Spectrum of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!

[Lloyd555]

Photos from port side balcony.

 

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Aft balcony and views.

 

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Misc.

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Viking evacuation dual chute.

 

Edited March 13, 2019 by Lloyd555

[Saab4444]

Due to ongoing strong winds it looks like the river conveyance will be postponed. Monday and Tuesday look much better. No official info yet. 

[Lloyd555]

1 hour ago, Saab4444 said:

Due to ongoing strong winds it looks like the river conveyance will be postponed. Monday and Tuesday look much better. No official info yet. 

 

https://www.meyerwerft.de/de/meyerwerft_de/medien/presseticker/pressemitteilung_detail_31682.jsp

 

The new cruise ship for Royal Caribbean International (USA), Spectrum of the Seas, will probably leave Papenburg on Tuesday, March 19 2019 to be conveyed on the river Ems to Eemshaven (Netherlands). The ship is planned to arrive in Eemshaven on Thursday morning. Later on the ship will go through several days of technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea.

 

The Ems barrier will be helping Spectrum of the Seas to pass through the river Ems, a procedure which will be kept as short as possible. The following schedule has been drawn up for the conveyance of the new cruise ship, with changes possible at short notice due to the weather and tidal conditions:

 

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Approx. 06.30 pm: ship in waiting position (Papenburg)
Approx. 07.00 pm: ship passes sea lock (Papenburg)

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Approx. 01.30 am: ship passes Friesenbrücke (Weener)
Approx. 06.00 am: ship passes the Jann Berghaus bridge (Leer)
Approx. 10.15 am: arrival at the river Ems barrier (Gandersum)
Approx. 11.45 am: ship passes the Ems barrier
Approx. 01.15 pm: ship passes Emden

 

!! All details are subject to the wind, weather and water levels and are therefore without guarantee. Timings can be changed at short notice!!

 

Once again, a team of river pilots from Emden will be responsible for manoeuvring the ship to Eemshaven. The pilots on the river Ems also looked after the MEYER WERFT ships during their passage to the North Sea in previous years. The whole team trained the conveyance at the computerised simulator in Wageningen (Netherlands) to be better prepared for the task.

 

Spetrum of the Seas will proceed in reverse up the river Ems to the North Sea. This approach has proven successful in the past as it makes it easier to manoeuvre the ship. Two tugs will be providing assistance in the process.

 

The cruise ship with 169,300 GRT is one of the largest cruise ships to be built in Germany with capacity for about 4,284 passengers. After completing the technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea, the ship will be handed over to the owners on April 19.

Edited March 14, 2019 by Lloyd555

[Tina-Obk]

50 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

After completing the technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea, the ship will be handed over to the owners on April 19.

 

Inaugural cruise from Barcelona starts April 18. Not sure how this will work out 😞

[lighthousemom]

1 hour ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

https://www.meyerwerft.de/de/meyerwerft_de/medien/presseticker/pressemitteilung_detail_31682.jsp

 

The new cruise ship for Royal Caribbean International (USA), Spectrum of the Seas, will probably leave Papenburg on Tuesday, March 19 2019 to be conveyed on the river Ems to Eemshaven (Netherlands). The ship is planned to arrive in Eemshaven on Thursday morning. Later on the ship will go through several days of technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea.

 

The Ems barrier will be helping Spectrum of the Seas to pass through the river Ems, a procedure which will be kept as short as possible. The following schedule has been drawn up for the conveyance of the new cruise ship, with changes possible at short notice due to the weather and tidal conditions:

 

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Approx. 06.30 pm: ship in waiting position (Papenburg)
Approx. 07.00 pm: ship passes sea lock (Papenburg)

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Approx. 01.30 am: ship passes Friesenbrücke (Weener)
Approx. 06.00 am: ship passes the Jann Berghaus bridge (Leer)
Approx. 10.15 am: arrival at the river Ems barrier (Gandersum)
Approx. 11.45 am: ship passes the Ems barrier
Approx. 01.15 pm: ship passes Emden

 

!! All details are subject to the wind, weather and water levels and are therefore without guarantee. Timings can be changed at short notice!!

