thecruiserofships Posted January 29, 2014 Author #26 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Have all the ships received the updating of the generators and engine areas that was announced after the Triumph debacle? Sorry, I don't know about this. Maybe someone else on here would know. I only have information released by Carnival and from the booking engine. I only know about enhancements when the official press release comes out. My personal guess is that they are still slowly adding this stuff, but I really have no idea. I would think they would want to get this stuff onboard ASAP because the generators and engine updates are essential. Edited January 29, 2014 by thecruiserofships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branman Posted January 29, 2014 #27 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Have all the ships received the updating of the generators and engine areas that was announced after the Triumph debacle? A bunch of ships have Caterpillar generators in shipping containers tied down to the funnel deck. Edited January 29, 2014 by Branman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted January 30, 2014 Author #28 Share Posted January 30, 2014 A bunch of ships have Caterpillar generators in shipping containers tied down to the funnel deck. I have seen a few pictures of those. Would the generator come out in the event of a loss of power or is the generator waiting to be installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branman Posted January 30, 2014 #29 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I have seen a few pictures of those. Would the generator come out in the event of a loss of power or is the generator waiting to be installed? Those generators are already be hooked up to the power system. The existing emergency generators are installed on the highest deck next to the funnel. The Caterpillar ones just augment the existing generators. Edited January 30, 2014 by Branman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrf2e Posted January 30, 2014 #30 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I was hoping for Guy's Burgers on Valor for a September 14 cruise we are planning. On the booking site I use to book airline rates there is 14 day gap at the end of July and first sailing in August. I assumed that was for a dry dock, although it could be a charter or something I guess. I could care less about the rest of 2.0 upgrades but I love Guy's Burgers. Edited January 30, 2014 by wrf2e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted January 31, 2014 Author #31 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Those generators are already be hooked up to the power system. The existing emergency generators are installed on the highest deck next to the funnel. The Caterpillar ones just augment the existing generators. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted January 31, 2014 Author #32 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I was hoping for Guy's Burgers on Valor for a September 14 cruise we are planning. On the booking site I use to book airline rates there is 14 day gap at the end of July and first sailing in August. I assumed that was for a dry dock, although it could be a charter or something I guess. I could care less about the rest of 2.0 upgrades but I love Guy's Burgers. Try looking at the same dates on the Carnival booking engine and see if there is a gap. Exactly what dates were you looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcruiser1234 Posted February 1, 2014 #33 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Those generators are already be hooked up to the power system. The existing emergency generators are installed on the highest deck next to the funnel. The Caterpillar ones just augment the existing generators. I agree with everything you mentioned, but I also heard that there are some existing emergency equipment in the engine room. I think the stuff that is in the Caterpillar is additional. Is this right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branman Posted February 1, 2014 #34 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I agree with everything you mentioned, but I also heard that there are some existing emergency equipment in the engine room. I think the stuff that is in the Caterpillar is additional. Is this right? They are changing the power interconnects in the engine rooms to be redundant so that a single engine room can power the ship. This has been the standard for new builds since the Splendor fire and was implemented in the Breeze. This is also exactly what caused the Triumph incident-- the fire took out a power relay that was critical. The Caterpillar stuff is additional, but any true emergency stuff is going to be located on the top decks since that would be the last to sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckFace9 Posted February 1, 2014 #35 Share Posted February 1, 2014 They are changing the power interconnects in the engine rooms to be redundant so that a single engine room can power the ship. This has been the standard for new builds since the Splendor fire and was implemented in the Breeze. This is also exactly what caused the Triumph incident-- the fire took out a power relay that was critical. The Caterpillar stuff is additional, but any true emergency stuff is going to be located on the top decks since that would be the last to sink. Do you still think freedom is getting major upgrades? Prides drydock is 3 weeks and it is getting a lot. Don't see how they could get it done in 2 weeks on the freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzMelissa26 Posted February 1, 2014 #36 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Talked to Carnival today. Legend will be finished Feb 15th but he couldn't give me details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted February 14, 2014 Author #37 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Talked to Carnival today. Legend will be finished Feb 15th but he couldn't give me details You probably had the same rep I had when I called about the Magic last Sunday about the fog delay and the new itinerary. The rep didn't even know the Magic sailing was delayed because of fog. The Legend is getting some 2.0 upgrades and some new water recreation spots that were stated in press release a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted February 14, 2014 Author #38 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Do you still think freedom is getting major upgrades? Prides drydock is 3 weeks and it is getting a lot. Don't see how they could get it done in 2 weeks on the freedom. I bet they could get a lot done to the Freedom in 2 weeks. I am wondering when they will release more Freedom information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted February 20, 2014 Author #39 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Based off what John Heald has said in the past week I hope tomorrow will be the day for information on the Freedom! What does anybody else think? Edited February 20, 2014 by thecruiserofships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ4 Posted February 20, 2014 #40 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Based off what John Heald has said in the past week I hope tomorrow will be the day for information on the Freedom! What does anybody else think? I know that JH is a shameless tease. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted February 27, 2014 Author #41 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Maybe tomorrow will be the day of the Freedom dry-dock announcements and the rumor about Galveston will be true or crushed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittysnme Posted March 15, 2014 #42 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hanging! Still no news! Sent from my KFTHWI using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingoftheicedragons Posted March 15, 2014 #43 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I was just thinking that I hadn't heard any news on Freedom lately. I'd been checking facebook (JH, Carnival, and cruise critic pages)and hadn't seen anything. I came here wondering if I just happened to miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted March 15, 2014 #44 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I thought I read here on a thread that was zapped that an announcement was supposed to be made about the Freedom upgrades on 3/13. Guess I was wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacruizer Posted March 15, 2014 #45 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I thought I read here on a thread that was zapped that an announcement was supposed to be made about the Freedom upgrades on 3/13. Guess I was wrong! We've had several announcements that there would be an announcement followed by an announcement that said announcement would announced at a later date....:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted March 15, 2014 Author #46 Share Posted March 15, 2014 After doing an update today I think the Magic has lost a week in dry-dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted March 15, 2014 #47 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I see a gap in the Freedoms cruises, April 19th to May 2nd there is no cruise. I am hoping that is a drydock :) I did read where its supposed to be the next to get the Seuss at Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted March 16, 2014 #48 Share Posted March 16, 2014 We've had several announcements that there would be an announcement followed by an announcement that said announcement would announced at a later date....:p Okay, I LOL'd...and my cat woke up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecruiserofships Posted March 19, 2014 Author #49 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) okay, i lol'd...and my cat woke up. :) Your cat will probably wake up many times before we learn any new dry-dock information!!! :) I wonder what is taking so long? Edited March 19, 2014 by thecruiserofships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldenmusic Posted March 19, 2014 #50 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Glad to see the ELation will be in dry dock in September. I hope they update the back of the ship to a water park area like on the Fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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