Topic: Norwegian Epic in the Water!!!!! (Read 26262 times)

JHB · « **Reply #75 on:** April 07, 2010, 00:48:46 »

Oh shit..does it have a lighthouse on board...(hint, the red/orange ball)??

What a design...

One day they will regret and rebuild the top...

McGherkin · « **Reply #76 on:** April 07, 2010, 00:52:48 »

Not a lighthouse, It's a strobe light. It blinds eceryone who looks at the ship before they see the ugliness

Redesign the top? But it has such a nice bar/restaraunt!

Wave Music · « **Reply #77 on:** April 07, 2010, 00:53:46 »

Quote from: JHB on April 07, 2010, 00:48:46

Oh shit..does it have a lighthouse on board...(hint, the red/orange ball)??

It's a port/starboard reminder for captain.

McGherkin · « **Reply #78 on:** April 07, 2010, 00:55:42 »

It's red on both sides. Now that really would be an epic fail.

Wave Music · « **Reply #79 on:** April 07, 2010, 00:57:12 »

Quote from: Wave Music on July 22, 2009, 11:40:45

Oh, nooo! Here she comes! Run for you lives!!!

Red - port, green - starboard. It's easy, captain.

saltydog · « **Reply #80 on:** April 07, 2010, 01:01:13 »

C'mon..think of it as a cattle carrier..(which is what tourists are)..
I doubt the green/red balls are a reminder for the captain..

Wave Music · « **Reply #81 on:** April 07, 2010, 01:02:39 »

Quote from: saltydog on April 07, 2010, 01:01:13

I doubt the green/red balls are a reminder for the captain..

You mean it's for passengers?

saltydog · « **Reply #82 on:** April 07, 2010, 01:11:01 »

Maybe so...I think the red/green balls are meant to confuse the cows..
Puzzled cows give more milk..

McGherkin · « **Reply #83 on:** April 07, 2010, 01:11:34 »

Maybe the nav lights have to be that big to overcome the glowing ugliness.

EDIT: Isn't the 'C' in 'EPIC' missing in that pic?

Kapn Jonah · « **Reply #84 on:** April 08, 2010, 19:11:39 »

Yes, yes it is.

And those green and red bulbs are most likely to be painted white...

MokMok · « **Reply #85 on:** April 08, 2010, 20:16:48 »

I think that the Norwegian Epic is a very dangerous ship which can easily capsize in rough weather, during making a sharp turn, or in case of a collision. She is too tall, thus she has a very high center point of gravity and a very low metacentric height. She is very unstable and not seaworthy. There are much more cruiseships which are too tall.

McGherkin · « **Reply #86 on:** April 08, 2010, 21:09:27 »

I'm pretty sure she'll be all ballasted out, and there will be stabilisers too.

Kapn Jonah · « **Reply #87 on:** April 08, 2010, 21:56:46 »

Quote from: MokMok on April 08, 2010, 20:16:48

I think that the Norwegian Epic is a very dangerous ship which can easily capsize in rough weather, during making a sharp turn, or in case of a collision. She is too tall, thus she has a very high center point of gravity and a very low metacentric height. She is very unstable and not seaworthy. There are much more cruiseships which are too tall.

What makes you the expert in ship design and judging whether or not vessels are seaworthy?

And lol if you look at her name and how the 'C' is missing, the Epic is an Epic Fail...

Wave Music · « **Reply #88 on:** April 08, 2010, 22:07:25 »

Quote from: MokMok on April 08, 2010, 20:16:48

I think that the Norwegian Epic is a very dangerous ship which can easily capsize in rough weather, during making a sharp turn, or in case of a collision. She is too tall, thus she has a very high center point of gravity and a very low metacentric height. She is very unstable and not seaworthy. There are much more cruiseships which are too tall.

But you know that since the middle of 17th century the shipbuilding evolved into something more than just art.

laganviking · « **Reply #89 on:** April 08, 2010, 22:10:30 »

...it evolved into Olympic Spirit

Wave Music · « **Reply #90 on:** April 08, 2010, 22:13:14 »

I meant they finally started to carry out calculations before building a ship.

Wave Music · « **Reply #91 on:** April 08, 2010, 23:38:37 »

Quote from: DarkChestOfWonders on April 08, 2010, 23:37:30

All the superstructure above the bridge IS the ballast..

Simply made my night.

Wave Music · « **Reply #92 on:** April 08, 2010, 23:41:43 »

Quote from: DarkChestOfWonders on April 08, 2010, 23:40:06

They just move the passengers around that area depending on her draft.

..or on her list.

clanky · « **Reply #93 on:** April 09, 2010, 11:13:36 »

Quote from: Wave Music on April 08, 2010, 23:41:43

..or on her list.

I was on the Canberra during her last departure from Sydney, as lots of people had emigrated to Australia on the ship it's last ever departure was a big event with thousands lining the Quay, all the passengers and all of the off duty crew were on the starboard side for departure and gave the ship such a list (about 2 degrees) that we had to transfer ballast from starboard to port.

As we backed off the berth the cruise director came over the PA system and said "And if you look on the port side you will see the beautiful Sydney Opera House" 1,600 people went from the starboard side to the port side, and combined with the ballast which had already been transferred gave the ship about a 5 degree list to port.

The old man had to ask the passengers to move back to the starboard side.