bajathree Posted March 25 #1 Share Posted March 25 (edited) Just curious...there has been a little debate on the purpose of the aft tower on Wonder that comes out of the Wipeout Bar. It was reported back from Oasis that this is a ventilation stack for the aft restaurants on the ship. This makes sense on Oasis cause if you look at photos of the tower on Oasis you can clearly see vent stacks coming out of the tower. However as Oasis class has developed those pipes seem to disappear and the tower gets more of a streamlined look. To me it still looks as though it's still used for some type of ventilation but others say no. Anyone have any info on the towers purpose? Edited March 25 by bajathree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted March 25 #2 Share Posted March 25 13 minutes ago, bajathree said: Just curious...there has been a little debate on the purpose of the aft tower on Wonder that comes out of the Wipeout Bar. It was reported back from Oasis that this is a ventilation stack for the aft restaurants on the ship. This makes sense on Oasis cause if you look at photos of the tower on Oasis you can clearly see vent stacks coming out of the tower. However as Oasis class has developed those pipes seem to disappear and the tower gets more of a streamlined look. To me it still looks as though it's still used for some type of ventilation but others say no. Anyone have any info on the towers purpose? It is a vetilation emergency for LNG use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJustice Posted March 25 #3 Share Posted March 25 Ultra high dive for aqua theatre? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted March 25 Author #4 Share Posted March 25 11 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said: It is a vetilation emergency for LNG use What LNG does Wonder use? Thought Icon was the first ship to be powered by LNG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowhat Posted March 25 #5 Share Posted March 25 11 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said: It is a vetilation emergency for LNG use no Royal Caribbean cruise ships sailing apart from icon today that are powered by LNG, four ships are in construction or on order that will have LNG power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted March 25 Author #6 Share Posted March 25 9 minutes ago, GJustice said: Ultra high dive for aqua theatre? That would be some high dive 😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted March 25 #7 Share Posted March 25 24 minutes ago, sowhat said: no Royal Caribbean cruise ships sailing apart from icon today that are powered by LNG, four ships are in construction or on order that will have LNG power. They can change most newer ships to LNG .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted March 25 #8 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, cruiseboy89130 said: It is a vetilation emergency for LNG use Doubtful that they would look that far ahead to add this. We recently went on MSC World Europa, which is LNG, no such similar stack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted March 25 #9 Share Posted March 25 Just now, elcuchio24 said: Doubtful that they would look that far ahead to add this. We recently went on MSC World Europa, which is LNG, no such similar stack MSC has it too! Just more hidden.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted March 25 #10 Share Posted March 25 1 minute ago, cruiseboy89130 said: MSC has it too! Just more hidden.... Thats interesting, makes sense there might be that functionality. Maybe the just hide it in a pipe in the normal stack at the back. It was a Med cruise we did in November....so many europeans smoking on their balconies...didnt give me warm and fuzzys on a LNG ship! Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted March 25 #11 Share Posted March 25 2 minutes ago, elcuchio24 said: makes sense there might be that functionality. They have to have it to drain the LNG tank fast in an emergency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted March 26 #12 Share Posted March 26 On 3/25/2024 at 3:56 PM, cruiseboy89130 said: They can change most newer ships to LNG .... This is not correct, you can not switch all newer ships from oil to LNG easily. Such a change requires a full rebuilt of the ship and has been done only in very few cases (Container ships) at very high cost. Maybe you confuse it with adding shore power connection to cruise ships that is indeed done more often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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