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Four graduate-level interns from FIU designing space
Celebrity Cruises is giving four graduate-level design students from Florida International University (FIU) an opportunity to create a venue on the line's fifth Solstice-class ship, which will set sail in 2012. The cruise line recently started an internship program designed to mirror the professional cruise-ship design process, including brand immersion, concept development and space analysis.
“Every element of the Solstice-class ships, from the way we laid the staterooms out on each deck to interlock rather than reside side-by-side, to the height and texture of the chairs in the Murano specialty restaurant, is carefully designed to offer our guests an inimitable cruise vacation experience as well as to serve as a functional element of a working, premium hotel,” said Harri Kulovaara, executive vice president, newbuilding and fleet design for Celebrity's parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “When we first designed these industry-changing ships, we engaged a panel of women to help us maximize stateroom innovations. Now, we are tapping into the freshest, brightest minds around -- those of students at the FIU Master of Interior Design Program -- to take one of the venues on our fifth Solstice Class ship to the next level. We welcome their ideas and our team is poised to guide them through this career-enhancing experience."
By the end of the program, the students will deliver a full design package for the as-yet unspecified venue, including all required documentation to secure the successful development, engineering and execution of the design concept. This documentation ranges from the initial inspirations in sketch format to the fully realized accurate computer-generated designs.
The project envelope will include not only components related to spatial requirements such as representations of floor layout, walls, ceilings, furniture, finishes and equipment, but also include those components which enhance the ambience of every venue, such as signage design, artwork concept, decorative lighting, among others. Celebrity's Newbuilding Architectural Design team will then partner with the shipbuilder, Meyer Werft, to bring the students' plans to life. Construction on the ship is slated to begin in early 2011 at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
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