That is one...big...ship.

[BaboonGuy]

Holllly crapola. It's the size of 10 of those apartment buildings in the background.

 

[gorcorps]

god damn... if that thing went down you'd lose an entire town worth of people

 

[JDub02]

Crazy.

I remember a US aircraft carrier (one of the smaller ones) came to Vancouver a few years back. In order to get it under the bridge into the harbour, they had to wait until low tide.

We don't have any small(er) ones. There's only Enterprise and the Nimitz class ships. They're all HUGE. Although, they're probably dwarfed by the Oasis.

 

[Regs]

"Just as long as it's big, and it's a f**king thing" "Then people will want to go see the big f**king thing" "Then there will be a be f**king thing resturant, big f**king thing hotel and casino, and a big f**king thing spa!"

 

[JDub02]

Indeed. Any vessel with >10MW HOTEL demand should be. Aside from the complex political overtones the majority of the (mis) informed public - regarding nuclear power - would be too frightened to sail her!

Gonna have to disagree with you on the nuke aspect. These ships are much better off with conventional propulsion. The US Navy's decision to go nuclear is tactical rather than economic. Nuclear is much more efficient in a power plant where it can go 100% power all of the time.

I will say that it is safe. The Navy has never had a nuclear accident.

 

[JeepinEd]

wasen't there another ship long ago that didn't have enough life boats?

Yeah, but that one was unsinkable, so it didn't really need them.

 

[krylon]

coincidentally my friend was on that particular voyage... she just updated her FB saying she just got back from Bermuda on Oasis... she works for Royal.

pics of said friend? or shens

 

[FallenHero]

April 17th is my sail on that on thing. Can't wait!

 

[SunnyD]

I looked at their brochure, available here.
http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/ebrochures.php

My favorite feature. The zip line ! Yes you too can go speeding above the other guest across the ship while attached to a cable ninja style !

Sounds like an epic crop dusting experiment just waiting to happen. :hmm:

 

[Aquila76]

Amazing vessel, but why in the eye-bleeding hell do people always use those retarded camera effects? Oh wait, was this made by the AV Club at St. Jude?

 

[OutHouse]

i would have no desire to go on a cruise on a ship that big.

 

[Brovane]

We don't have any small(er) ones. There's only Enterprise and the Nimitz class ships. They're all HUGE. Although, they're probably dwarfed by the Oasis.

It could of been one of the LHD ships. They look like Aircraft carriers just smaller.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Gonna have to disagree with you on the nuke aspect. These ships are much better off with conventional propulsion. The US Navy's decision to go nuclear is tactical rather than economic. Nuclear is much more efficient in a power plant where it can go 100% power all of the time.

I will say that it is safe. The Navy has never had a nuclear accident.

yup. Also, most ships in a carrier battlegroup don't use piston engines. They have to use turbines to even generate enough electricity to keep up with the carrier.

Anyways. huge ship. I can't even imagine...

Ship I'm employed on:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=41472837&l=b3e72b6030&id=3307658
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=41472839&l=2c7cb94326&id=3307658

Hehe, coincidentally, I was onboard a science cruise on the ship pictured above around last christmas time when Rubycon was aboard Ruby Princess. A couple of my friends were onboard the Ruby Princess on their 7-day cruise. I can't find the thread now, but rubycon was posting her location during the same time frame my friends were on that very same ship. At the same time, I was chugging away at extremely slow C-band internets near Antarctica.


BTW!!! Nikon is pronounced NEEEEEEEEEEEEEkon in every single commercial in Asia!! I just got back from Asia last month! rawrr!!!!!!! >:O

 

[Rubycon]

yup. Also, most ships in a carrier battlegroup don't use piston engines. They have to use turbines to even generate enough electricity to keep up with the carrier.

Anyways. huge ship. I can't even imagine...

Ship I'm employed on:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=41472837&l=b3e72b6030&id=3307658
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=41472839&l=2c7cb94326&id=3307658

Hehe, coincidentally, I was onboard a science cruise on the ship pictured above around last christmas time when Rubycon was aboard Ruby Princess. A couple of my friends were onboard the Ruby Princess on their 7-day cruise. I can't find the thread now, but rubycon was posting her location during the same time frame my friends were on that very same ship. At the same time, I was chugging away at extremely slow C-band internets near Antarctica.


BTW!!! Nikon is pronounced NEEEEEEEEEEEEEkon in every single commercial in Asia!! I just got back from Asia last month! rawrr!!!!!!! >:O

I was never on a Princess ship! That's as bad as saying NEE-CON. Paul Simon said it right in Kodachrome so don't forget it! NYE-CON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujhdf9_IO4w

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

That's not a ship, it's a fricken island!

 

[FallenHero]

Another Video of it, I think a bit better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oQdAecZ-R0