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from the exterior the 3700 passenger
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costas arena cruise ship looks at
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unassuming vessel white and harmonious
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but underneath the distinctive yellow
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costs a funnel lighter loud vibrant and
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bold home to the gods launched in 2007
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costa serena is heavily themed around
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ancient greek gods mythology and icons
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the Pantheon atrium rarely embraces the
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theme soaring up from deck 32 deck 9 is
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a tableau of God's resting on suspended
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clouds this massive display is sometimes
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unnerving but certainly extremely
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memorable the elevator doors around the
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ship have more subtle or black-and-white
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greek-inspired panels in some areas of
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the ship a large dramatic murals
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stretching along thoroughfares
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passageways and adorning bars along
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accommodation decks are more intricate
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murals most reflecting ancient Greeks
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artistic passion for wearing limited
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some of them are slightly risque and
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perhaps a little bit naughty
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many of the other public areas to ship
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draw heavily on Greek iconography like
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the shopping area shown here with bold
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dramatic floors there is sweeping
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staircases again using the same week
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iconography creating a very dramatic and
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visually rich experience many lounges
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and bars follow the theme replica
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ancient Greek sculptures and bold gold
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pillars or a feature of the Apollo grand
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VAR the largest lounge on the ship while
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the chocolate bar within the Juventus
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cafe draws on bold geometric shapes and
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has massively earns aligning wards the
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rest of the ship has less of a nod to
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greek imagery the zune pool has a few
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nods like on the tables and around the
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pool oz very large and dramatically
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oh the rest of the ship discards much of
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the Greek iconography to take a bold of
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brash approach the casino although it
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has a knowledge of lease focuses more on
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the bright colors of gambling reds
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blacks and greens it's a loud vibrant
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and physics Center the luna lounge is
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more likely inside Mirabal again bold
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bright neon colors and not much
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bleakness the sports cafe is another
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dramatic room which uses goal but is
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more of a nod to football and to Greece
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or the massive theatre was impressive
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dramatic and bowl again has little free
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time photography to the cost of serena
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is loud brash and easy ship it's home to
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the gods with some unusual mix of a call
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but it's bright its vibrant and it's
