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"MY FIRST GLIMPSE of Royal Caribbean’s
Icon of the Seas, from the window of
an approaching Miami cab, brings on a feeling of vertigo, nausea, amazement,
and distress. I shut my eyes in defense, as my brain tells my optic nerve to
try again.
The ship makes no sense, vertically or horizontally. It makes no sense on sea,
or on land, or in outer space. It looks like a hodgepodge of domes and
minarets, tubes and canopies, like Istanbul had it been designed by idiots.
Vibrant, oversignifying colors are stacked upon other such colors, decks
perched over still more decks; the only comfort is a row of lifeboats ringing
its perimeter. There is no imposed order, no cogent thought, and, for those who
do not harbor a totalitarian sense of gigantomania, no visual mercy. This is
the biggest cruise ship ever built, and I have been tasked with witnessing its
inaugural voyage."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
