 1000 PEOPLE OR SO.
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ABOVE - THE STEEP RAMP TO GET OUT OF THE DOORS TO THE DECK ON LEVEL 7. VERY UNSAFE!
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ABOVE - THE VIEW OUT THE WINDOWS ON LEVEL 7. BELOW - WHEREVER THERE WERE THESE HUGE DOORS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP, THERE WAS THIS SILVER SMALL RAMP THAT WAS QUITE BUMPY TO GET OVER ON ALL LEVELS.
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ABOVE - THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
BELOW - THE FANTASTIC GRILL RESTAURANT.
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ABOVE & RIGHT - AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUFFET SECTION WE'D ALWAYS HAVE TO WASH OUR HANDS BEFORE GOING IN. ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE PEOPLE QUEUING TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
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ABOVE - AFTER WASHING YOUR HANDS, YOU'D HAVE TO DISINFECT THEM AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE FOOD AREA BEFORE THE STAFF MEMBER STANDING THERE HAND YOU A PLATE.
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ABOVE, BELOW & LEFT - THE HUGE SEATING AREA FOR THE BUFFET AREA.
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ABOVE - IF YOU WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HUGE INSIDE AREA FOR THE BUFFET AREA, YOU'D THEN COME TO THE BACK OF THE SHIP (DECK 14) TO THE OUTSIDE SECTION. THIS OVERLOOKED THE OCEAN.
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  • Home
  • BLOG
  • MY STORY
    • SIDE EFFECTS OF NMO
    • CHALLENGES WITH NMO
  • WHAT IS NMO
    • SUPPORT
    • TREATMENT
    • RESEARCH
  • OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
  • LIVING AS A PARAPLEGIC
    • Daily Exercise Routine
    • Transferring
    • Being Indepenent
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • iPHONE PHOTOS
    • JAPANESE GARDEN PHOTOS
    • JAPANESE GARDEN PAGE TWO
    • NATIVE GARDEN PHOTOS
    • SECOND PAGE NATIVE GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHS
  • Dogs I Meet Along the Way
  • YOUTUBE VIDEOS
  • NEW ZEALAND CRUISE
    • CABIN PHOTOS >
      • INSIDE THE SHIP
      • DECK PHOTOS
      • FOOD
      • AUCKLAND PHOTOS
      • TAURANGA
      • GISBORNE
      • WELLINGTON
      • AKAROA
      • DUNEDIN
      • FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK
      • PHOTOS OF US & OTHERS
      • AMAZING SUNSETS
      • WATER
      • VIDEO CLIPS