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The New Ship Shape

A GREAT SEAWORTHY lasagna dislodged from the San Juan cruise terminal and heaved into the inky Caribbean, drifting toward the horizon in a blaze of lights and music.

I watched the giant ship—Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic—from the serene starboard observation terrace of Evrima, still in port nearby. Constructed in Spain and christened in Lisbon last November, Evrima is the firstborn of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, a sleek blue barracuda at 623 feet long. She’s tiny compared with Epic.

A crew member looked over at the Norwegian megaship. “I used to work on she gave me a look that said,

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