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Topic: Stretching the Oasis of the Seas.

CruiseLiner
First Class Passenger
Member # 29185

posted 11-19-2009 04:47 PM

I suppose there is the possibility at some time in
the future for splitting the Oasis and adding a lenthening plug just as they have done so with the Freedom class of ocean liner cruise ships.

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 11-20-2009 12:09 AM

You mean like what they did with Enchantment of the Seas? Freedom was never cut and stretched. If you meant that the Freedom class is a stretched version to the Voyager class I could understand that.

cruiseshipluver

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Grant
First Class Passenger
Member # 1000

posted 11-20-2009 12:09 AM

I'd shorten the length, slice out a few decks to decrease the heighth, and take a piece out of the middle to make her narrower, then maybe I'd think about sailing aboard her, heck then I might even care enough to check out her deck plans and itineraries!!!!

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Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 11-20-2009 02:23 AM

Enchantment was a fantastic ship post-stretch. I am not sure what she was like before. The refit was very well done in that those who had not read about her lengthening wouldn't have known it occurred. The only hints were the 'kink' in the railing and then the line where the new piece was welded to the old... very subtle.

Pics of Enchantment here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chriscunard/sets/72157622526158133/

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LeBarryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 5308

posted 11-20-2009 02:53 AM

Nordic Prince and Song of Norway were also stretched. Big difference between those ships and the Sun Viking which remained in her original design.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-20-2009 09:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CruiseLiner:
I suppose there is the possibility at some time in
the future for splitting the Oasis and adding a lenthening plug.....

What, she's not big enough for you ?

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GregD
First Class Passenger
Member # 4176

posted 11-20-2009 09:55 AM

Stretching is done to usually modernize older tonnage. N.Majesty was to add restaurants. Enchantment was to add sports pools and lounges. Oasis would, one would logically guess, never need to be modernized unless something really weird happens in the cruise industry in the next 10-20 years.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 11-20-2009 01:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by GregD:
Stretching is done to usually modernize older tonnage. N.Majesty was to add restaurants. Enchantment was to add sports pools and lounges. Oasis would, one would logically guess, never need to be modernized unless something really weird happens in the cruise industry in the next 10-20 years.

Another maybe more important reason to stretch a ship is of course to increase the capacity - and that could very well apply to Oasis of the Seas - be it to her or to other longer yet to be built ships of the same series.

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CruiseLiner
First Class Passenger
Member # 29185

posted 11-20-2009 02:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
You mean like what they did with Enchantment of the Seas? Freedom was never cut and stretched. If you meant that the Freedom class is a stretched version to the Voyager class I could understand that.
cruiseshipluver

Sorry, I meant the Voyager class, cruiseshipluver.
Senior moment!

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CruiseLiner
First Class Passenger
Member # 29185

posted 11-20-2009 02:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
What, she's not big enough for you ?

No she is not long enough, Malcom.
I want one on which I can land my Beech Baron

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