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Topic: Oriana rebuilding

lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-18-2011 05:21 PM

I saw on another site that Oriana is at the yard in Germany for her aft rebuilding and interior remodeling. The ship will have a sponson/ducktail installed which hopefully (along w/the new cabins aft) won't damage her good looks.

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OceanVoyager
First Class Passenger
Member # 5585

posted 11-19-2011 11:23 AM

The extra cabins are being fitted where the kids facilities were, so hopefully they will only be where the windows on each side were, and won't look much different.
As for ducktail, hope it will be Auroraesque...

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 11-20-2011 12:18 PM

Let's hope so, as we know Aurora has one of the best looking ducktails in the industry!

cruiseshipluver

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 11-20-2011 12:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
Let's hope so, as we know Aurora has one of the best looking ducktails in the industry!
cruiseshipluver

Counterexample: Splendor of the Seas

Picture from (German) article on Splendor of the Seas refit at cruisetricks.de.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-20-2011 01:27 PM

Also see: Here

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 11-20-2011 04:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ernst:
[QB]
Counterexample: Splendor of the Seas
QB]

Oh dear, that looks bad! I knew she was having a refit, but I didn't know they were going to do all that!

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Grant
First Class Passenger
Member # 1000

posted 11-20-2011 04:46 PM

Just what does the new duck tail do? Increase aft end bouyancy perhaps? Is this mandated by new laws, or rather a ship company decision based on efficiency? Or......??

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r.fiebig
First Class Passenger
Member # 5240

posted 11-21-2011 05:21 AM

Grant,

as for "Splendour of the Seas", the addition of the balconies on deck 6 makes her rather top-heavy, so the ducktail is required in order for her to continue to be compliant to mandatory stability standards.

Best,

Raoul

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 11-21-2011 10:49 AM

Any pictures????

Greetings Ben.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-21-2011 11:42 AM

There are a couple scrolling down this blog, but you can't tell much yet.

Pam

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michael2708
First Class Passenger
Member # 21250

posted 11-23-2011 01:25 PM

Hey,

I tried to take some pictures of the Oriana in Drydock for you. I haven't had the possibility to get a further look of the ducktail but I will try the next few days. Well I don't know but I have seen a lot worse ducktails out there. Hope the best.

Best from Hamburg,

Michael

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-23-2011 02:10 PM

From the looks of it, the ducktail could have been far worse. The next test will be to see how the shipyard builds the new veranda cabins aft. Hopefully they will be the same as the existing verandas-flush w/the hull.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 11-23-2011 02:56 PM

Beautiful pictures Michael!

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