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General => News => Topic started by: mrbfly on January 27, 2016, 10:41:52
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The novelties for 2016 are out:
http://www.playmobil.de/NOVELTIES16.html
http://www.playmobil.de/NOVELTIES16_INFOGRAFIK.html
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A coconut shell drink? A COCONUT SHELL DRINK?!?!
That's amazing! :love:
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I'm so excited about the tiki bar! I just got finished making plans for a custom tiki bar, and now here they've made one. :lol: But it's ok, mine will be bigger. ;D And now I'll have awesome parts for it like the coconut drinks. :love:
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There's a lot that I can't wait for! The new pony farm, summer camp, African Wildlife!
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Love the coconut drink and the lei from that set. Also loving the look of the new gnu!
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Me too! The coloration is great.
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The Rapunzel hair is a must for me.
Interesting that they highlight the age difference between Caesar and Cleopatra. Do children really need to know that Caesar was 31 years older? I think it's interesting, but it could send a wrong message to children that age differences don't matter.
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Is the old green police car being reissued as a Classic Edition? I am too lazy to translate everything. I really like the cruise ship and all the figures from that theme.
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There's an English language version on the PCC.pm homepage and links to other language versions. That's all publicly posted . It's just an info graphic I wouldn't read too much into the listicle type details they chose to mention.
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There's a lot that I can't wait for! The new pony farm, summer camp, African Wildlife!
I know...I can't wait for the new pony farm and horse/pony sets. They look awesome. How does that normally work for Canada...another year before we get them?
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I know...I can't wait for the new pony farm and horse/pony sets. They look awesome. How does that normally work for Canada...another year before we get them?
Yes, normally.
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Mostly just very disappointed with the new romans since there is not a single new thing in it. Just slightly different looking versions of the previous batch of romans.
Egyptians have some nice small sets, but the pyramid looks like a huge step back since its open and dark blue.
And why combine two historical themes into one? I am fine with both being released, but both deserve at least two pages of their own. I really want them to take the historic themes seriously again.
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I really want them to take the historic themes seriously again.
Sadly, if we look at the history of the world, few people take history seriously.
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The Rapunzel hair is a must for me.
Interesting that they highlight the age difference between Caesar and Cleopatra. Do children really need to know that Caesar was 31 years older? I think it's interesting, but it could send a wrong message to children that age differences don't matter.
It is a strange thing to mention, but I suppose children won't know enough history to understand why the age difference would be frowned upon in the modern world.
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Interesting that they highlight the age difference between Caesar and Cleopatra. Do children really need to know that Caesar was 31 years older? I think it's interesting, but it could send a wrong message to children that age differences don't matter.
My father was 30 years older than my stepmother when they married (he was 60 and she was 30) and they were happily married for just short of 30 years. Cleopatra seems to have been 20 or 21 when she met Julius Caesar, so it's certainly not a child/adult relationship. It's not age difference that matters as such, but absolute ages. If people can't get hold of that, then they really do have problems. Also, when we read of marriages between 14 and 15 year olds in the past, these were often marriages in legal terms but not in physical terms until the two were older.
What are we to draw from the fact that Cleopatra was married to her brother, btw?
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Looking at the new pictures from the Toy Fair, I think the Pyramid looks a lot better than we all thought that it would. It's still weird being blue, but it's not the bright blue that the original photos had us to believe.
I'm really hoping that with the NHL sets they will include the remaining teams. They have just over half of them now.
I'm really excited with the looks of the new Forest theme and summer camp.
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Well its good for my wallet. Only the duopacks has some stuff I really like a lot. But nothing else at all. Well nothing from the themes I have.
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The Roman shield is a new shape with a different handle to allow the creation of a proper turtle formation, that is very new - the old shield couldn't really do that well.
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Looking at the new pictures from the Toy Fair, I think the Pyramid looks a lot better than we all thought that it would. It's still weird being blue, but it's not the bright blue that the original photos had us to believe.
