shockin Posted February 18, 2007 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2007 How can you find out if your room is near the Anchor closet or not? We're on the Navigator deck 6 Balcony? Of course if we are we will just have to partake in more than usual," Drum Rinks".:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue L Posted February 18, 2007 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2007 How can you find out if your room is near the Anchor closet or not? We're on the Navigator deck 6 Balcony? Of course if we are we will just have to partake in more than usual," Drum Rinks".:D When we were on either the 2nd or 3rd floor we heard the anchor, but you will hear nothing on deck 6. The first morning DH had to peel me off the ceiling!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert3556 Posted February 18, 2007 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2007 What's an anchor closet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woe is me Posted February 18, 2007 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2007 How often do they drop anchor?:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 18, 2007 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2007 What's an anchor closet? It is the space in the front of the ships were the anchor is stored and then dropped from. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue L Posted February 18, 2007 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2007 How often do they drop anchor?:rolleyes: Every time you are in port!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert3556 Posted February 18, 2007 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Sorry have never heard of it as closet. I have always heard of it as anchor pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruzeagain Posted February 18, 2007 #8 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Shown below is a photo of the port side anchor deployed off Belize (Explorer of the Seas). The anchor locker is just inside the slot where the anchor rests when retracted against the hull. There aren't any passenger cabins right near the storage area for the chain itself, but a massively heavy chain like that spooling around heavy winches (metal clanging on metal) can resonate to a certain extent. Wouldn't worry about it. The anchors are not deployed while tied up at a pier. They use mooring lines for that. And some "anchorages" are places where they don't even drop the anchor at all. Instead they use the ships automated GPS system to optimize the propulsion systems and keep the ship sitting precisely in place for as long as they want. We did that off Grand Cayman. Think of the damage to the ocean floor continuous anchor dragging can do week after week... Happy Cruising, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woe is me Posted February 18, 2007 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Every time you are in port!! I thought the only time they anchored was when tendering. If you dock they tie up to the dock, no need to drop the anchor.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruzeagain Posted February 18, 2007 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Didn't see it when my reply uploaded, so I hope this isn't a DP Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted February 18, 2007 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Here's a closeup of the anchor closet...with anchor.:D It does make a lot of noise when they drop it, but surprisingly..you don't hear it much in most of the cabins. Sue may be right that it is noisier on lower decks. We have been above it, and hardly heard it. http://www.herbytoys.com/Vaca_Images/Cruise2004/ShipMaintain.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockin Posted February 18, 2007 Author #12 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Now I can obsess about something else.....lol:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madforcruising Posted February 18, 2007 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2007 On the lower deck forwards, there is usually more noise while docking and sailway. This is not necessarily from dropping the anchor as this is quite rare. As mentioned above the Anchor is only dropped at tender ports and even then sometimes they don´t use the anchor but the DPS (Dynamic Positioning System) instead. Much of the noise come from the Bow Thrusters. These are like hoge tunnels in the bottom side of the ship with propellers in them and they are used to move the ship sideway. The use of these is noisy too. Of course they are used for docking procedure in the morning and sailway in the afternoon. At tender ports, using the DPS they can be in use every couple of minutes to keep the ship on spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffie Posted February 18, 2007 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Here's a closeup of the anchor closet...with anchor.:D It does make a lot of noise when they drop it, but surprisingly..you don't hear it much in most of the cabins. Sue may be right that it is noisier on lower decks. We have been above it, and hardly heard it. http://www.herbytoys.com/Vaca_Images/Cruise2004/ShipMaintain.jpg We know that anchors are big, but that picture is worth a thousand words - that anchor is BIG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincicruisers Posted February 18, 2007 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I was on the Majesty years ago, deck 4 all the way forward. Thought I was going to have a heart attack when the anchor dropped. After the second day I considered it a very loud alarm clock. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rala Posted February 18, 2007 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I thought the newer ships have some kind of system where there is no anchor to drop? I don't know the technicalities of it , but maybe someone else can explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruzeagain Posted February 18, 2007 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2007 RalaI thought the newer ships have some kind of system where there is no anchor to drop? I don't know the technicalities of it , but maybe someone else can explain? Just scroll up a bit to see more info about anchorless "parking". All ships require anchors. But when and where they use them is another matter. In environmentally sensitive areas smaller boats will actually use a diver to place the anchor by hand in a damage-free manner...but (esp after viewing the pic above) that would be tricky with a ship's anchor. Happy Cruising, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLASHINGLIGHTS83 Posted February 18, 2007 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2007 in april were gona be on the sovereign OTS deck 2, all the way forward, oceanview cabin 2000. how bad will it really be?? with the sovereigns itinerary, the only time we will drop anchor is in coco cay, so im not 2 worried about it...plus im hoping to get my cabin changed because we booked a oceanview guarantee.... thanx GREG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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