KS&JW Posted April 22, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) For some non-covid cruise ship news. The Stad ship tunnel. Plan for your 2024 Norway cruise now. https://laughingsquid.com/norway-cruise-ship-tunnel/ Edited April 22, 2021 by KS&JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS&JW Posted April 22, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Non- video explanation https://www.travelweek.ca/news/norway-building-worlds-first-ship-tunnel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted April 22, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 22, 2021 They have lots of oil money to blow. I remember some of their bridges to nowhere just being fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted April 22, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 22, 2021 There are no markings or names on it, but the ship at 1:22 appears to be an R ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunding Posted April 22, 2021 #5 Share Posted April 22, 2021 KS&JW Thanks for this! Fascinating, exciting, exhilarating - gonna be one of those things you "want to have done." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted April 22, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, ORV said: There are no markings or names on it, but the ship at 1:22 appears to be an R ship. I hope not! 😂 Per the above article, ship maximum for the tunnel is 16,000 tons. The R ships are 30,000+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted April 22, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 minute ago, pinotlover said: I hope not! 😂 Per the above article, ship maximum for the tunnel is 16,000 tons. The R ships are 30,000+. Look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 22, 2021 #8 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Both articles mentioned "cruise ships," and the CGI drawings look like massive cruise ships. But 16,000 tons excludes everything except luxury yachts and expedition ships [and many expedition ships exceed that limit]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS&JW Posted April 22, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, ORV said: Look at it. Yes, it does look similar. The lack of lifeboats does prove the ship is a CGI/photoshop created ship though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted April 26, 2021 #10 Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 2:12 PM, Host Jazzbeau said: Both articles mentioned "cruise ships," and the CGI drawings look like massive cruise ships. But 16,000 tons excludes everything except luxury yachts and expedition ships [and many expedition ships exceed that limit]. The tunnel is primarily designed for ships like the Hurtigruten ferries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 27, 2021 #11 Share Posted April 27, 2021 47 minutes ago, chengkp75 said: The tunnel is primarily designed for ships like the Hurtigruten ferries. I figured that, but they carefully didn't say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted April 27, 2021 #12 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Host Jazzbeau said: I figured that, but they carefully didn't say so. And, even for ships of that size, the squat and canal effect of going through this tunnel will make it similar to porcupines having carnal relations; slow and very careful. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 27, 2021 #13 Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, chengkp75 said: And, even for ships of that size, the squat and canal effect of going through this tunnel will make it similar to porcupines having carnal relations; slow and very careful. OK, that's a mental image you can't un-see. Uh, thanks... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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