1. QM2
2. Westerdam

I did come across this article, about the underwater security & sniffing blimp though.

"Main port of Piraeus closed for security cable installation


July 20, 2004
SportsLine.com wire reports

ATHENS, Greece -- Athens' main port was sealed for two hours Tuesday to allow divers to install an underwater monitoring system as part of an Olympic security network that protesters contend is a privacy invasion.

The fiber-optic cables are a key element of an electronic web of cameras, sensors and other intelligence-gathering devices designed to help safeguard the Aug. 13-29 Olympics. Greece is spending $1.24 billion on Olympic security.

Although the devices are considered necessary for security, several groups said they will demonstrate against their use. Anti-globalization groups said they would protest outside Greece's parliament. Some political parties also have expressed concerns.

Police officials Tuesday tried to reassure Athenians that the electronic monitoring system, which includes a blimp and thousands of infrared and high-resolution cameras, will not violate privacy.

The 200-foot blimp, which carries chemical "sniffers" and high resolution cameras, will start flying over the city this week, police said.

"The security measures are being implemented with complete respect for human rights and according to the guidelines set out by the agency responsible for privacy and data protection," police spokesman Lefteris Ikonomou said.

Groups opposed to the security measures, including a group called Campaign Anti-2004, said Tuesday at police headquarters that they would demonstrate in protest outside parliament.

"For us the Olympic Games are not welcome. The culture of the Olympic Games is not ours," the groups said in a statement.

The underwater cables at the port of Piraeus will help secure an area that will host one of the world's largest gatherings of cruise ships during the Olympics.

About 15,000 visitors, state officials and dignitaries will be housed aboard at least eight cruise ships -- including the world's largest passenger ship, the Queen Mary 2. A number of luxury yachts also are expected.

High-tech systems also will be used at Athens' airport, where workers at the main operations center will be subject to retinal scans.

AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service

Copyright 2004, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved"
From CBS Sportsline

Within/whithout? Photographing/filming? Detained for 2 hrs/checked names and let go? Refused to stop filming/tried to drive away? Just what can you believe in the news?

"Journalists say police beat them

The head of the coast guard yesterday ordered an investigation into claims by two Mexican television journalists that they had been physically abused by harbor police after being caught taking photographs within a restricted area in the port of Piraeus on Monday.

The Merchant Marine Ministry, which is responsible for the coast guard, said three Mexican journalists had been briefly detained in the area where eight cruise ships will be moored during the Olympics to serve as floating hotels for visiting dignitaries. While not explicitly denying the journalists? claim ? which was repeated to The Associated Press by the Mexican ambassador in Athens ? that harbor police beat them, the ministry said doctors who examined one of the alleged victims found no signs of physical abuse. It said the journalists had no permit to take photographs in the restricted area, and had tried to drive away from harbor police.

The Athens 2004 Organizing Committee said it strongly regretted the incident. Later yesterday, a Mexican TV crew was briefly detained for filming near the Tatoi airbase north of Athens.

From here.

Anyone got a permit? Will those lucky enough to be aboard one of the ships be able to take a few photos? One wonders.

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Originally posted by RobHolland:
What is the full list of hotelships for the Olympics in Athens?

1. QM2
2. Westerdam

3....?

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Rotterdam VI - think they are housing the Russians

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Rotterdam VI - think they are housing the Russians

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Originally posted by Aldo:
In Athens:
Queen Mary 2
Rotterdam
Oosterdam
Silver Whisper
Silver Wind

Aldo - Palermo (Sicilia)
ITALIA

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Originally posted by jeffrossatsea:
actually......the "oosterdam" is cruising alaska from seattle this season......so i would think HAL would place the "rotterdam" and "westerdam" in pireaus.....jeff

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Yes, Jeff you are right.

Aldo - Oosterdam is not in Athens - she is in Alaska.
August 13 and 20 she does 7 day cruises from Seattle, Washington.

Rob - - I read that somewhere also, but what is "Jass"? I thought it was chess??????

[ 08-05-2004: Message edited by: sympatico ]

QM2
Westerdam
Rotterdam
Silver Whisper
Silver Wind
Eloise [Azur]
AIDAaura
Ocean Countess
Odysseus

=9.. one is wrong, unless there are going to be 9 not 8, or must be either OC not there or more probably Odysseus, but Patrick said that in another thread.

I hope someone [the press? ] is going to be able to take a group photo of the gathering [as per the wonderful Perth photos from some years ago]. Seems like the average ship nut is going to be excluded from all access

I was also expecting Cambodge to provide an 007 bypass of the underwater fibre optics & blimp.
How does one get in Cambodge?

Pam

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Eloise & Odysseus could possbily be extras? though I did think Eloise was already in Haifa undergoing a refit. Patrick, do you know?

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Originally posted by PamM:

Eloise & Odysseus could possbily be extras? though I did think Eloise was already in Haifa undergoing a refit. Patrick, do you know?

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Vriendelijke groet,

HERE

there also were TOPAZ, LEGEND OF THE SEAS, SEABOURN PRIDE mentioned.

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Originally posted by Keitaro:

Pam, Williem has pictures of Eloise laid up close to the ROTTERDAM V in Gib.

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Originally posted by kit:
and 2 sailingships, the windstar and the wind spirit.

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I read in somewhere too, but Wind Star scheduled to sail in South Pacific and Wind Sprit to sail between Barcelona and Lisbon on their site

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I don't think the Wind Spirit and Wind Star will be in Athens and as Oceanliners pointed out they are scheduled for other parts of Europe and the South Pacific.

Maybe you are getting them confused with the Silver Whisper and Silver Wind.

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Originally posted by Keitaro:
So what ships were used in Sydney?

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Do know that the Nieuw Amsterdam was used in Sydney, by the Press I believe, but can't remember the other ships. Friends were on board the NA as he was the Chief Officer.