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Topic: OASIS OTS Having A Problem?? Look at the Photos Please
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eroller
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posted 05-22-2010 07:28 PM
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Originally posted by avalon1025:
my guess: more protective structure for the lifeboats. Remember on her TA, she sustained damage to the forward boat. Anyone know if that boat has been replaced? its been awhile that she has been sailing sans forward Lifeboat
To my knowledge the lifeboats have never been replaced. Interesting because OASIS has been sailing at over 100% capacity on most cruises so I guess they have enough rafts to compensate. These lifeboats are pretty massive and the two missing carry 740 persons total. I'm not sure what the raft capacity is? Even with the two lifeboats missing, the remaining 16 lifeboats can carry 5920 persons.
OASIS never docks in this direction at Port Everglades (and rarely anywhere else), so I wonder how that effected disembarkation and embarkation? Also, she is not scheduled to depart until 9pm tonight I imagine so the work can be completed. One other interesting tidbit, looking at construction pictures of ALLURE I don't see any modifications in this area. Ernie
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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 05-23-2010 04:52 AM
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Originally posted by DEIx15x8:
My guess is that unlike RCCL who did extensive testing for Oasis, NCL was in such turmoil that they may have just been trying to get this thing together to be built before they lost more money and never realised it could be a problem.
That theory seems very unlikely to me. I'm sure both hulls were very carefully designed and tested! I believe it was NCL's internal changes that were problematic for the ship yard. I just assume lifeboat damage was not considered a major risk in Caribbean waters. Oasis was unlucky to have a very rough Transatlantic crossing. I assume that the QM2's lifeboats are higher than Oasis and Epic? There is no wave deflection system (The QM2 is of course about the same gross tonnage as Epic). [ 05-23-2010: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 05-23-2010 07:04 PM
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Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Here's another to scale with full lengths of all three showing lifeboat placements:
From the images you would not believe that Epic and QM2 had similar gross tonnages. Epic is obviously very boxy (and ugly) the QM2 is much sleeker, by comparison. I wonder where the QM2 hides her tonnage?  In the case of 'Oasis' the secret is in her width! [ 05-23-2010: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
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eroller
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posted 05-23-2010 07:36 PM
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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
From the images you would not believe that Epic and QM2 had similar gross tonnages. Epic is obviously very boxy (and ugly) the QM2 is much sleeker, by comparison. I wonder where the QM2 hides her tonnage? In the case of 'Oasis' the secret is in her width! [ 05-23-2010: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
Hey Malcolm,
QM2 to me, in person, still looks the largest. She is very imposing with that massive bow and lifeboats placed so high. Also I think the paint scheme adds to her grandeur.
OASIS looked big to me, but not as large or as impressive as QM2. As you say, it's when you see the width of OASIS that you realize just how large she is. Ernie
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