 

Once again, a team of river pilots from Emden will be responsible for manoeuvring the ship to Eemshaven. The pilots on the river Ems also looked after the MEYER WERFT ships during their passage to the North Sea in previous years. The whole team trained the conveyance at the computerised simulator in Wageningen (Netherlands) to be better prepared for the task.

 

Spetrum of the Seas will proceed in reverse up the river Ems to the North Sea. This approach has proven successful in the past as it makes it easier to manoeuvre the ship. Two tugs will be providing assistance in the process.

 

The cruise ship with 169,300 GRT is one of the largest cruise ships to be built in Germany with capacity for about 4,284 passengers. After completing the technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea, the ship will be handed over to the owners on April 19.

LLOYD!!! Usually I love your posts. But now I’m quite stressed out. Can you get any further info as what this means for those of us on the inaugural sailing out of Barcelona on April 18?

[Blueseadevil]

1 hour ago, lighthousemom said:

LLOYD!!! Usually I love your posts. But now I’m quite stressed out. Can you get any further info as what this means for those of us on the inaugural sailing out of Barcelona on April 18?

Looks like timings have changed it is due to arrive day earlier than predicted to Barcelona 17th April then leaves Barcelona 8am 19th April, it will miss out the day at sea and head straight to Rome for the 20th. Passengers will probably still board Spectrum on the 18th as normal

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Tina-Obk said:

 

Inaugural cruise from Barcelona starts April 18. Not sure how this will work out 😞

 

🤔 Avoid the first few sailings or have some flexibility 😉

[lighthousemom]

35 minutes ago, Blueseadevil said:

Looks like timings have changed it is due to arrive day earlier than predicted to Barcelona 17th April then leaves Barcelona 8am 19th April, it will miss out the day at sea and head straight to Rome for the 20th. Passengers will probably still board Spectrum on the 18th as normal

How can we board the ship if Royal doesn't even own it?? 

[Tina-Obk]

8 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

🤔 Avoid the first few sailings or have some flexibility 😉

We are flexible but for people from overseas that might be more difficult.

[Blueseadevil]

6 minutes ago, lighthousemom said:

How can we board the ship if Royal doesn't even own it?? 

Good comment🤔 I am sure they will advise you soon but they will have to accommodate passengers who have already made their travel arrangements for the advertised inaugural start date of the 18th April

[steamboats]

15 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

The cruise ship with 169,300 GRT is one of the largest cruise ships to be built in Germany with capacity for about 4,284 passengers. After completing the technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea, the ship will be handed over to the owners on April 19.

 

This is not mentioned in the German version of the press release. I´m pretty sure it´s a mistake.

 

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[Tina-Obk]

Asked Meyerwerft on facebook and got an answer: There is a mistake in the English version, so no problem with the inaugural  cruise 🙂

[Blueseadevil]

43 minutes ago, Tina-Obk said:

Asked Meyerwerft on facebook and got an answer: There is a mistake in the English version, so no problem with the inaugural  cruise 🙂

So does it leave Barcelona on the 18th or 19th April?? Does anybody know this information as Barcelona Port schedule say it will still be in dock until 19th at 8am?? 🤔

[steamboats]

Press release on the Meyer website has been changed too:

 

" the ship will be handed over to the owner early April 2019. "

 

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[Lloyd555]

Sharper rendering of this area of the ship.

 

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1 hour ago, Lloyd555 said:

Lloyd...that's the old photo...

 

They updated it...

 

 

 

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Photos by LH Photografie

 

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[steamboats]

So for tonights Ems conveyance check the NDR website for the live stream.

 

There´s another article in the local paper that Meyer is still in a bit of delay. The Spectrum is still 10 days behind the schedule (was 4 weeks in November) and the Spirit of Discovery is still 2 weeks behind the schedule. Meyer did not confirm this. But they are still working overhours and on Saturdays to get back on schedule.

 

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