Really? I felt the opposite... I didn't think it looked very bad on the first pics, but now... Meh.... The color works a lot worse than I thought... and ... well... it looks weird, like half was torn. Maybe it's in a museum in London? ???
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The German site has been updated to add all the 2016 sets, so I've turned on the vacuum and sucked them all into PlaymoDB. Quite a few have spare parts - the first half or so, up to Camping, have newly made parts available as spares, while later ones (fashion, police, cruise, princesses) have just a few recycled ones as of now. Only the Ponies and fire-and-ice-action have plans.
Here they all are! enjoy!
PlaymoDB List - Sets Released In 2016 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=4895,4896,5337,5338,5374,5375,5376,5377,5378,5379,5380,5381,5382,5383,5384,5385,5386,5387,5388,5389,5390,5391,5392,5393,5394,5395,5396,5397,5398,5399,5649,5650,5651,5652,5653,5654,5655,5656,5657,5658,5659,5660,5661,5662,5663,5664,5665,5684,5685,5686,5688,5991,6619,6627,6628,6658,6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6770,6798,6819,6820,6821,6822,6823,6824,6825,6826,6827,6828,6829,6830,6831,6832,6833,6834,6835,6836,6837,6838,6839,6840,6841,6842,6843,6844,6845,6846,6847,6848,6850,6851,6852,6853,6854,6855,6856,6857,6858,6859,6862,6863,6864,6865,6866,6872,6873,6874,6875,6876,6877,6878,6879,6880,6881,6882,6883,6884,6885,6886,6887,6888,6889,6890,6891,6892,6893,6894,6895,6896,6897,6898,6899,6914,6919,6920,6921,6922,6923,6924,6927,6936,6937,6938,6939,6940,6941,6942,6943,6944,6945,6946,6947,6948,6949,6950,6962,6963,6964,6965,6966,6967,6968,6969,6970,6971,6972,6973,6974,6975,6976,6977,6978,6979,6980,6981,6982,6983,9007,9008,9009;title=%20Sets%20Released%20In%202016)
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Question - where's the lifeboat (or life raft) on the cruise ship? (Too bad it wasn't modular, then one could expand it. It looks strange to have a ship that's smaller than the first floor of the Victorian mansion...)
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I can honestly say this is the first time in years that I'm excited about the new sets!
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Hm. Some interesting stuff, but I'm not overly excited. The cruise ship looks nice (although I can't say I'm a fan of all the stickers in lieu of actual windows). It's nice to see that the Roman and Egyptian themes are getting a revival, but the fact that virtually nothing has changed since the last rendition of either series is a little disappointing.
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The idea of a cruise ship is nice (goes well with the hotel etc) but it's tiny - as Scribbler mentioned - and the stickers for windows are a let-down - as PlaymoMan said. I'm not getting it.
I really like the tiki bar and the coconut drinks, but I'm afraid I am not excited about the Egyptians and Romans. Like PlaymoMan I am quite disappointed that they just made variations of what was there before :-\
As for the age difference debate, I thought they just meant it as a fun fact of history. My grandparents were 13 years apart in age, and their marriage was a happy one. I don't really see the problem.
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I really like the look of the cruise ship. I can't see me ever using it though, so I won't be buying it. But even if I was considering it, the sticker for the front windows would stop me actually purchasing it. It is an expensive set, nearly €100 on the German website, so probably more expensive here ... and one slip of the hand when applying that sticker, so it ends up stuck on wrongly - the whole look of the ship is ruined. That is too expensive of a risk.
I do 'need' Anubis from the pyramid though. For no usable reason whatsoever. But just because I like it. I hope it will be available from Parts.
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Question - where's the lifeboat (or life raft) on the cruise ship? (Too bad it wasn't modular, then one could expand it. It looks strange to have a ship that's smaller than the first floor of the Victorian mansion...)
Well, the Titanic didn't need them......
