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Topic: Costa 180,000gt Renderings

Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 07-30-2015 05:49 PM

Here are some renderings of Carnival's new 180,000gt ship design (6,600 passenger) in the Costa livery:

See here: https://youtu.be/-l2OmOs9wtk

I wonder what the structure is in the middle of the upper deck - a water slide or some sort of track/ride?

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Potadoughs
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posted 07-30-2015 07:28 PM

Finally something new! Looks like a bigger Aidaprima. I'm intrigued about how the ships will do in the sea with no bulbous bow.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 07-31-2015 05:39 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Potadoughs:
I'm intrigued about how the ships will do in the sea with no bulbous bow.

How do you know that?

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Potadoughs
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posted 07-31-2015 04:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
How do you know that?

How do I know what? That it doesn't have a bulbous bow?

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 08-01-2015 07:51 AM

Yes. ?

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Frosty 4
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posted 08-01-2015 01:20 PM

Looks very top heavy. That bow looks like a battering ram from an old Roman warship. LOL.
Maybe they need that to bash into rocks??
F4

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 08-03-2015 06:17 AM

So what can we deduce from the renderings?

What's the sloping structure in the middle of the pool deck (in front of the funnel) - tubes from the water slide?

So can we see three pools on the pool deck?

Will there be a AIDA style 'Theatrarium'?

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Potadoughs
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posted 08-04-2015 04:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Yes. ?

I'm assuming she doesn't have a bulbous bow a la Aidaprima. They look very similar and the bow looks the same. I don't know for a fact.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 08-07-2015 10:27 AM

quote:
I'm assuming she doesn't have a bulbous bow a la Aidaprima. They look very similar and the bow looks the same.

Good point!

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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Member # 301

posted 08-09-2015 07:50 PM

...I just found out that AIDAprima uses the MALS system, hence no bulbous bow.

Maybe the new Costa/AIDA 180,000gt ships will as well?

See: http://wp.me/pfRKD-3qZ

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Ernst
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Member # 5369

posted 08-17-2015 12:17 PM

Using bubble lubrication is not the reason for not having a bulbous bow, these features do not preclude each other (although bubble lubrication makes more sense for slower ships whereas bulbous bows are better suited for faster ships). LNG tanks in the hull are possible - Stavangerfjord and Bergensfjord are examples for large passenger ships operating on LNG with tanks in the hull.

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