SharkTums Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 ^&^^Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Holy sh*t! I can only imagine the speed of that slide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Holy sh*t! I can only imagine the speed of that slide! MIAMI, December 15, 2015 – Royal Caribbean International today reveals the highly-anticipated first look of The Ultimate Abyss, the tallest slide on the high seas, which will intimidate the bravest of guests and challenge them to prove their courage from onboard Harmony of the Seas when she debuts in May 2016. Towering more than 150 feet above sea level, overlooking the AquaTheater at the aft of the ship, the pair of side-by-side slides will release adrenalin-seeking travelers into a chilling 100 foot drop that twists and turns in a serpentine-like movement as they slide nine miles an hour, approximately. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 ^Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That sure would be one hell of a turbo water slide. But alas, water is not needed. Another construction photo of the view from the Ultimate Abyss' launch area up on edge of deck 16.Below is the pool (presently covered) and diving platfotms of the AquaTheater on deck 6. The slides' exit areas are slightly forward of this spot, on the Harmony of the Seas' Boardwalk. That's a pretty incredible view from the balcony! Scary thinking there's going to be a slide coming down from there, but also equally exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyGirl1979 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I just booked a trip on Norwegian Breakaway, 7 day sailing from NYC to Bermuda and stays in port for three days there. This will be my first NCL cruise. Have any of you been on NCL or specifically the Breakaway? Any insight or tips that we should know of? Thanks! I was on the Norwegian Pearl in November for a theme cruise. It was excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to go with Norwegian again. That said, I found their website to be an absolute pain, having to reset my username and password several times, plus there were a lot of miscommunications between Norwegian and our charter company (On The Boat) about the service charges, drink plans, etc. I was a first timer so that was a little nerve-wrecking, but as I stated, once I actually got to the port everything was fine. We did have bad weather and had to reschedule concerts (I was on a music cruise) and missed Grand Stirrup Cay altogether (we got Nassau instead, I was not impressed). Even with that happening, the ship itself was really nice, the crew friendly and I loved the food- I did one specialty- Le Bistro. I mostly ate in the buffet due to the concert schedules, and the crew had a special late night buffet for concerts ending after midnight. We had an after-hours jam party every night- the last night the crew brought trays of snacks and sandwiches in where we were gathered. THe man thing I remember about navigation oh my ship- on the carpet, the fish swim forward where the cabins are at . If you get turned around, that made it easy to retrace my steps and correct course if I needed. Hope you have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 From the following link: Costa Concordia: Huffington Post Four years after the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized off the Italian coast, stunning images taken by photographer Jonathan Danko Kielkowski give a rare look inside the wreckage. On Jan 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia struck a submerged rock on its way around the Mediterranean Sea and sank near the island of Giglio. The tragedy claimed the lives of 32 people. Captain Francesco Schettino, who left the ship while it sank, was later found guilty of 32 counts of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. The Costa Concordia wreck was towed to its final resting place in the Italian port of Genoa in July 2014, where it will eventually be dismantled. Photographer Kielkowski, who's based in Germany, swam out to the wreckage in to document the scenes of the abandoned ship's once-buzzing rooms. The images are featured in his new book "Concordia," published by White Press. "The wrecked Cruise Ship is visible and attracts me like a magnet, so I finally venture to swim across," Kielkowski writes in his book. "Against all odds, I find the shipwreck freely accessible — neither fences nor security personnel! Rather, the doors are open, lights are turned on, no man can be seen—nothing in the way to document…" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Wow. Creepy pictures. More images can be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmeister Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Looks to be on par with the Carnival ships that I've been on. Of course I have to assume the average quality of the beer on Costa is better than the PBRs and Coors Light consumed by the masses on Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Stunning photos! Really cool to see those, if that's not too creepy to say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude28 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Royal Caribbeans Anthem of the Seas had a rough day yesterday. After leaving from NJ the sailed into a winter storm with hurricane force winds over 100 mph and waves over 30ft. Some reports are saying 50+ft waves and 150mp winds. They had to hold their position and just try to stay facing the winds for several hours. Looks like a fair amount of cosmetic damage throughout the ship but hopefully the mechanical systems are all undamaged. A few reported health emergencies (heart attacks). They cancelled the cruise and headed back to NJ. This thread has several people who were on the ship documenting the experience as it progressed: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2312327 USA Today article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/02/08/anthem-cruise-ship-storm/79997114/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ^Crazy stuff. Not unheard of though. We've pretty much sworn off winter cruising out of northern ports. We've always had at least two days of very rough sees when traveling up north in the winter time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Here I have something a bit different for you This is a virtual tour of the Norwegian ferry company "Color Line`s" MV "Color Fantasy". It is a overnight ferry that goes from "Oslo" in Norway to "Kiel" in Germany. As you can see the ferry is inspired by RCCL`s freedom class vessels though i think these ferries are even nicer Virtual tour