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Well, the Titanic didn't need them......
Hahahahahaha!!!! So wrong, but so funny at the same time.
I'm with everyone else though, the fact that it's not "sea-worthy" kills it for me
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Yeah, I think the cruise ship is pretty awful, honestly. There had to be a better way to make that. But I do like some of the other sets with that theme, like the tiki bar and banana boat.
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The point about size is a good one. It's meant to be a cruise ship, one of the largest types of ship around and it's rather small. Why could it not be castle sized?
Hull could be in two pieces that clip together with a rubber seal to keep water out. First floor would have a state room with balcony at the back, two cabins with one having two rooms so that the children can stay in one and the parents in the other - the child's room would be half the size of the parents. One utility room like a kitchen, crew cabin, or ship's doctor.
Second floor would have restaurant, shopping arcade, entertainment stage at rear.
Third floor would have bar, swimming pool, bridge, captain's cabin.
Crew: Captain, first officer, "sailor", room service person, bar person, waiter.
Rooms, cabins would be modular so that their position in the ship could be changed.
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Question - where's the lifeboat (or life raft) on the cruise ship? (Too bad it wasn't modular, then one could expand it. It looks strange to have a ship that's smaller than the first floor of the Victorian mansion...)
It's a novelty land based ship so doesn't need one.
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My father was 30 years older than my stepmother when they married (he was 60 and she was 30) and they were happily married for just short of 30 years. Cleopatra seems to have been 20 or 21 when she met Julius Caesar, so it's certainly not a child/adult relationship. It's not age difference that matters as such, but absolute ages. If people can't get hold of that, then they really do have problems. Also, when we read of marriages between 14 and 15 year olds in the past, these were often marriages in legal terms but not in physical terms until the two were older.
What are we to draw from the fact that Cleopatra was married to her brother, btw?
Once you're an adult and capable of making informed decisions, age difference is not anyone else's concern. I think what Klickteryx was getting at is that children are not necessarily sophisticated enough to understand that an age gap at 14 is a very different thing than an age gap at 21. Plus, it's a weird factoid to drop if we are going to pass Cleopatra and Caesar off as "just friends." But yeah, Cleopatra's life is a bundle of events that made sense in her time and culture but don't necessarily transfer well into the modern world (marrying a brother, committing suicide).
I don't mind repeats in the Egyptian and Roman themes because it has been a few years and there's a new batch of children who are now old enough for Playmobil and unless they slow down the turnover of sets, it's not feasible to have everything be completely new. Plus having some historical sets means they haven't drop the idea altogether. I like the new Cleopatra figure, though she's another one of those that can't sit down! She does, however, appear to have sensible shoes. I adore the other Egyptian lady (in the back, by the palm tree).
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Interesting that they highlight the age difference between Caesar and Cleopatra. Do children really need to know that Caesar was 31 years older? I think it's interesting, but it could send a wrong message to children that age differences don't matter.
Once you're an adult and capable of making informed decisions, age difference is not anyone else's concern. I think what Klickteryx was getting at is that children are not necessarily sophisticated enough to understand that an age gap at 14 is a very different thing than an age gap at 21. Plus, it's a weird factoid to drop if we are going to pass Cleopatra and Caesar off as "just friends."
It is not just the age difference which needs considering in relationships but also the nature of the relationship and there does seem to be a view developing in the world that "young + old = bad", without considering what that relationship is.
I am 72 and my great niece is five and a half and when I am out with her and her parents we sometimes get separated from them in a shop or crowded street and I find that I am very cautious in my physical contact with my great niece. She is confident for her age and likes to walk without always holding hands when she is out, so what do I do if I try to take her hand and she pulls away and says, "No, I don't want to hold your hand, I can walk by myself"? Do I try again to take her hand and have her say "No" again and maybe find myself surrounded by an angry crowd?
