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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:12 am    Post subject: Oasis of the Seas Reply with quote
The massive new cruise liner entered The Solent yesterday. She is FIVE TIMES larger than the Titanic was.

OASIS OF THE SEAS - Will it fit in my marina?

Length - 1,180ft; weight - 225,282 tons; decks - 16; passengers - 6,360; crew - 2,160

Cost to build - £800million; price for a two-week cruise - from £1,300

630,000 gallons of paint needed to decorate it

2,300 tons of water in its swimming pools

12,000 plants on board including hundreds of palm trees

3,300 miles of electrical cables to keep the lights in its 2,700 cabins blazing






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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The ships my Daughter danced on were 100,000 tons and they were big, we always got lost on them, think you could spend your entire holiday lost on that one Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It looks rather "top-heavy" to me, Joan. Bit scary actually. Surprised
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes not what you would call pretty!!!!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's certainly a magnificant feat of engineering,but one thing troubles me slightly.In all the pics I've seen so far, it appears to have only 9 lifeboats per side, total 18, with a full complement of nearly 8500 souls including passengers and crew, this equates to over 475 persons per boat ! Shocked  Now either they are extremely large lifeboats (doubtful) or a lot of folk had better pack water wings in their luggage !!
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you think they'd be up to advertising?Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ken R wrote:
It's certainly a magnificant feat of engineering,but one thing troubles me slightly.In all the pics I've seen so far, it appears to have only 9 lifeboats per side, total 18, with a full complement of nearly 8500 souls including passengers and crew, this equates to over 475 persons per boat ! Shocked  Now either they are extremely large lifeboats (doubtful) or a lot of folk had better pack water wings in their luggage !!


It looks as though there are inflatables on the side,Ken.I know what you mean though,I don't think the ship's been made yet that has enough lifeboat space for all passengers & crew.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Like the advert Bluebedouin, might be a bit out of out price range Laughing  Laughing
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Like the advert Blue Bedouin, might be a bit out of our price range
Absolutely! I'm just going to continue to advertise us on my own site and on my Podcasts and later, hopefully on Krystal Radio.
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bluebedouin wrote:
Ken R wrote:
It's certainly a magnificant feat of engineering,but one thing troubles me slightly.In all the pics I've seen so far, it appears to have only 9 lifeboats per side, total 18, with a full complement of nearly 8500 souls including passengers and crew, this equates to over 475 persons per boat ! Shocked  Now either they are extremely large lifeboats (doubtful) or a lot of folk had better pack water wings in their luggage !!


It looks as though there are inflatables on the side,Ken.I know what you mean though,I don't think the ship's been made yet that has enough lifeboat space for all passengers & crew.



you mean you pay all that money for a luxury cruise with all the trimmings and as soon as ou hit an iceberg, you have to de-camp to a rubber boat  Shocked Will the servants be allowed in the boat with  you or do they expect you to hire new staff as soon as you are landed ashore ??
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You mean you have to crawl into one of those little tubes?????I suppose they are for the inside cabin people only!!!!


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