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KansasK
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posted 08-19-2006 11:02 PM      Profile for KansasK   Email KansasK   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
While on the NCL Spirit, we heard an announcement that because passengers ask to see the bridge and engine room and this is no longer allowed, there would be a digital presentation about the ship in the theater.

The cruise director did the presentation and there were two ships officers who answered questions. The presentation was a PowerPoint type show, with pictures of the bridge, engine room, the water treatment plant, the laundry room, the leftover food disposal plant, the thrusters, the stabilizers, the propellers, and the water cannons.

The water cannons are on deck 7 and are remotely controlled. Their purpose was decribed as being an anti-terrorism defense. The officer said they test them once a month and no, they could not test them that day because they had done the testing for July. He clearly enjoyed operating the water cannon by the way he spoke and looked when he talked about it. The force of water from one of the cannons can cut a small boat in half. I imagine it could flood and sink a small boat as well. They said they are only this ship in NCL's fleet, because the ship was built to sail in Asia and they had to sail through a very dangerous straight for piracy.

They had a list of statistics that I wish I had a copy of - 2400 people eat 96,000 eggs in 8 days and 1000 pounds of chocolate. The liters of alcohol consumed were amazing. We could see where the ship makes its money.

Anyway, has anyone else seen any cruise ships with water cannons?


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soundsailor
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posted 08-20-2006 12:47 AM      Profile for soundsailor   Email soundsailor   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Not a cruise ship, but the second largest private yacht Octopus, has a couple of water cannons.
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Andy
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posted 08-20-2006 07:29 AM      Profile for Andy     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Just wonder where are these cannons positioned? Forward or aft? Or around the promenade?
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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 08-20-2006 01:30 PM      Profile for Malcolm @ cruisepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Did you know that the UK Police has never used water cannons at riots etc.

It really is not very British squirting water at people.


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posted 08-20-2006 05:43 PM      Profile for KansasK   Email KansasK   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Gundam X, on the NCL Spirit, the water cannons are positioned on the 7th deck, which is the promenade deck, on both sides of the ship, at the bow, midship and stern.

I have a picture, but do not know how to upload it.


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