Norfolk Cruise Terminal

[okinawatyphoon]

Half Moone makes its debut

Most importantly, this came in on time and on budget.

Edited April 2, 2007 by okinawatyphoon

[vdogg]

Royal Carribean will return to Norfolk in 2008

Royal Caribbean International will return to Norfolk in 2008 with its 1,950-passenger Grandeur of the Seas, according to local travel agents.

Lyan Sierra-Caro, spokeswoman for the Miami-based cruise line, confirmed it would come back next year, but said it would announce details Friday morning. When it sails from Norfolk on April 28, Royal Caribbean's 1,602-passenger Empress of the Seas will be the first ship sailing from the city's new $36 million downtown cruise terminal, departing on 13 six-, seven- and eight-night Bermuda cruises.

[urbanvb]

Great news. I wouldn't mind taking a cruise especially since you can set sail locally. No more trips to Miami or other locales.

[vdogg]

Exclusive sneak peek inside new cruise terminal

[okinawatyphoon]

Exclusive sneak peek inside new cruise terminal

The video on WTKR's website is fantastic. This is such an awesome facility.

[vdogg]

Watch the video. It looks very nice and spacious on the inside.

[Padman]

I love it. But I hate that idiotic local attitude that everything nice is a just a gamble and that we shouldn't spend any money on anything that doesn't directly go to the poorer neighborhoods. That kind of thinking will ensure that poor neighborhoods will stay that way.

[Sky06]

I love it. But I hate that idiotic local attitude that everything nice is a just a gamble and that we shouldn't spend any money on anything that doesn't directly go to the poorer neighborhoods. That kind of thinking will ensure that poor neighborhoods will stay that way.

I'm sure channel 3 asked 50 people, found 1 person to complain, and put that person on camera. Same old story. I'll tell you what the gamble is: Sitting around on our butts and investing nothing to make this area better. Now that's a gamble.

[gosscj]

Sleek new cruise terminal set to welcome passengers

This terminal is truly amazing. I have a feeling it will be a tremendous success for Norfolk!

[burt]

Here's a story from today's Richmond Times Dispatch about the new cruise terminal:

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satel...sPN=%21business

[cpeakesqr]

That's one hell of a view! People will be paying big bucks to reserve that space...

[New England Transplant]

Just got back from the grand opening reception today. Very sharp. I think this adds a tremendous amount to the waterfront. My one criticism is that they do not plan to have ANY common areas for regular people to gather. I was hoping that they'd have a restaurant, bar, or coffee shop for locals to gather and enjoy the vistas. Unfortunately, at this point, it seems it is pretty much just a meeting place and cruise terminal. One could argue that they don't want to put anything in b/c they don't want to draw business from Granby Street. I think that is a fine argument, but adding additional restaurants usually results in bringing more business in, rather than splitting the traffic.

I talked with one of the staff and they said they are going to redo Nauticus so that the building doesn't look "ugly and gray." He also said they are in the planning stages of having a restaurant, possibly a Wolfgang Puck (sp?), on the water between Nauticus and the cruise terminal. This is something, but it won't be completed for another 3 years.

Overall, I think it is really impressive, but for 36 million in tax payer dollars I think they should have provided more space for the Norfolk resident to comfortably enjoy the facility.

[cpeakesqr]

I talked with one of the staff and they said they are going to redo Nauticus so that the building doesn't look "ugly and gray."

The renderings showed Nauticus being much darker than it is. Maybe by redo, they mean paint.

[vdogg]

So let me take a break from the "fun" of the Va. Beach forum ( ) to add some photos from my trip to the cruise terminal today. Being the the sucker for free food that I am, I just couldn't resist. As a bonus I included some shots of the skyline from the Battleship Wisconsin. Hope you enjoy.

More to come

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[cpeakesqr]

Have they not finished the balcony? Looks like there was some tiling to be done.

[vdogg]

Ok, that's it folks. Phew! I thought I'd never be done.

Have they not finished the balcony? Looks like there was some tiling to be done.

I'm not sure. Can you quote the picture you're refferring to? There is some minor work left to be done but for the most part the terminal is finished.

Ok, I see what you're talking about. Yeah, they're not quite finished with that yet.

[vdogg]

Hmm, looks like I got a couple duplicates in there. I'll have to edit those aout a bit later. I just wanted to get all my pics loaded before someone else beat me to it.

[okinawatyphoon]

Thanks for the great shots vdogg! That terminal looks pretty huge.

[vdogg]

Thanks for the great shots vdogg! That terminal looks pretty huge.

It's very big. I must admit to being taken aback by how large it was on the inside because the outside sure doesn't make it seem like that.

[erdogs]

What's are they looking at?

[vdogg]

What's are they looking at?

Haha, I don't know. Perhaps an alien ship landed on the water behind me and took off just before I turned around to look.