going2cruz Posted July 6, 2010 #101 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Rope lights still on this Carnival ship....just took this picture from a Cayman Island web-cam just a minute ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted July 6, 2010 #102 Share Posted July 6, 2010 This is the Inspiration as we left Cozumel, December 2009. Lights are definitely there. http://picasaweb.google.com/vanessa.1963/CarnivalFantasyWithMobileALPartIII#5412347159067736306 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halos Posted July 6, 2010 #103 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I apologise if someone already mentioned this but could it be that the ships are just to freaking huge these days?? Smaller ships would be far easier to string lights around and maintain bulbs......large ships??? Fuggetaboudit. I wouldn't have lights strung around these behemouth ships if I owned them.....just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishlinny Posted July 6, 2010 #104 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I definitely noticed the lights were not turned on when we went on the Miracle in May (but the lights were still present). I thought it was odd, and thought maybe a money saving thing. But there seems to be little consistency here:confused: I missed the lights:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthGrady Posted July 6, 2010 Author #105 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I definitely noticed the lights were not turned on when we went on the Miracle in May (but the lights were still present). I thought it was odd, and thought maybe a money saving thing. But there seems to be little consistency here:confused: I missed the lights:( Our tour guide told us that the Imagination is a testbed for many of Carnival's new programs and ideas. I am assuming this may be why she has lost her lights. Maybe they are seeing how the electricity usage changes without them before they change it fleet wide. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmatch Posted July 6, 2010 #106 Share Posted July 6, 2010 The legend still has them as of sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted July 6, 2010 #107 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Our tour guide told us that the Imagination is a testbed for many of Carnival's new programs and ideas. I am assuming this may be why she has lost her lights. Maybe they are seeing how the electricity usage changes without them before they change it fleet wide. :confused: Well then.....I hope the test is NOT a success :eek:!! I like the lights ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted July 6, 2010 #108 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I rather like them off, makes for better stargaizing, i remember our cruise on the fascination in '04 there was a meteor shower and the captain turned all the ships outside lights off for a while it was breathtaking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidodeckbound Posted July 7, 2010 #109 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Maybe they were replacing them with beer can lights or flamingo lights....:D. I kid, I kid. I hope they are back too, they make us distinctive....Oh yeah and that funnel helps too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Karaoke Girl Posted July 7, 2010 #110 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I rather like them off, makes for better stargaizing, i remember our cruise on the fascination in '04 there was a meteor shower and the captain turned all the ships outside lights off for a while it was breathtaking!! I'm torn. I like the lights on when you see a ship in harbor or floating in the middle of the ocean but darkness is what is needed to see the real beuaty of the stars. I never realized what I was missing until I moved out to the country where city lights don't exist.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunu Posted July 7, 2010 #111 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I'm torn. I like the lights on when you see a ship in harbor or floating in the middle of the ocean but darkness is what is needed to see the real beuaty of the stars. I never realized what I was missing until I moved out to the country where city lights don't exist.:) How did you change your name? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMBFlyer Posted July 18, 2010 #112 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I'm happy to report that the Liberty had the rope lights and they were on every night. The only ones that weren't on were the ones forward of the foremast. Those were off for navigation purposes. Also, we were in Nassau with the Destiny and Sensation. They both had the rope lights as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbayer Posted July 18, 2010 #113 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I wish the wouldn't take away those light strings, I also like the line of small little different flags, looks real festive Ever since I can remember Carnival ships have had the ropes of lights strung above the ship. When we were in Nassau this past weekend, I saw that both Imaginaton and Fascination have had theirs removed. The strand in the front of the ship was still in place, but the ones between the foremast and the funnel were gone. Also, the strands that went down to the aft corners from the back of the funnel were gone. It was still light enough to see that they were not simply un-lit, they were no longer there. The ships look less festive now IMHO. Anyone know why? http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CarnivalPCs.html Before After (sorry it turned out fuzzy, I was shooting through glass) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyttleone1977 Posted July 18, 2010 #114 Share Posted July 18, 2010 They were still on the Spirit last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsastic Posted July 18, 2010 #115 Share Posted July 18, 2010 "The lights John is referring to are the same color, but those are the ones on the bow (in the areas fed by the secret doors on Decks 6 and 7). They light a pretty blue light on the front of the ship when she's in port. They're turned off at sea, as they're directly below the bridge and make it very hard for the officers to see at night. It really does make the ship look nice at night, though". ...... I can see why those lights in the front of the ship need to be turned off while at sea.. If I was running at night and 3 mile away I say those lights to me it would look like a ship at anchor or a ship's aft, heading the same direction as me .... big issue for a smaller boat going at high speed. While there might be glare for the ship officers at night making it hard to see… from normal navigation sight isn’t very important as these ships are so large that if you were to see something in the water you could not stop her quickly … if one was on some type of search I could se why they would turn off the light under the bridge " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Karaoke Girl Posted July 18, 2010 #116 Share Posted July 18, 2010 How did you change your name? :confused: Sorry Nunu, I just saw your message. Follow these directions. I did my name change over the 4th of July weekend. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1060694 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanxplorer Posted July 18, 2010 #117 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Just off the Triumph this week, the lights were still there and shined beautifully every evening!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillieD13 Posted July 18, 2010 #118 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Just got back today, and we had them on Miracle. One strand running from the bow, to the starboard side of the mast, to the starboard side of the funnel, then from there, one to each corner of the stern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted July 19, 2010 #119 Share Posted July 19, 2010 with less overhead lighting, is it easier to see the stars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillieD13 Posted July 19, 2010 #120 Share Posted July 19, 2010 with less overhead lighting, is it easier to see the stars? We only really looked once, and they were difficult to see. I do not know how much the lighting affected this as we had a lot of haze and cloud cover, to the point that at times it was rather difficult to see the moon, never mind the stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmdiver Posted July 19, 2010 #121 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Liberty had all her lights last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Karaoke Girl Posted July 19, 2010 #122 Share Posted July 19, 2010 with less overhead lighting, is it easier to see the stars? It makes a huge difference on a clear night. Try leaving your city at night and go out into the country where there are no city lights, street lights etc and see the difference in the sky. The stars are very bright and beautiful at my house compared to in town and even better in the middle of the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadoll Posted July 19, 2010 #123 Share Posted July 19, 2010 We were on the Elation 7/3-10 and the rope lights were on each night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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