We have friends who find it very difficult at times with one of their grandchildren who will kick and scream and shout if he doesn't want to get in the car to go home when they do, and they, too, have concerns about what might happen in these circumstances.
Recently, a taxi driver who had a contract with the education authority to take children to and from school who live a long way from school and with no bus service was suspended for 10 days while a complaint against him was investigated. The complaint was made by a member of the public who had seen him kissing and hugging two young girls when he dropped them off at school - the children, it turned out, were his own!
Yes, children need to be educated about the importance of age difference but also about the fact that it isn't the age difference itself which is important, but also the nature of the relationship, and - sadly - they need to know this well before they are 14.
And, maybe, it is the nature of the relationship which is more important than the age difference.
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Once you're an adult and capable of making informed decisions, age difference is not anyone else's concern. I think what Klickteryx was getting at is that children are not necessarily sophisticated enough to understand that an age gap at 14 is a very different thing than an age gap at 21.
That is what I meant, I may be being paranoid, but I was thinking that children don't need to think that an adult who is 20, 30 years older than themselves is okay because that's the age difference between two of their toys.
I preferred the subtle way they did things like the first Cleopatra coming with a snake. Children don't need to know that she killed herself and that fact wasn't mentioned, but the snake was there as a bit of dark humour.
I agree that so long as you're both of age then age doesn't matter.
I mean most of us here come from western countries with a christian background yet even things like age of consent can vary. Anyway, enough of that, I look forward to getting these two figures when they're available.
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playmofire, I was only thinking of romantic/sexual relationships. Naturally, there will be large age gaps in familial relationships.
The cruise ship looks a lot like they were cutting corners to save productions costs. Can you imagine how expensive a larger, more realistic ship would be?
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That is what I meant, I may be being paranoid, but I was thinking that children don't need to think that an adult who is 20, 30 years older than themselves is okay because that's the age difference between two of their toys.
I preferred the subtle way they did things like the first Cleopatra coming with a snake. Children don't need to know that she killed herself and that fact wasn't mentioned, but the snake was there as a bit of dark humour.
I agree that so long as you're both of age then age doesn't matter.
I mean most of us here come from western countries with a christian background yet even things like age of consent can vary. Anyway, enough of that, I look forward to getting these two figures when they're available.
I understand what you are saying. I think we are maybe all a bit paranoid in this area now in the light of some recent events.
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playmofire, I was only thinking of romantic/sexual relationships. Naturally, there will be large age gaps in familial relationships.
Quite, but, sadly, there can also be inappropriate romantic/sexual relationships in family situations. Evidence suggests that children are more at risk in these matters from family members or family friends than from strangers, although the internet may be changing that nowadays.
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Wenn ich mal kurz zum Thema 'Neuheiten 2016' zurückkommen dürfte... 8} - if I just may return to the tread's topic...
(http://abload.de/img/img_20160129_092357y8s6r.jpg)
Die Messefiguren, ein Present für die Gäste auf dem Spielwarenmessestand. This year's gift to those visiting Playmobil at Nuremberg Toy fair.
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Thanks JJ, that's a good look at the new scutum shield. Note it has no center boss and a more adaptable handle.
I just posted my blog post with all the new animals from 2016, including a surprising number of part numbers already thanks to Heather at PlaymoDB. Blog link in my signature.
Oh and back off topic - JJ that custom ice queen in the background is gorgeous :love: :love: :love:
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Why is there is no centre boss? :doh:
So they move the handle at the suggestion of a clever fan but then make the shield flat instead of keeping the look of the existing one.
Sometimes I feel I'm living in one of those dreams where you're trying to do something fast but everything you do is slow and you get nowhere.
One step back for everyone forward? 8}
The boss is an integral part of the shield, it's what protects the hand in a centre-grip shield. I didn't notice it before in the catalogue, probably because it's not my main theme but it is obvious now I go back and look at the images.
