The worlds largest passenger vessel...

shack
shack Posts: 11,154
edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
The Oasis of the Seas. Almost a 1/4 mile long at 1,187 ft.. Can carry up to 6,296 passengers plus a crew of 2,165.

Here it is pulling out of the port in Nassau Bahamas.

It's a damn big ship!

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Just for a little better perspective of the size, here is a crop of the middle lifeboat and the trash containers (each one loaded on a semi) on the dock...

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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited May 2010
    And what's to stop that sucker from rolling over?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2010
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    bsoko2 wrote:
    And what's to stop that sucker from rolling over?

    Ballast. Its about 200 feet wide and actual weight is around 100,000 tons.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited May 2010
    Holy lord, 300 feet longer than the TITANIC...
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  • FiveORacing
    FiveORacing Posts: 105
    edited May 2010
    I've read that they can list past 45 degrees or more and still recover. I'd be more worried about 1. Food poisoning, 2. Fire, 3. Pirates and Terrorists.


    Never thought I's talk about Pirates existing in my lifetime!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited May 2010
    good lord that thing is huge. Happy its not in my backyard. (I would probably get drunk and get lost on it)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    Holy big boat Batman!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    FiveORacing wrote:
    I'd be more worried about 1. Food poisoning, 2. Fire, 3. Pirates and Terrorists.

    Food poisoning I guess could be an issue...but the kitchens are state of the art...so not likely.

    The cruise lines will tell you their number one concern is fire. They take huge precautions to prevent them.

    Pirates...not going to happen. Cruise ships have some really sophisticated defense mechanisms to prevent a pirate attack or boarding. A terrorist attack is always possible...but no more likely than say a football stadium or basketball arena. Also it would probably have to be an outside attack and not from within. I spent a fair amount of time talking to a security expert for one of the cruise lines and was amazed at the level of security on these ships.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited May 2010
    Impressive.....but that thing is ugly as hell. What were they thinking?

    This one looks better IMO.

    carnival_destiny.gif
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited May 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Impressive.....but that thing is ugly as hell. What were they thinking?

    This> $$$$$$$$$$$
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2010
    Impressive! That things huge!

    I agree with Ricardo though. It looks like the designers just tried to give it as large of a capacity as they possibly could, at the expense of aesthetics. Cool bragging rights though.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited May 2010
    Ricardo - how the he$$ are you going to A) see it, and B) care, when your inside the thing and drunk on too many pina coloda's?

    I don't see capacity for 7000 people on those lifeboats?
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    Ricardo wrote:
    Impressive.....but that thing is ugly as hell. What were they thinking?

    This one looks better IMO.

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    I agree and generally like the design of the Carnival ships. This is the "little" ship I happened to be on. It ONLY holds 3,653 passengers and 1,389 crew. I THOUGHT it was a huge ship until it was next to the Oasis. Here it is, docked at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.

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    BTW, If anyone ever wants to go to St. Thomas for a vacation, I can highly recommend the hotel at the upper right hand corner of the picture. It is the Marriott Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort. We've stayed there a couple of times...and it is priced "reasonable"...for a Caribbean hotel.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    dkg999 wrote:
    I don't see capacity for 7000 people on those lifeboats?

    The Oasis carries 18 lifeboats with a capacity of 370 each (6,660) which is enough for all the passengers plus the crew members to man them. The rest of the crew...will need to seek alternative means of survival.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited May 2010
    She may be old, but no steamer has ever rivaled her beauty...

    Yes, I know that statement is subject to debate, but in terms of the grandeur and oppulence that went into her construction, she has always been a tough act to follow. It cost more than $100,000,000 to recreate her for a film, and that copy did not have to set sail! To truly bring her back to life would cost somewhere around $700,000,000 today. That upright prow is downright sexy!


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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited May 2010
    shack wrote: »
    The Oasis carries 18 lifeboats with a capacity of 370 each (6,660) which is enough for all the passengers plus the crew members to man them. The rest of the crew...will need to seek alternative means of survival.

    In the case of a major disaster it's going to really suck to be one of the low seniority crew members and have to seek "alternative means of survival" :eek:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited May 2010
    shack wrote: »
    The Oasis carries 18 lifeboats with a capacity of 370 each (6,660) which is enough for all the passengers plus the crew members to man them. The rest of the crew...will need to seek alternative means of survival.

    There is no need to worry my good sir... God himself could not sink this ship!:D:p
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  • superjunior
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    edited May 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Impressive.....but that thing is ugly as hell. What were they thinking?

