kruzerci Posted January 31, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Stumbled across this on Instagram today. Hopefully they aren’t planning on expanding the new blue Voyager of the Seas livery to Freedom and future amplifications 🤮, but it looks like they may be preparing it for a new hull color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted January 31, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Hopefully they aren't repainting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted January 31, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I see blue in the future. No one ever claimed Voyager was a trial, so I expect it to set a precedent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted January 31, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Whatever paint is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icesk8rReedy Posted January 31, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I had to go look up the blue Voyager paint. Omg PLEASE don't let it be like that. It's hideous. It might not be so bad if it's dark blue but that light blue is awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted January 31, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, Icesk8rReedy said: I had to go look up the blue Voyager paint. Omg PLEASE don't let it be like that. It's hideous. It might not be so bad if it's dark blue but that light blue is awful. Is it the same blue as Quantum class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icesk8rReedy Posted January 31, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Another_Critic said: Is it the same blue as Quantum class? Yeah...😐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted January 31, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I don’t think it looks bad on Quantum class and Oasis, but it looks botched on the Voyager. I can imagine it would be even worse with Freedom’s green tinted balconies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted January 31, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Attached pictures for those who haven’t seen Voyager’s new colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ltw Posted February 1, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 1, 2020 yuck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo1098 Posted February 1, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Hadn't seen the new voyager colors. Don't care for it. Looks like a toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowBroTy Posted February 1, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I am probably the only one here that likes it! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted February 1, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, FlowBroTy said: I am probably the only one here that likes it! Honestly, I'd have to see it in person to decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted February 1, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I don't know if it's just me but seeing the blue hull makes the ship older to me. I prefer the solid white but if Freedom get's the blue i'm still going on my cruise in October. I'll live with whatever color they decide. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 1, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, FlowBroTy said: I am probably the only one here that likes it! I like it. It is also supposed to be the paint that provides less resistance when moving in the water. On that note could they not add a tint to the colour to have the same capabilities but be white? Light blue or white, I’m still going. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icsys Posted February 3, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 3, 2020 The new livery is Rust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted February 3, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Oasis class ships habe the same light blue and most people here favor those ships.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cublet Posted February 3, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hello, Whilst on the ship you are at least spared the sight of it. Just as Guy de Maupassant, the French writer, lunched every day in the restaurant underneath the Eiffel Tower though he hated the sight of it said "inside the restaurant was one of the few places in Paris where I could sit and not actually see the Tower". Regards, Cublet 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 3, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 3, 2020 52 minutes ago, icsys said: The new livery is Rust Photo for effect, taking a page from the Carnival books? 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted February 3, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 12:51 PM, A&L_Ont said: I like it. It is also supposed to be the paint that provides less resistance when moving in the water. On that note could they not add a tint to the colour to have the same capabilities but be white? Light blue or white, I’m still going. No, the paint used above the waterline is vastly different from that used below the waterline. The "topsides" paint that everyone is commenting on is simply a two part polyurethane or epoxy paint. The "bottom" paint you are referring to, which is used strictly below the waterline (you can see a partial band of it right at the water on the Voyager pictures above), is a two part polyurethane or epoxy coating that contains a high quantity of Teflon (PTFE) to provide a hard, slippery surface. While the new blue paint on Voyager's topsides would cost around $50-70/gallon, the bottom paint is around $300-400/gallon. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted February 3, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, icsys said: The new livery is Rust This is known as "flash" rust, and is caused simply by the humidity in the air on steel that has been blasted to SA2 quality. This used to be a problem, and was why they blasted a segment of a ship and then coated it right away. Today's anti-corrosive paints (primers), are formulated to attack this flash rust, convert it to a stable element, and bond it to the steel, so this kind of thing is no longer a problem for today's marine coatings. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 3, 2020 #22 Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, chengkp75 said: No, the paint used above the waterline is vastly different from that used below the waterline. The "topsides" paint that everyone is commenting on is simply a two part polyurethane or epoxy paint. The "bottom" paint you are referring to, which is used strictly below the waterline (you can see a partial band of it right at the water on the Voyager pictures above), is a two part polyurethane or epoxy coating that contains a high quantity of Teflon (PTFE) to provide a hard, slippery surface. While the new blue paint on Voyager's topsides would cost around $50-70/gallon, the bottom paint is around $300-400/gallon. Thanks for the info Chief. In theory they could have kept the white above the water line VS the light blue. Just keeping with the new colour scheme going forward I guess. Edited February 3, 2020 by A&L_Ont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMamainMN Posted February 3, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I don't love how the blue looks up close, but in the other photos from farther away its not nearly as bad. chengkp75 - Thanks for posting that interesting info! I always enjoy reading your comments and thank you for your expertise that you share with everyone here on CC. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted February 3, 2020 #24 Share Posted February 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: Thanks for the info Chief. In theory they could have kept the white above the water line VS the light blue. Just keeping with the new colour scheme going forward I guess. Yes, they could have. Sometimes on older ships it is better to blast down to bare steel and start over with all new coatings (typically two coats of anti-corrosive and two coats of top coat), or sometimes they will just "sand sweep" and take off the outer layer and recoat. I'm not sure if that is the same blue as Oasis and Quantum, as those blues tend to "disappear" into white in certain lighting, time will tell as more photos of Voyager appear. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 3, 2020 #25 Share Posted February 3, 2020 It took people a bit of time to notice it on Oasis when she first came out. Throw in some bright sun and reflection from the deep blue ocean it isn’t too noticeable. It isn’t RC traditional colours but it seems to be that as ships are hitting dry dock and being amplified they are getting the new paint scheme. When you are on board looking out you never notice it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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