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Why is there is no centre boss? :doh:
Didn't notice this, darn!!!!!!!!!! >:(
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I just posted my blog post with all the new animals from 2016, including a surprising number of part numbers already thanks to Heather at PlaymoDB. Blog link in my signature.
Tim, are dolphins in new set 6981 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=6981) the same as in set 5835 - Sea Life Show (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5835) ?
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Probably, that's what it looks like to me. We won't know for sure until the instructions or parts sheet shows up. I am assuming so until proven otherwise.
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Oh and back off topic - JJ that custom ice queen in the background is gorgeous :love: :love: :love:
It's a "Wichtel"-present I received a few years ago - die Dame ist ein Wichtelgeschenk, das ich vor ein paar Jahren erhalten habe.
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Looks good to me :wave:
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Probably, that's what it looks like to me. We won't know for sure until the instructions or parts sheet shows up. I am assuming so until proven otherwise.
Thanks, I thought so although there is one photo by Playmo-family in Klickywelt that makes me think different:
Photos in Klickywelt (http://www.klickywelt.de/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=61445)
(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/BiktopP/Nuremberg2014/PM6981_zps0yvlfevx.jpg) (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/BiktopP/media/Nuremberg2014/PM6981_zps0yvlfevx.jpg.html)
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The new roman sets are such a let-down. the set with the turtle formation especially! wish the soldiers had the same uniform. two of them have nothing on their necks, they look so bare. they should at least have come with capes. cheapo! the new shields wouldve come in handy for a new roman faction, but as it is, the klickies themsleves are still the same. meh. i will get the caesar and cleopatra set though. but such a wasted opportunity. another pyramid! they shouldve given us a roman fort instead.
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I'm holding out hope that it's a "pre-theme", in other words they're seeing if this does well and if it does they'll come out with more next year. But yes, a lot of missteps in it.
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do they ever do that? i dont think so, but i love uour optimism. werent they supposed to release a musketeers theme once, according to rumours? i wanted what happened to that.
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With the new Egyptians klickies (especially their colours), I see opportunities for additional Inca-customising. :)
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do they ever do that? i dont think so, but i love uour optimism. werent they supposed to release a musketeers theme once, according to rumours? i wanted what happened to that.
Rumours are rumours and may have no relationship whatsoever to the real world.
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I have, since I was a child, waited for a four-poster canopy bed. Now it is here, and I want to cry from disappointment.
Meanwhile, I have to say that I actually really like the new Pyramid. Its layout and interior design are beautiful; way more fun to play with and explore than the previous incarnation. I'm also happy to see more of that little well. I liked it in the old Egyptian Robber's hideout, so to see it in both the Masquerade ball and the Grave Robbers set shows that it has many uses!
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Yeah good point, that well was a really cool and accurate little detail. Kudos PM.
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You're right about the four-poster bed too, I'm afraid. I'm hoping they'll do a version in brown later on.
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Does the bathroom in the cruise ship look like it is a sticker or modular built in? I can't tell, but without a 3D bathroom, the ship goes from a nice surprise to a big disappointment. I have the same feeling about the airplanes with no bathroom.
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Den Bildern in der KW nach zu urteilen, handelt es sich um eine "echte" Naßzelle und nicht nur um einen Aufkleber.
Judging by pics presented at KW I tend to saying it's a "real" room and not just a sticker.
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There are some spare-parts on the official list for this set, and it includes a toilet and sink, so you can all rest easy now :)
6978 - Kreuzfahrtschiff (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=6978&pics=on)
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Bathrooms are important. :lol:
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That also answers our question wether or not the ship has live saving devices. Though I don't think the dinghy would be capable of saving 125% of the passengers and crew on board! And only one lifejacket for everyone???
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Klickies float.
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Klickies float.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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There are some spare-parts on the official list for this set, and it includes a toilet and sink, so you can all rest easy now :)
6978 - Kreuzfahrtschiff (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=6978&pics=on)
Thank you to all who helped put my mind at ease. :)