Goofyfanatic Posted December 19, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Today on Symphony the question came up regarding the retracting if the funnels on Oasis Class ships. Captain Rob said that yes the funnels do retract and can do so as needed on this class. After the talk I asked him again about it because of the rumors of they being disabled do to the scrubbers. He said that is not the case and in fact on this sailing that had to retract one of the funnels to do some minor repairs. I thought some might find this of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thanks, interesting info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted December 19, 2019 47 minutes ago, Goofyfanatic said: Today on Symphony the question came up regarding the retracting if the funnels on Oasis Class ships. Captain Rob said that yes the funnels do retract and can do so as needed on this class. After the talk I asked him again about it because of the rumors of they being disabled do to the scrubbers. He said that is not the case and in fact on this sailing that had to retract one of the funnels to do some minor repairs. I thought some might find this of interest. I read that there were modifications during the last drydock to enable them to work again. And I think they retract by tilting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted December 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, John&LaLa said: I read that there were modifications during the last drydock to enable them to work again. And I think they retract by tilting No, they telescope, and from what I'm told, and from what I know of these types of systems, they are a major pain and a constant maintenance black hole, which is why they were left to seize in place after the first year or so, when they weren't going into NYC anymore. As for the scrubbers, it would only be a question of space available for the machinery, not any conflict with the scrubbers, and the retracting mechanism wouldn't be all that much outside the footprint of a "normal" exhaust. Remember, it's not the "funnel" that retracts, it is just the exhaust pipes that stick up above the funnel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted December 19, 2019 43 minutes ago, chengkp75 said: No, they telescope, and from what I'm told, and from what I know of these types of systems, they are a major pain and a constant maintenance black hole, which is why they were left to seize in place after the first year or so, when they weren't going into NYC anymore. As for the scrubbers, it would only be a question of space available for the machinery, not any conflict with the scrubbers, and the retracting mechanism wouldn't be all that much outside the footprint of a "normal" exhaust. Remember, it's not the "funnel" that retracts, it is just the exhaust pipes that stick up above the funnel. Thanks Chief, you've been missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted December 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Host Clarea said: Thanks Chief, you've been missed. Been around, just no topics that spark my interest. I see that you've joined the snowbirds. Edited December 19, 2019 by chengkp75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, chengkp75 said: No, they telescope, and from what I'm told, and from what I know of these types of systems, they are a major pain and a constant maintenance black hole, which is why they were left to seize in place after the first year or so, when they weren't going into NYC anymore. As for the scrubbers, it would only be a question of space available for the machinery, not any conflict with the scrubbers, and the retracting mechanism wouldn't be all that much outside the footprint of a "normal" exhaust. Remember, it's not the "funnel" that retracts, it is just the exhaust pipes that stick up above the funnel. You're the expert, but I thought I saw a picture of it tilted. It was the fix to accomodate the scrubber. It was in Lloyds Oasis thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted December 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, John&LaLa said: You're the expert, but I thought I saw a picture of it tilted. It was the fix to accomodate the scrubber. It was in Lloyds Oasis thread Perhaps they changed it, the originals were telescoping, but a hinged version would be even more of a maintenance nightmare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted December 19, 2019 #9 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, chengkp75 said: Been around, just no topics that spark my interest. I see that you've joined the snowbirds. I'm truly offended. You did not appreciate my 8 page thread on "Mating patterns of monarch butterflies in Central Park on Oasis class ships and the direct corellation to tipping habits of guests"? A lot of research went into that. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted December 19, 2019 #10 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I know you have cruised way more than I have and I want to get the cruising time in so I can read and understand your paper on butterflies and tipping. Tipping is always such a hard thing to understand and all the help I can get on butterflies and tipping is greatly appreciated. Then again, maybe I just need more time on an O class. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 20, 2019 #11 Share Posted December 20, 2019 7 hours ago, chengkp75 said: Been around, just no topics that spark my interest. I see that you've joined the snowbirds. Not a snowbird, we're here for the duration.🙂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 20, 2019 #12 Share Posted December 20, 2019 6 hours ago, lovescats5 said: I know you have cruised way more than I have and I want to get the cruising time in so I can read and understand your paper on butterflies and tipping. Tipping is always such a hard thing to understand and all the help I can get on butterflies and tipping is greatly appreciated. Then again, maybe I just need more time on an O class. O Class rocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 20, 2019 #13 Share Posted December 20, 2019 14 hours ago, soremekun said: I'm truly offended. You did not appreciate my 8 page thread on "Mating patterns of monarch butterflies in Central Park on Oasis class ships and the direct corellation to tipping habits of guests"? A lot of research went into that. Missed that too.🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Teeara Posted December 20, 2019 #14 Share Posted December 20, 2019 15 hours ago, soremekun said: I'm truly offended. You did not appreciate my 8 page thread on "Mating patterns of monarch butterflies in Central Park on Oasis class ships and the direct corellation to tipping habits of guests"? A lot of research went into that. I would be interested in the link to this thread, too. I've always figured that tipping habits of guests directly correlates to how much they have imbibed hence their walking at a funny angle like those funnels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burncox Posted December 27, 2019 #15 Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/20/2019 at 6:57 AM, Teeara said: I would be interested in the link to this thread, too. I've always figured that tipping habits of guests directly correlates to how much they have imbibed hence their walking at a funny angle like those funnels. Ugg...unfortunately, you are very close to the truth in the case of my first cruise. The more I drank on the last night, the more the bills flowed. As for walking at funny angles, I'm not sure I remember anything after leaving Schooners that night! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted December 27, 2019 #16 Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 1:31 PM, John&LaLa said: I read that there were modifications during the last drydock to enable them to work again. And I think they retract by tilting On 12/19/2019 at 3:08 PM, chengkp75 said: Perhaps they changed it, the originals were telescoping, but a hinged version would be even more of a maintenance nightmare. I asked this question today at Captains corner. They do both. The original 2 stacks in the Center telescope while the 2 new scrubbers on the outsides tilt. If you look closely at the outside stack you can see the curved rail that is used as a guide for it to tilt. According to the Captain all 4 Oasis class ships have this same capability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 28, 2019 #17 Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: I asked this question today at Captains corner. They do both. The original 2 stacks in the Center telescope while the 2 new scrubbers on the outsides tilt. If you look closely at the outside stack you can see the curved rail that is used as a guide for it to tilt. According to the Captain all 4 Oasis class ships have this same capability. Yea, I'm not delusional after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard54 Posted December 28, 2019 #18 Share Posted December 28, 2019 19 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Yea, I'm not delusional after all. Maybe not on that particular issue...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 19, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 19, 2020 More pictures of the tilting outboard stacks from a different angle. It seems there is a track that a carriage or dolly like mechanism will slide in to tilt the port and starboard outboard stacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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