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[LJ]

For cruising I'll take RCCL over stuffy Cunard every time

I was on a Cunard cruise once and for dinner I wore a turtleneck sweater and they told me I couldn't dine without a tie. Meanwhile a guy in scruffy bluejeans and runners gets in because he has a tie on.

[sebberry]

I was on a Cunard cruise once and for dinner I wore a turtleneck sweater and they told me I couldn't dine without a tie. Meanwhile a guy in scruffy bluejeans and runners gets in because he has a tie on.

 

Cunard-White Star must still be concerned about their image after that little mishap in 1912.

[Matt R.]

The trick with Cunard is to book a duplex, that way you can eat in your room.

Matt.

[jonny]

It’s amazing how a massive vessel can look so small next to something like Ovation of the Seas. I hopped down to Ogden Point today and the size difference was pronounced.

 

It's almost double the gross tonnage (91,000 vs 169,000)

[SimonH]

Cunard-White Star must still be concerned about their image after that little mishap in 1912.

At the time of the mishap the Titanic wasn't a Cunard ship and White Star wasn't part of Cunard.

[AllseeingEye]

I was also struck by the size difference although the "Oasis" and her sisters are the third largest class of cruise ships in existence so I suppose it should have come as no surprise. More interestingly to me I just assumed all the Cunard ships were classed as ocean liners but isn't the case, technically, with QE as she apparently lacks the heavier hull plating throughout the entire length of the hull. Rather only the bow sports the heavier steel in order to plow through the North Atlantic....

[SimonH]

I was also struck by the size difference although the "Oasis" and her sisters are the third largest class of cruise ships in existence so I suppose it should have come as no surprise. More interestingly to me I just assumed all the Cunard ships were classed as ocean liners but isn't the case, technically, with QE as she apparently lacks the heavier hull plating throughout the entire length of the hull. Rather only the bow sports the heavier steel in order to plow through the North Atlantic....

QE and Q. Victoria are both based on a hybrid of the Vista class cruise ship design.

 

There is only one ship in the world  I would want to be on when crossing the North Atlantic.

Edited by SimonH, 31 May 2019 - 01:16 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

that new titanic?

[SimonH]

[Nparker]

Queen Mary 2 was intended for routine crossings of the Atlantic Ocean, and was therefore designed differently from many other passenger ships...having been designed as an ocean liner, she required 40% more steel than a standard cruise ship. Queen Mary 2 has a maximum speed of just over 30 knots and a cruising speed of 26 knots, much faster than a contemporary cruise ship. Instead of the diesel-electric configuration found on many ships, Queen Mary 2 uses integrated electric propulsion to achieve her top speed. Diesel engines, augmented by gas turbines, are used to generate electricity for electric motors for propulsion and for on-board use...While the hull of a cruise ship will typically have a block coefficient of 0.73 (1.0 would represent a rectangular block) Queen Mary 2 is more fine-lined, with a block coefficient of 0.61...

 

https://en.wikipedia...MS_Queen_Mary_2

 

[Nparker]

An almost local makes it to the cruising big league: https://vancouversun...jor-cruise-ship

[Victoria Watcher]

Two boats of full of tourists missed a chance to dock in Victoria this week thanks to wind gusts of as high as 33 kilometres per hour.

 

Two ship calls – The Star Princess, from Bermuda, and the Norwegian Bliss – were cancelled Saturday night, making the difficult decision to leave Victoria before they even arrived.

 

 

https://www.goldstre..._medium=twitter

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 24 June 2019 - 02:26 PM.

[Mike K.]

Are we sure it wasn't 33 knots?

[Victoria Watcher]

 

https://twitter.com/...695467806515200

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 June 2019 - 06:00 PM.

[aastra]

Which one is the Coho?

[Victoria Watcher]

the massive one in the foreground.

[Nparker]

Here's some interesting info I received from Expedia Cruise Ship Centers today:

 

 

We are pleased to announce that Expedia CruiseShipCenters has an exclusive opportunity for those living on Vancouver Island. For the first time...you can start and end your cruise right here in Victoria! We have four Alaska sailings in 2020 where you can board your Alaska adventure at Ogden Point in Victoria and after your cruise simply disembark in Victoria as well! How exciting!!! There are only four sailings and limited staterooms available. You will want to pre-register today...

[AllseeingEye]

/\...Nice. We were just talking about an Alaska cruise a few days ago. I wonder which line? Guessing either Holland America or NCL....

[Victoria Watcher]

wow that's neat.  this would perhaps be a longer-than-7-days cruise if it docks twice here?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 July 2019 - 11:30 AM.

[Nparker]

/\...Nice. We were just talking about an Alaska cruise a few days ago. I wonder which line? Guessing either Holland America or NCL....

wow that's neat.  this would perhaps be a longer-than-7-days cruise if it docks twice here?

If anyone is seriously interested, I can send them the link I received in my email.