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| ONBOARD ARTWORK |
| As completed, Nils Dacke was fitted out in a modern, distinctly-Scandinavian style with various abstract murals and pictures on the walls of the main public spaces. Some of these can be seen in the background in early internal pictures of the ship - see the self-service restaurant and Moulin à Mer pages for examples. Sadly, Brittany Ferries removed almost all trace of these and by the time the pictures on this page were taken, aboard Quiberon in November 2002, there was little evidence of this aspect of the ship's original style. This page therefore contents itself with those couple of items that survived through to the end of the ship's service as Quiberon, along with some of the artwork which Brittany Ferries added to the ship themselves. |
| Related pages: Quiberon interior overview 2002 deckplan Onboard signage |
| ABOVE& BELOW: A thorough inspection of Quiberon's interior revealed only one definite piece that came from the ship's Nils Dacke incarnation. Located forward in the less than prominent location of stairwell A (above left) deep in the bowels of the ship between decks 1 and 2, is this picture dated 1975 (see close-up below). The retention of this piece by Brittany Ferries is either an indication of some admiration for the picture, or perhaps merely a reflection of the out-of-the-way location and the fact that it was probably easier to leave it where it was than replace it with another bland French countryside scene... |
| BELOW LEFT: The one other potentially original piece is located in the aft lounge (now a reclining seat lounge). The image of seagulls flying over the wake of a passing ship was previously (and more appropriately) located on the stern wall, but now features on the starboard side wall of the starboard side lounge. |
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| ABOVE RIGHT: Rather more typical of the Brittany Ferries style of internal decoration is this three-part large photograph of a French chateau, located forward on Deck 6 adjacent to the port-side stairway coming down from the deck above. This is actually unique on Quiberon as artwork in other lobby areas was comprised of large painted murals. |
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| BELOW: Forward of Les Iles self-service restaurant could be found this mural of a small coastal French village scene. The left hand view also shows some of the distinctive on-board signage used for the major public spaces, and dating from one of the early Brittany Ferries refits. The sign itself is attached to some of the latticework partitioning used extensively throughout the passenger spaces; again this dates from the early Brittany Ferries period. |
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| BELOW: A rather impressive rendition of the Duchess Anne (mainstay of St Malo services from 1989 to her sale in 1996) is a feature of the painting on the forward bulkhead in the 'EFG' lobby. |
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| BELOW: Typical of the pictures hanging in the cabin spaces below the car decks is this happy scene of a pair of holidaymakers on horseback. The close up showing the old Brittany Ferries logo on the jumpers of the subjects not only demonstrates that these pictures were custom-taken for Brittany's use, but also dates the scene and picture to pre-1984 (the year the new livery and logo were introduced). |
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| BELOW: The aft lobby, adjacent to Les Iles Self Service on the Giulia d'Abundo in 2006, with the fishing boats painting still in position (far right). |