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Topic: Oasis of the Seas in St Thomas

dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 12-08-2009 11:21 AM

A couple of webcam grabs:

Oasis from Paradise Point tramway

Oasis parked next to Costa Atlantica

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Fairsky
First Class Passenger
Member # 781

posted 12-08-2009 12:09 PM

Wow. Hard to believe how big she is. And as others have noted, the aft view is not her best. She does appear very top-heavy. It just looks odd for the Viking Crown/Loft Suites area to be so much wider than the hull.

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 12-08-2009 03:47 PM

WOW she is big. That is first good ship comparison I have seen.

I agree this particular view is her least attractive. She looks top heavy and out of proportion. Thankfully her view from other angles is much better.

Ernie

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M Philly
First Class Passenger
Member # 13781

posted 12-08-2009 05:46 PM

Looks even bigger when shes sitting next to other ships!

Has anyone seen pictures with ALL lifeboats installed? I've only seen 3-4 missing on each side since heading to ft. laudy

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reeves35
First Class Passenger
Member # 6021

posted 12-08-2009 05:52 PM

Her rear end view is definitely ungainly. She looks like she'll topple over. Fortunately her side on view is not bad and certainly no worse than any other alcony laden cruise ship.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 12-08-2009 08:20 PM

Seeing her size compared to other ships for the first time, it is shocking!

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 12-08-2009 08:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Oasis parked next to Costa Atlantica
[ 12-08-2009: Message edited by: dmwnc1 ]

This image of Oasis docked next to Costa Atlantica reminds me of images of QM2 when she was docked next to QE2 in NYC-a huge ship docked next to a gigantic ship . She is massive and as posted, this is'nt her best angle.

[ 12-08-2009: Message edited by: lasuvidaboy ]

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aggablinky
First Class Passenger
Member # 6402

posted 12-09-2009 02:40 AM

Yes i have to agree her stern does ruin her otherwise nicer than average appearance a little bit, i suppose its a bit like QM2 being let down slightly by her squat funnel. I`d still love to see both these ships in real life though.

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jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 12-09-2009 02:42 AM

Well I just showed this to the wife, her reaction, "that's to big", I have to agree.

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buddhaJoe
First Class Passenger
Member # 4356

posted 12-09-2009 06:19 AM

sorry but nevertheless my personal opnion

she is one of the ugliest ships afloat...

an eyesore to every harbour she visits,
but also a significant milestone for shipbuilding
in general

regards
b. Joe

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 12-09-2009 07:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Fairsky:
Hard to believe how big she is.

Some say that dogs look like their owners.

Are ships now starting to look like their passengers?

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viking109
First Class Passenger
Member # 6280

posted 12-09-2009 09:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by buddhaJoe:
sorry but nevertheless my personal opnion
she is one of the ugliest ships afloat...
an eyesore to every harbour she visits,
but also a significant milestone for shipbuilding
in general
regards
b. Joe

Exactly!

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 12-09-2009 09:33 AM

Overall I do not think she is a bad-looking ship but from that angle she is ugly as heck. Makes QM2 stern-on look great and that's really saying something!

This also shows off how scarily big she is to great effect. COSTA ATLANTICA looks positively tiny there.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 12-09-2009 10:21 AM

As someone mentioned her broadside view is nowhere as bad as a dead stern view.

Here are a couple of others that arent as bad...

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 12-09-2009 10:41 AM

Being aboard Melody alongside Costa Atlantica a few years back I recall being overwhelmed at her size in comparison. Goodness knows what I would feel with Oasis towering over me.

Is there a decent dead astern photo anywhere? I have not come across one. She looks dreadful on the cam shots from that angle; a bloated sabre toothed fish of some description

Pam

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 12-09-2009 01:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
Is there a decent dead astern photo anywhere? I have not come across one. Pam

The only decent dead stern shot I have seen of her is at night....

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 12-09-2009 01:39 PM

Thanks, a nice picture. It does not show the bloating so much, no doubt being from a lower level, and you can't see the 'fangs' so well

Pam

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 12-09-2009 01:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
... and you can't see the 'fangs' so well
Pam

Funny...I had been calling them 'tusks'!

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rampartpa
First Class Passenger
Member # 28321

posted 12-09-2009 06:53 PM

ohhhh baby

musta been designed by a brother
as oasisi has some serious junk in her trunk
from lookin at these pictures.
a real thick soul sister

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Fairsky
First Class Passenger
Member # 781

posted 12-09-2009 07:10 PM

These stern views are from the seatrials, but you can definitely see the top-heavy / narrow hull bit.

http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=918899

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 12-11-2009 02:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by M Philly:
Looks even bigger when shes sitting next to other ships!
Has anyone seen pictures with ALL lifeboats installed? I've only seen 3-4 missing on each side since heading to ft. laudy

No lifeboats are to go where you think boats are missing on both sides. Those areas are loaded with liferaft canisters. The is the view you woll get all the time. Remember these are not your average 150pax Schatt Harding lifeboats these carry just over 300 people. So count them and do that math and you'll see they are more than enough for the intended pax capacity of the ship plus all the life rafts and other floatation devices.

cruiseshipluver

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 12-11-2009 02:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
No lifeboats are to go where you think boats are missing on both sides. cruiseshipluver

Sea Trials Sept 29

Oasis arrival pics

True for the big section in the middle where it looks like boats would go, but aren't. However she is missing boats up forward. The arrival pics here clearly show lifeboats in the first sets of davits on each side. Lifeboat 1 or it's davit on the port side was reportedly damaged in the transit across the Atlantic and removed shortly after her arrival. My guess is that they removed the starboard lifeboat #2 for symmetry.

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DEIx15x8
First Class Passenger
Member # 14958

posted 12-11-2009 12:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Sea Trials Sept 29
Oasis arrival pics
True for the big section in the middle where it looks like boats would go, but aren't. However she is missing boats up forward. The arrival pics here clearly show lifeboats in the first sets of davits on each side. Lifeboat 1 or it's davit on the port side was reportedly damaged in the transit across the Atlantic and removed shortly after her arrival. My guess is that they removed the starboard lifeboat #2 for symmetry.
[ 12-11-2009: Message edited by: dmwnc1 ]

Originally the first two lifeboats on the starboard side went missing after her arrival. Just before her first sailing the second one returned. I think the second one is really the first from the port side in order to keep the evacuation capacities safe. I'm kind of surprised they haven't fixed it yet though. I would have been willing to place money on them having them back before the first revenue sailing. Maybe someone onboard can check the numbers out to confirm or deny the move.

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 12-11-2009 01:13 PM

Personally I think Oasis is a really good looking ship but I do agree that from directly behind she doesn't look her best. Pretty much all the other angles though are good.

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Kevin Griffin, London
First Class Passenger
Member # 6010

posted 12-11-2009 01:30 PM

Her beam is 154 feet but her extreme width is 184 feet - elswehere I have seen over 200 feet quoted but that may be sales talk. But at the quoted figures that's still fifteen feet of overhang on either side, as someone has suggested probably at her bridge wings. There is still a lot hanging out however.

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