Undocking Celebrity Solstice August 10, 2008

[mario2002ify]

i was on that ship

[ausbegosh]

I spent 18 months in Bremerhaven.

[fivepoints]

HUGE

[ps2nolimits]

That's freaking huge

[1294wor]

Not really a "beautiful" ship, in my opinion.  But it sure is big! It really looks top heavy, although I'm sure it's well engineered. It must have one a heck of a ballast tank in the hull. I'm still not sure I'd like to be on a top deck during heavy swells!

[tupsumato]

@1294wor, I don't think modern cruise ships carry ballast for stability. It's the same as driving a car with a bag of cement in the trunk all the time. The ships are designed so that the center of gravity is low enough without additional weight. Also, if there was ballast and the center of gravity would be too low, the rolling in waves would be more violent and, well, then it would be really uncomfortable in the upper decks. Therefore the ships is made stable enough, but not over-stable.

[2fast4u510]

what do you think will happen if you fall right into the spinning propeller

[beyondonethousand]

You will win a free dinner for two at McDonalds.

[2fast4u510]

@beyondonethousand haha very funny jackass!

[1294wor]

Nothing good, I'd imagine...

[2fast4u510]

@1294wor ok thank you thats all you had to say

[1294wor]

OK, sorry, 2fast...I imagine what happens to you depends on which side of the prop you fall. If you fall on the "back" side of the prop, physically hitting the prop would hurt, but because you'd be hitting the "flat" part of the prop, you wouldn't be cut apart. The action of the prop/water would then push you away from the stern. If you fell on the "front" part of the propeller, the action of the prop would draw you in, and the leading edges would chop you into pieces. It'd be over quick!

[12558654]

@2fast4u510 GAME OVER then :DDD

[LosAlimosSixx]

must be bigger from the Olympic Class Liners but still i prefer the old and classic style these ships had. far more beautiful than this one

[ageofempires619]

small

[Papenburger88]

wer hats gebaut :) ICH

[spikeymikey1123]

to risky it might tip over cause these ships are much more top heavy

[hop208]

Does anyone wish they would have one of those big launching events where they would slide the ship down the dock into the water where it would splash in like in the olden days. That would be awesome.

[TheSecretWindowSpott]

haha.. i wish!

[hop208]

I'm surprised that one cable or chain (I can't tell) isn't snapping.

[jadventur]

Your intuition is right that the heavy stuff is important.

The fuel and water tanks and  the heavy engines/propulsion systems are in the lower part of the ship. Also the kitchens and dining areas are also always placed on the first couple of decks because they involve massive weight..The higher you go on a ship the less weight is allowed by design. If you think about it the cabins are like honeycomb and the materials used in them are not sold typically. They empty the top pools in rough seas.

[VXxXAzzAXxXV]

Also this ship has a ballast tank that,acts a counter weight of the ship...to trim the stability ..

[tupsumato]

@jadventur, they don't use space-age materials when building ships like this because they are too expensive. It's just normal steel, high-strength steel and sometimes aluminium.

[xphs]

@tupsumato Aluminium is used quite extensively in modern cruise ships today. It's used to make the ship less top heavy, by using aluminium instead of steel in the top superstructure of the ship. The only downsides are that aluminium is not as strong as steel, so the structures can't support as much weight and aluminium structures have a shorter lifespan then steel, so they need frequent repairs when the ship reaches an age of about 25 years.

[tupsumato]

@xphs, aluminium has some issues, so I think they are mostly using high-strength steel to make the superstructure lighter in large cruise ships. There are also other modern materials such as steel sandwich panels that can be used in some places.

[xphs]

@tupsumato. Well, I don't think, I know. :) That is, atleast on the Voyager, Freedom and Genesis class ships that were made in Finland, the top decks and structures were all built from aluminium, with some steel support ofcource, but mainly aluminium.

[tupsumato]

@xphs, then I stand corrected. I've missed all our excursions to Turku, so I have never seen any of those ships up close with my own eyes. Hopefully I'll get a chance to visit the Allure before she leaves :)

[mexiacn100boy]

oh that's gay man the ships like titanic  have better designs ans the launch better not in some boring way

[ManWhoLovesTheMary]

It looks so animated. Like a drawing. So huge!!!

[Kane92UK]

hello i was on the ship for solstice undocking you can see me at the back top floor to the right i lay the external floors eg: future teak

[johanstoppels]

You can also see photos from this on Google Earth; you must search for Meyerwerft - Papenburg.

[Zottl1234]

Englisches Datum = monat/Tag/Jahr,

um Irrtümer zu vermeiden kann man den monat mit Buchstaben schreiben.

Das Schiff find ich nicht schön, sieht irgendwie auf maximale Passagiere getrimmt aus.

[Krystle2007]

10-8-08 didn't happen yet. Is that 9-8-08? :)

[johanstoppels]

Sunday morning 10/08/2008 and not 09/08/2008.

[FFiB64]

10-08-08 is August 10, 2008 not October 8, 2008.

[Krystle2007]

Okay, Thanks. I get it now, it was August 10, 2008. I thought it was October 8, 2008.

[flya11]

8-8-08 is aug 8th , 9-8-08 is sept 8th - 10-8-08 is oct 8th

[gutschies]

einfach nur geil(=

[NicolaFank]

A wonderful ship

[Lingoss79]

Che nave Fantastica!!!

[mauroelbueno]

infinity que paso por aca

[mauroelbueno]

impresionante ....hola desde sur de chile puerto montt chile es te barco es el celebrity que pasado por aca........