The "Royal Promenade" concept was first used on another Norwegian ferry, the "Silja Symphony", which was built at Masa Yards back in 1991. Royal Caribbean's "Voyager" class, and later "Freedom" and "Oasis"* classes, all had Royal Promenades inspired by the Silja ships, and were also built at Masa Yards (although Masa was bought out and changed their name to Aker Yards while Freedom of the Seas was being built). Not surprisingly, the Color Line ships with the promenade were also built at Masa/Aker Yards. *To be technical, the second two Oasis-class ships aren't being built at the same shipyard. Aker yards was purchased by a Korean company called STX while Oasis of the Seas was being built, and STX owned it when Allure was built. When it came time to build the next two, STX couldn't get the Finnish government to give them a subsidized loan, so they moved construction of the new Oasis-class ships to another shipyard they owned in France (and got a nice loan from the French government). Presumably STX still owns whatever patents or trade secrets are involved in building ships with a large internal promenade so they can move the construction around as they see fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian coasterfan Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Here I have something a bit different for you This is a virtual tour of the Norwegian ferry company "Color Line`s" MV "Color Fantasy". It is a overnight ferry that goes from "Oslo" in Norway to "Kiel" in Germany. As you can see the ferry is inspired by RCCL`s freedom class vessels though i think these ferries are even nicer Virtual tour The "Royal Promenade" concept was first used on another Norwegian ferry, the "Silja Symphony", which was built at Masa Yards back in 1991. Royal Caribbean's "Voyager" class, and later "Freedom" and "Oasis"* classes, all had Royal Promenades inspired by the Silja ships, and were also built at Masa Yards (although Masa was bought out and changed their name to Aker Yards while Freedom of the Seas was being built). Not surprisingly, the Color Line ships with the promenade were also built at Masa/Aker Yards. *To be technical, the second two Oasis-class ships aren't being built at the same shipyard. Aker yards was purchased by a Korean company called STX while Oasis of the Seas was being built, and STX owned it when Allure was built. When it came time to build the next two, STX couldn't get the Finnish government to give them a subsidized loan, so they moved construction of the new Oasis-class ships to another shipyard they owned in France (and got a nice loan from the French government). Presumably STX still owns whatever patents or trade secrets are involved in building ships with a large internal promenade so they can move the construction around as they see fit. Actually "Silja Symphony" is Sweedish But yes you are right "Silja Symphony" and her sistership "Silja Serenade" was the first ships with inndoor promenade decks, unless you count the gigantic 3 deck high ballroom onboard the SS "Normandie" as a promenade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 A decent view of the water slides on deck 15 of the Harmony of the Seas being built at STX France in Saint-Nazaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankou Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Harmony of the Seas's Ultimate Abyss virtual onride : https://videopress.com/v/CxBkR4XJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 ^ My God. It went by so fast I can't even tell what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu K Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Ok that looks crazy ! I still think the worst bit is the glass floor lol. Genuinely felt more scared on the oasis zip wire than on the Labadee one. as the step off in one sheer drop. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I think for most people the worst part will be that glass platform! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdude101 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The two presently-active Royal Caribbean Oasis Class cruise ships (the largest cruise ship class on Earth) Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas each have a brand-new wood-carved carousel for passengers to ride. They were made by Carousel Works from Mansfield, Ohio, which is pretty much the only currently-active company on Earth (afaik) that still makes entire brand-new wood-carved carousels. Attached is the one on Allure of the Seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 The two presently-active Royal Caribbean Oasis Class cruise ships (the largest cruise ship class on Earth) Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas each have a brand-new wood-carved carousel for passengers to ride. They were made by Carousel Works from Mansfield, Ohio, which is pretty much the only currently-active company on Earth (afaik) that still makes entire brand-new wood-carved carousels. Attached is the one on Allure of the Seas. The Harmony of the Seas' unassembled carousel is being delivered this month to the STX France shipyard. It will be assembled in March. Journalists visited the Harmony of the Seas last week and took some photos of the ship, including the Boardwalk neighborhood, where the carousel will make its home. Right now, the base await the carousel delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Harmony of the Seas's Ultimate Abyss virtual onride : https://videopress.com/v/CxBkR4XJ Virtual view of the Ultimate Abyss as seen from the Boardwalk. Video from shipmonk.co.uk https://videopress.com/v/Ck9Zvheo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankou Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Thanks Lloyd, Are you the same Lloyd who ave open a board about Harmony of the Seas on Pinterest ? I follow this board all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Thanks Lloyd, Are you the same Lloyd who ave open a board about Harmony of the Seas on Pinterest ? I follow this board all the time Oui. You live in Saint-Nazaire? You are fortunate to be able to get see the Harmony and Oasis 4, yes? People have been waiting to see construction of the Ultimate Abyss slides begin to find out that it will happen in April. Must be patient. Meanwhile the Perfect Storm water slides are looking good. Almost done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I think the water slides aboard Liberty of the Seas look a little more exciting than the water slides aboard Harmony, but the Abyss still beats them all! It looks pretty spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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