NOUVEAU CONCEPT DE TOILET SUT L EPIC.

[cnr1999]

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Norwegian Epic Bathroom Controversy
By Paul Motter
June 28, 2010
If you haven't heard about the controversial New Wave Stateroom bathroom facilities on Norwegian Epic, where have you been?

The new staterooms on Norwegian Epic are unlike any cruise ship stateroom you have ever seen. Not only are the curvy and plush, instead of boxy and sterile like most cruise ship cabins, they feature an entirely new approach to hygiene facilities that has become a non-stop topic of conversation onboard. Normally I wouldn't do a feature article on bathroom facilities, but in this case, it is the most common complaint I am hearing on my current cruise, so here goes...

As you enter one of the New Wave Staterooms, the first thing you see are two sets of translucent frosted glass doors, one on your left and one on your right. Depending on your particular stateroom (they come in a variety of combinations) the doors on your left will be either your shower or the toilet, and the doors on the right will be the other.

This is essentially your bathroom, without a sink. This area, which also includes the entrance to the stateroom from the outside hallway between the two facilities, can be separated from the rest of the stateroom, visually at least, with a pull curtain that goes from the corner of the shower to the corner of the toilet.

Now, there are some issues with this. First, the frosted glass is still glass, which means that when the lights are off in the stateroom and the lights are on in the facility one will see a silhouette of whoever is inside. No, you don't see any detail, but you certainly see color, size and posture. You can see what a person is doing at any given time, unless the curtain is drawn, of course.

Another unsavory aspect which I have heard about enough times that it bears mentioning, is that neither of the glassed-off facilities is air tight, meaning they are not sound-proof at all. Every little noise will reverberate inside this glass cubicle, amplified several times before it leaves the tiny room and announces itself to the occupants of the stateroom. Other things will also emit from the toilet area, because it is not airtight. Put another way, if you meet someone on the ship and you are on a first date, you definitely want to ask them to leave the stateroom if you need to use the facilities.

Another issue comes with the shower, which is almost level with the floor making it far too easy for shower water to escape into the stateroom. In fact, the toilet is the same way, and although an overflowing toilet is somewhat rare on a cruise ship (they use a vacuum method rather than a traditional flush), unlike most cruise ships where any water facility has a "scuppered basin" to capture loose water and drain it away, these toilets have no such method so even a tiny overflow could have pretty severe consequences. Drying off in the shower is also a challenge since they are just large enough to stand in, but probably too small for bigger people to bend over. Chances are you will be drying off by the front door, so be sure to lock it and also draw that curtain - then mop the floor with your towel.

By now you are wondering where the bathroom sink is located. It is within the stateroom, outside the curtain. Depending on the size of your stateroom, it will either be opposite your bed, or on the same side and next to your bed. If possible, try to get the cabins where the sink is on the same side of the room as the bed. When it is opposite the bed there is not enough room for another person to pass anyone standing at the sink. If your wife is brushing her teeth, you will have to crawl over the bed to get to the toilet.

Now, I do understand the positive aspects to this bathroom arrangement. A person can be in the shower, another person can be on the toilet and a third person can be at the sink, all at the same time. This is good because you can't do that in a regular bathroom. Or can you? Well, yes you can, but you won't have any privacy. Umm, but wait a minute. While they may have had the right idea, you don't have much real privacy with this bathroom arrangement either, no matter what you do, with the non-sound proofed, non-airtight translucent doors.



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[Oum]

Très amusant ce texte. Merci!

[Cheesecake]

Très intéressant en effet!!

Pour vous donner une idée, vous pouver voir le schema des cabines sur ce lien.
http://www2.ncl.com/ship/epic/stateroom ... tab_detail

J'aime le concept, le design des chambres, mais, l'idée de portes givrés à la vue et non hermétique, ils n'ont pas pensé plus loin que le bout de leur nez!

Bien hâte d'entendre les commentaires de nos membres qui embarquerons sur le EPIC.

[toutou]

Ah....c'est fameuses salles de bain. Elles font couler beaucoup d'encre sur les divers forums. Il y a ceux qui aiment et ceux qui détestent mais chose certaine, elles ne laissent personne indifférente....Du pur NCL

J'avoue que j'aime beaucoup ce principe de salle de bain décloisonnée. D'ailleurs, nous les retrouvont de plus en plus dans les nouveaux complexes hôteliers du sud et hôtels boutiques à travers le monde.

Mais est-ce que la clientèle nord-américaine est prête pour ce nouveau concept résolument plus "urbain" et "européen??? Ça reste à voir....

Je vous donnerais mes commentaires à la fin novembre.

[vero]

Voilà de quoi se donner une idée un peu plus précise du bateau et du coin toilette en particulier

http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=113790&u=2598

Perso je ne sais pas trop quoi en penser si ce n'est que l'originalité n'est pas toujours du meilleur goût