lankou Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 RCCL and STX organize a "dry dock party" today around Harmony of the Seas for the families of the shipyard's workers. Amazing pics here : Last night before they flood the dock. Tomorrow she will float First trip is for Friday with the transfer in Dock C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) http://www.virgin.com/news/virgin-cruises-announces-portmiami-as-home-for-its-first-cruise-ship Virgin Cruises has selected PortMiami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set sail in 2020 and has signed a binding letter of intent with Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri for three new mid-size ships. Virgin Cruises’ three new mid-size ships, of about 110,000 gross tons each, are slated for delivery in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Each ship will feature 1,430 guest cabins to host more than 2,800 guests. There will also be 1,150 crew on board to look after the guests and deliver the Virgin service. Embarking from PortMiami, Virgin Cruises plans to offer a range of seven-day Caribbean itineraries, with a Sunday sail date. “This is a very exciting day for Virgin and travellers around the globe,” Richard Branson said. “We now have the right partners in place to build a world-class cruise line that will redefine the cruising experience for good. The Virgin Cruises approach will appeal to cruisers and non-cruisers alike, and we look forward to being in Miami and delivering an experience for people who want a new way to cruise.” Virgin Cruises’ binding letter of intent with Fincantieri is the first part of a two-step process with both companies committed to signing a contract at the end of 2015. The PortMiami agreement will be present at the Miami-Dad County Board of Commissioners meeting on June 30th, 2015. “We are committed to making waves in the cruise industry, and partnering with Fincantieri and PortMiami sets Virgin Cruises up to do just that,” said Virgin Cruises CEO Tom McAlpine. “Today’s announcement brings together important ingredients in our future success – Miami’s vibrant culture paired with the excellent Port infrastructure and Port team; and Fincantieri’s expertise in prototyping, their creativity and understanding of our vision.” Customers are invited to join the journey by visiting the Virgin Cruises website to share their ideas on what the new cruise line can do to deliver an incredible experience at sea. http://www.virgincruises.com Edited January 20, 2019 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Kind of missed this yesterday but RCCL announced a bonus fourth waterside for Harmony. Here's the kicker... 10 Stories Tall!!! Not a lot of details but most cruise people are assuming it will go from Deck 16 near the Flowriders down to the Boardwalk on Deck 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Wow, that's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu K Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 That's pretty cool! Its been while since I did oasis, how easy will it be to get from the Landing area back to the top for another go? Just thinking wet people in the Elevators etc. Stu K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 ^That's the big thing all the cruise enthusiasts are complaining about. No one can figure out what they plan to do other than have a stack of towels at the bottom of the slide and wet elevators back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu K Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 That was my 1st thought! RCI not daft I bet there will be a dedicated lift with attendant and rubber mat floor operating between the slide load and off load point. They could take it down empty and mop. Stu K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 ^See I can't see that though. Elevators are at such a premium already on a ship (how many times I was yelled at or pushed when trying to take the elevator with KT as a baby is terrifying!) that dedicating an attendant and an elevator to a low capacity slide seems silly. I really don't think it's going to be as bad as people think. People already take the elevators wet from the pool areas back to their cabins or to a restaurant. If the slide lets off at the back of the Boardwalk and there are towels there, by the time you get to the elevator you won't really be dripping so much. Again, I just don't think it's as big of a deal as some people are making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi guys, I've never done a cruise before and my group of friends are looking for a possible vacation to the Caribbean next year. None of them have done a cruise before either so I have a few questions. What are your favorite companies to go with? What ships in particular are fun and a great value? Anything to completely stay clear of? Any advice for first time cruise goer? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 How did I miss another Quantum Class ship announcement?! I had no idea Ovation of the Seas was even a thing! So glad to see that Royal Caribbean is doing well enough they can keep floating out these amazing ships!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgoZ Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Hi guys,I've never done a cruise before and my group of friends are looking for a possible vacation to the Caribbean next year. None of them have done a cruise before either so I have a few questions. What are your favorite companies to go with? What ships in particular are fun and a great value? Anything to completely stay clear of? Any advice for first time cruise goer? Thanks in advance! You need to provide more details before we start recommending or discouraging. A "group" of certain friends could love or hate a Carnival or Disney Cruise, all depending on their likes, ages and situations. For example, I could go on and on how awesome Disney cruises are, but if your just interested in partying and drinking, Carnival would be better. That being said, I have found Royal Caribbean to be the best overall. Any Caribbean cruise on an Oasis size ship is an awesome vacation for just about everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu K Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 As you say a big pile of pool towels at the bottom would do the job. Also think it may be a more extreme slide with a height restriction to stop small kids getting split up from Mom and dad. Need some new art work of the back of the ship now! Stu K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent York Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Surprised no one's mentioned the fire on the Freedom of the Seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 ^I was just wondering the same thing. Ship's Fire Suppression system did it's job however. Royal Caribbean said Wednesday that a fire broke out in a mechanical space on one of its cruise ships—Freedom of the Seas—as it was pulling into Falmouth, Jamaica. The company said in a statement that the fire was extinguished, but "in an abundance of caution," the captain assembled all guests at the ship's assembly stations. All systems are functioning on the ship, which is alongside Falmouth, the statement said. The ship is on a seven-night sail that started in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 19. Jayne Giesler, a passenger, told FoxNews.com that an announcement was made on the ship at about 9:30 a.m. about the issue. "At that point, I noticed dark smoke and debris outside the window," she said in a phone interview. "That's when the crew told us to get our life-preservers." She credited the crew and the captain for keeping the passengers calm and informed. She said she was told that one of the engines in deck 0 caught fire. The crew is currently working on returning passengers to the stateroom after completing a head count. Source Source More photos of the fire can be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent York Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 ^I was just wondering the same thing. Ship's Fire Suppression system did it's job however. If you mean the ship didn't burn up, then yes. But it burned for a long time and spread to a much larger area than what the cruise line will have you believe. It burned for an hour and a half. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article28293175.html Some reports claim it was from nearly the bottom deck to the top deck. I don't care for this guy, but it seems to have the most accurate information on this fire. ie.: http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2015/07/articles/fraud/the-royal-caribbean-small-fire-hoax/ Several more articles at http://www.cruiselawnews.com Scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 ^I was just wondering the same thing. Ship's Fire Suppression system did it's job however. If you mean the ship didn't burn up, then yes. But it burned for a long time and spread to a much larger area than what the cruise line will have you believe. It burned for an hour and a half. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article28293175.html Some reports claim it was from nearly the bottom deck to the top deck. I don't care for this guy, but it seems to have the most accurate information on this fire. ie.: http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2015/07/articles/fraud/the-royal-caribbean-small-fire-hoax/ Several more articles at http://www.cruiselawnews.com Scary stuff. Jim Walker may have the truth, but he never has the whole truth. Saying that "it was from nearly the bottom deck to the top deck" is misleading, as te fire didn't burn all the decks. It started in the engine room at the bottom of the ship and the exhaust stacks, which are very heavily insulated and fireproofed from the rest of the ship, carried the hot air and sparks up and out of the belly of the ship without letting it spread to the passenger decks, exactly as they are designed to. As the hot sparks exited the exhaust stacks at the top, they started a second fire in the chapel above the Viking Crown on deck 15. No damage was done between the engine room and the Viking Crown. You can see the captain's full explanation in the video below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Kind of missed this yesterday but RCCL announced a bonus fourth waterside for Harmony. Here's the kicker... 10 Stories Tall!!! Not a lot of details but most cruise people are assuming it will go from Deck 16 near the Flowriders down to the Boardwalk on Deck 5. I'm kinda wishing this was made a bigger deal, because I had heard about it just a couple of days ago... like, wouldn't 10 stories put it as one of the (if not THE) tallest water slide on a cruise ship? And I wonder if they mean 10 "decks" tall or 10 "true" stories tall? I do wish there was more info on this than just a vague blurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 First off, you should never believe ANYTHING from that cruise law site. It's basically an ambulance cruise ship chasing lawyer who's messed up a lot of aspects of cruising for the average guest. Secondly, yes, I'm surprised they didn't make a bigger deal out of the slide but I'm sure there will be more news when they reveal more details about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well, there were recent renderings of the supposed design of the slide splashed in some odd places. First spotted on Instagram, then on Norwegian version of Royal Caribbean's website. By the looks of it, it doesn't look like a waterslide but more of a dry spiral slide. Like a really tall Wiegand dry slide. Only reason I say that is because that steep of a spiral for a water slide that tall would be deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 ^Interesting find. I would actually LOVE it to be some of those big metal slides that you see all over Europe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 ^ ^ If that turns out to be real I will be slightly disappointed. I was hoping for more of a speed slide style slide. Either way it will be a unique water slide to be that large, and on a cruise ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu K Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 built by Wiegand not such a leap as they did the Coaster and Water slide in Haiti. Has it been definitely confirmed by RCI that its a water slide? Regular slide would make sense and not wet people going in the elevators lol. Stu K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmTree55 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 LibertyOTS is getting some waterslides as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I love that they're putting a wallslide on a ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 built by Wiegand not such a leap as they did the Coaster and Water slide in Haiti. Has it been definitely confirmed by RCI that its a water slide? Regular slide would make sense and not wet people going in the elevators lol. Stu K If it is a water slide, there's gonna be water pouring down off that thing pretty much all the time. I think it appears a bit unsightly, but cruise ships are all in a race to be as ugly as possible now anyhow. Looks like it would be fun. Do I need more reason than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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