{"id":350,"date":"2019-01-02T12:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2019-01-02T12:35:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:35:44","slug":"abc-cruising-a-is-for-atriums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/02\/abc-cruising-a-is-for-atriums\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A&#8221; is for Atriums-Cruising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1014040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-351\" src=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1014040-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1014040\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While cruising, we challenged our fellow travelers to document their time on board the ship.\u00a0 The goal was to find something to photograph, which began with the letter &#8220;A&#8221;.\u00a0 We chose atrium.<\/p>\n<p>On a cruise, the atrium is usually one of the first places that a passenger will see on embarkation day.\u00a0 Similar to a hotel lobby,\u00a0it is the heart of the ship.\u00a0 In this location, you will also find the customer service desk, the shore excursion office, the purser&#8217;s desk and the cruise consultant.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1014041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-352\" src=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/P1014041-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1014041\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every cruise line has a specific decorating style, which sets the tone for the rest of the ship.\u00a0 Some atriums are elegant with crystal chandeliers, brass rails\u00a0and dark wood.\u00a0 Others are filled with neon colors, expressing a playful, Las Vegas like environment.\u00a0 On most of the newer ships, the atrium will extend, towering skyward over\u00a0multiple stories.\u00a0 Usually these will be connected by glass elevators.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This central location\u00a0is a great place to meet new friends, while sitting at one of the connecting bars or cafe&#8217;s.\u00a0 Throughout\u00a0your passage, you\u00a0will find that there is and ever-changing hub of activities hosted in this area.\u00a0\u00a0 Guests might enjoy ballroom dancing, drink demonstrations, live musicians, photo ops,\u00a0and the Captain&#8217;s welcome just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Copy-1-ofDSC_0571.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-353\" src=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Copy-1-ofDSC_0571-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Copy (1) ofDSC_0571\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While cruising, we challenged our fellow travelers to document their time on board the ship.\u00a0 The goal was to find something to photograph, which began with the letter &#8220;A&#8221;.\u00a0 We chose atrium. On a cruise, the atrium is usually one of the first places that a passenger will see on embarkation day.\u00a0 Similar to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[95,156,301,343],"class_list":["post-350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","tag-a","tag-cruise","tag-scavenger-hunt","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}