Oasis of the Seas Arrives in Ft. Lauderdale - iCruise Uf

[ElioFrankAnthony]

Does anyone know if there is enough life boats unlike the Titanic????

[iCruiseBecause]

I believe the ship has 18 lifeboats that hold 360 guests an then countless, countless inflatable lifeboats that easily hold 25 or more. There are plenty of lifeboats in case of an emergency.

[LT86LT]

anyone knows if this guy is at a hotel?? I need to know what about a hotel that is facing terminal 18!

[iCruiseBecause]

This was taken on the top deck (6th floor) of the midport parking garage.

[karju100]

Like Nokia, Oasis of the Seas is made in Finland.

Tell what you want, We'll made it

[brollyhero99]

Made in Finland!!!! :P

[ferreolopez]

When the Grand Princess first came out for example, it was a disaster, and until this day nobody wants to work in that ship.

Thanks for your response, if you ever want to get an expert advise on Princess Cruises in particular , give me a shout i will be happy to help.

Joe

[iCruiseBecause]

Thanks for the offer, Joe. I may just take you up on that one of these days.

Uf

[ferreolopez]

Toilets still need to be cleaned, towels washed and potatos peeled. Just piling up 15 000 pieces of luggage within the crew area the day before turn around day is giving the chills to the chief housekeeper officer, take my word, he is my brother in law.

When a company brings up a new class like the Oasis of the Seas, there is a good chance their planing might not result in what they originally thought about it.

[ferreolopez]

Hi !

Technology does impact various aspects of the ship like engineering, surveillance among others, but 17 years in the accommodation department for 3 different companies ( Princess, Carnival & Cunard) showed me that "things" with bigger ships never got easier as the increased in size.

[ferreolopez]

6000 thousand passengers served by 2000 crew ? That equals 3 passenger per crew member.... i hope that is a mistake.

Its all about the numbers, you have to feed 8000 plus people like 24/7, that takes a good chunk off your 2000, you about 3000 cabins to clean .... the list goes on.

Crown Princess carries 3600 passengers and almost 1500 crew members, believe me it feels awfully short when you are part of that crew.

[iCruiseBecause]

Didn't have the stats with me this morning. Officially Oasis carries 5400 double occ guests (6600 when all bunks and sofabeds are full) and 2,165 crew.

Expect economies of scale and newer technology require fewer crew members in engineering, maintence, housekeeping, etc. I'm sure the ratio of guest-facing crew is comparable to other ships.

As an FYI, in 1912, the Titanic carried 1300 passengers and 900 crew. That's even better than the Crown Princess. :-)

Thanks for the comment.

[patatsea09]

Great commentary and great publicity. Thank you.