Here’s a new way to get away from people . . . well, except for the thousands of people who are on the both with you:
[I]t is so big it will have actual neighborhoods – a Boardwalk with a real carousel and high-diving show; a Central Park with thousands of real plants and trees; a Royal Promenade as wide as a highway, lined with shops and including a bar that rises three decks; an Entertainment zone that includes an ice skating rink; and more.
The 16-deck ship will have as many as 8,700 people onboard when you combine full-capacity passengers and crew, certainly enough to declare Allure a city at sea.
"…a Royal Promenade as wide as a highway lined with shops…"
And paved with gold? It sounds like some new version of the Christian heaven conjured by some 'prosperity gospel' type of believers.
I still can't get over the size of this ship. It's bigger than my entire neighborhood, the Shaw Neighborhood in the City of St. Louis. http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Shaw-Saint-…
but how many starbucks?
IN the past I could not have imagined living away from land – I needed books and movies and cosy little cafes, and ships could not provide any of that (at least, not with any degree of choice)
Now! w00t! I can get my books electronically, likewise my movie fix. Hopefully there is turnover in the 'downtown' so room for a bunch of cute little cafes! Do they all have a patio with a sea view?