gabeb848 35 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Why do you guys think the Oasis Class ships are the only ones with names that don't really go with the class name, besides The Oasis, Allure, and Wonder which are all kind of mysterious, when did they think it was a good idea to name the 2 ships in the middle of the class Harmony and Symphony??? Like, that sounds like it could be part of some other class called Melody Class!!! They seem a lot longer too, and out of place. This is just my opinion, but what do you think RCI was thinking? P.S. They could have done Oasis, Allure, Wonder, Marvel, Reverie, and Fantasy, all mysterious and whimsical! cruisellama, WAAAYTOOO and Galveston Steve 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galveston Steve 616 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 I think you have a great point. This was a missed opportunity to have a cohesive theme of names for the worlds largest ships. gabeb848 and cruisellama 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 30,352 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Who knows exactly why but a lot of market research goes into naming. It can be challenging to find a name that doesn't offend someone in some language and is generally clear of trademarks or registrations by similar companies. It's easy to look back and find fault but I'm not sure they knew 13 or 14 years ago how this experiment would turn out. It wasn't always cast in stone there would be this many. It could have been worse... Just look at Boaty McBoatface. Galveston Steve, PRebecca, Baked Alaska and 4 others 2 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gabeb848 35 Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 18 minutes ago, twangster said: Who knows exactly why but a lot of market research goes into naming. It can be challenging to find a name that doesn't offend someone in some language and is generally clear of trademarks or registrations by similar companies. It's easy to look back and find fault but I'm not sure they knew 13 or 14 years ago how this experiment would turn out. It wasn't always cast in stone there would be this many. It could have been worse... Just look at Boaty McBoatface. This is a good point. Who on earth named it Boaty McBoatface?? I bet Fantasy and Marvel are Disney TM's. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanielB 324 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, gabeb848 said: This is a good point. Who on earth named it Boaty McBoatface?? I bet Fantasy and Marvel are Disney TM's. Fantasy is not trademarked as there already is both a Disney Fantasy and a Carnival Fantasy....well Carnival scrapped their Fantasy last July. Carnival was using the name for about 8 years before Disney named their ship. gabeb848 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bazza 67 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 @gabeb848 the public spoke! https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html Big Tule and gabeb848 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SPS 765 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 I STILL WANT BMcBFOTS!!! Baked Alaska, Iluv4n6, Neesa and 9 others 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floski 1,361 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Lady Boaty?? WAAAYTOOO and Iluv4n6 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 30,352 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 I submitted Hochberg of the Seas as a suggestion but I never heard back. WAAAYTOOO, SPS, HeWhoWaits and 8 others 1 8 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeWhoWaits 1,414 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 24 minutes ago, twangster said: I submitted Hochberg of the Seas as a suggestion but I never heard back. If they don't take that one, how about Live Blog of the Seas? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 12,954 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, twangster said: I submitted Hochberg of the Seas as a suggestion but I never heard back. What happened to that suggestion Bazza, Lovetocruise2002, princevaliantus and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KristiZ 888 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 5 hours ago, Matt said: What happened to that suggestion I suspect they changed their mind when you asked for a permanent cabin as your “licensing fee” WAAAYTOOO and gabeb848 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KirstenCapeTown 17 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 12 hours ago, SPS said: I STILL WANT BMcBFOTS!!! My goodness I laughed for a long time at this! SPS and gabeb848 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
castle25 9 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 On 2/18/2021 at 12:25 PM, Bazza said: @gabeb848 the public spoke! https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface Big Tule and Bazza 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 30,352 Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 The internet strikes again. Enter "Sorty McSortface" https://www.denverpost.com/2021/02/19/colorado-amp-robotics-company-boulder-recycling/ Before the coronavirus started spreading, the Boulder County Recycling Center was having problems keeping fully staffed. The pandemic hit and people started buying more online, cooking more at home: more cardboard, tin cans and other items swelled the center’s incoming materials by 11%. Enter two new workers who’ve made a big difference. They are two robots designed by AMP Robotics. You can call them Sorty McSortface and Sir Sorts-a-Lot, the winning names in a contest. Sadly Twangster McTwangsterface" just doesn't roll off the tongue. emmef, WAAAYTOOO and gabeb848 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RickinSTL 525 Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 I would totally book a cruise on Boaty McBoatface!!! USCG Teacher 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USCG Teacher 793 Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, RickinSTL said: I would totally book a cruise on Boaty McBoatface!!! I was afraid I was the only one. I would also 100% have to purchase branded cruise wear from said cruise. RickinSTL, gabeb848 and teddy 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KWong 430 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 On 2/18/2021 at 12:01 PM, SPS said: I STILL WANT BMcBFOTS!!! I love this so much. gabeb848 and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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