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13-Nov-2015
Accordions Afloat on Viking and Royal Carribean Line Cruise Shipsby Douglas Ward |
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 Two Italian-made accordions can be found as wall decoration with a third (playable) accordion provided in Manfredi’s Italian Restaurant aboard Viking Cruises’ delightful 930-passenger mid-size cruise ship Viking Star. Picture above with professional accordionist and composer Douglas Ward.The three accordions were sourced and provided by Alan Young from the UK. Sister ships Viking Sky and Viking Sea are presently under construction and are set to debut in 2016 and 2017 respectively. They too, will have a Manfredi’s Italian Restaurant on board, so perhaps there will be even more accordions afloat! Meanwhile, large photographs of famous American accordionists and accordion orchestras from the 1940s and 1950s (including Frank Gaviani and his orchestra) can be found as wall decoration in the Sorrento’s Pizzeria eatery aboard Royal Caribbean International’s 3,701-passenger large resort ship Freedom of the Seas. Freedom of the Seas is the only cruise ship in this company’s large fleet to feature accordions as part of the interior décor. Compositions by the author are available online at: Douglas Ward |
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