13 the design team was to bring a little bit of freshness into the whole system, and that’s good for everyone.” Innovation doesn’t mean abandoning fundamental principles, however. “Frank had some very clear and logical design principles,” says Pastorino. “For example, he believed that a luxury ship must have a high space per passenger ratio and the materials used had to be better quality than any other ship in the market. These principles are correct, I believe, and they don’t need to be challenged.” Pastorino’s openness to new influences is nonetheless founded upon a healthy respect for the unique constraints that a maritime designer must work within. “Technical constraints like weight and legislation are the most obvious limiting factors, but every choice is constrained in some way,” he says. “It’s important to recognise those limits and work within them, or at least to the very edge of them!” The sustainability commitments now being made by the cruise industry have added to this list of constraints. Pastorino is cautious about the need to balance sustainability requirements with solid design choices. Seven Seas Splendor was the final ship Pastorino was involved in creating Photos: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
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