    This one looks better IMO.

    carnival_destiny.gif

    I spent my honeymoon on that ship. and I got lost several times :o
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  • FiveORacing
    FiveORacing Posts: 105
    edited May 2010
    shack wrote: »
    Food poisoning I guess could be an issue...but the kitchens are state of the art...so not likely.

    The cruise lines will tell you their number one concern is fire. They take huge precautions to prevent them.

    Pirates...not going to happen. Cruise ships have some really sophisticated defense mechanisms to prevent a pirate attack or boarding. A terrorist attack is always possible...but no more likely than say a football stadium or basketball arena. Also it would probably have to be an outside attack and not from within. I spent a fair amount of time talking to a security expert for one of the cruise lines and was amazed at the level of security on these ships.



    Yeah, I actually misspoke (or mistyped). We sailed out of Baltimore in January and half the passengers on one of the cruise lines were sick with flu-like symptoms. I was referring to that and not food poisoning. Not sure how sophisticated the security mechanisms are, but you wouldn't catch me on any cruise ship in the area of the Somali pirates area of operation. There are just some things I care not to test.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited May 2010
    superjunior wrote: »
    I spent my honeymoon on that ship. and I got lost several times :o

    We went on a Caribbean (West) cruise on the Destiny in 1999. One of the best vacations I've had.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited May 2010
    Finally made one longer than a Nimitz class carrier? Most cruise ships could fit under the flight deck overhang of a Nimitz class.

    Length: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters).
    Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters); Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters).
    Displacement: Approximately 97,000 tons (87,996.9 metric tons) full load.

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2010
    ^^^^^^awesome pic^^^^^^^
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited May 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    We went on a Caribbean (West) cruise on the Destiny in 1999. One of the best vacations I've had.

    we went in 03 with two other couples. our three stops were san juan, st. thomas and st. martin. one of my best vacations also
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited May 2010
    I had a chance to be on the maiden voyage of that ship, but we had to turn it down due to $$$ at the time. The last ship I was on was 1,019 feet and had 11 decks!
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  • Jstas
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    edited May 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    ^^^^^^awesome pic^^^^^^^

    I had it in a 4 foot by 6 foot poster. It's rolled up in a tube somewhere with the rest of my junk. It was given to me by one of the Northrup guys I was working with while doing the CVN tests for the AEGIS system on carriers.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2010
    I will be cruising aboard Carnival Splendor this fall to the Mexican Riviera.. should be kick **** fun.

    CarnivalSplendor-AnchoredOffCabo.jpg

    holds over 3000 guests :eek:
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    danger boy wrote:
    I will be cruising aboard Carnival Splendor this fall to the Mexican Riviera.. should be kick **** fun.

    CarnivalSplendor-AnchoredOffCabo.jpg

    holds over 3000 guests :eek:

    Al: I wouldn't worry too much about it. We've been on several ships but none as large as the Dream that we were just on with it's 3,500+ guest capacity. We were a little worried about the size but it wasn't bad at all. If you like the crowds up on the top decks and around the pools with all the "activities" you can certainly do that, but that class of ship has several areas that you can find to get away from the crowds. There are outdoor parts of the ships where you can literally be by yourself at times. I like to find those spots and read on at sea days (I actually read 3 books this last cruise)...since I hate the casinos and they will always find you to sell you a drink. :D

    Getting on and off the ship in the ports can be a pain IF you are trying to get off/on at the same time as everybody else (ie: as soon as the gangplank goes down or at the last 30 minutes before it sets sail.).

    Also, if you don't mind walking, always take the stairs instead of the elevators. Much faster and you work off some of the mass quantities of food you WILL eat. With that and some snorkling at the islands and a little gym time on the days at sea...I managed to come home and not gain any weight even though I probably ate 2X as much food and drink as normal. I've read the average person gains anywhere from 5-10 lbs on a weeks cruise.

    I've been on the Carnival Glory twice and it is very similar to the Splendor. It was a very nice ship. Have a great time on your cruise!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2010
    Keiko wrote: »
    How 'bout a little cruise around the Galaxy?

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    Cool...but the maiden voyage isn't until 2245. I'm not sure I can wait that long. Unless of course I can find a way over to the alternate, parallel universe. In that case...Beam me up Scottie!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited May 2010
    shack wrote: »
    The Oasis carries 18 lifeboats with a capacity of 370 each (6,660) which is enough for all the passengers plus the crew members to man them. The rest of the crew...will need to seek alternative means of survival.

    jack I'll never let you go!!!!

    captain goes down with the ship (and also a few 100 others).
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    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited May 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    jack I'll never let you go!!!!

    captain goes down with the ship (and also a few 100 others).
    The fact that you can quote that film is somewhat disturbing:eek::p...
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