fancymeetingyouhere Posted July 21, 2008 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Seems like they have a looooong way to go! THey undock Aug 10th - what does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted July 21, 2008 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I don't understand, they are ahead of schedule, that's why two extra cruises were added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schplinky Posted July 21, 2008 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2008 They still have to float her out to the finishing dock. The draping on the sides is to protect the balcony glass so I think it's actually quite a ways along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeve Posted July 21, 2008 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2008 The paint work is not finished yet. Aug 10 only gets her to the other dock. She is only due to head down the river to sea trials in Sept. However they are on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeve Posted July 21, 2008 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ...for those of you who don't know it Meyer is several miles up a river. To get the ships down river the water level of the river has to be uped by a whole row of sluice gates then an entire railway bridge has to be removed aswell as a power grid turned off. These transfers are always a big deal in and around Papenburg. Thousands of specators "walk" her down the river. Then there is the Friesenbrücke - well that is going to be a tight squeeze. (those of you who have been in the Panama canal with a panamax class will know what THAT looks like - VERY little space on each side) The ship actually goes down backwards since this manouver allows for more control over the vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenerifeSharon Posted July 21, 2008 #6 Share Posted July 21, 2008 We were in Papenburg at the Meyer Werft on July 1st and managed to take over 100 pix. Everything is draped in plastic for protection, but Solstice was looking pretty good to us! I've posted a link to 40 of our pix on the Equinox transatlantic roll-call (Nov. 5, 2009). I'll post it over here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted July 21, 2008 #7 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ...for those of you who don't know it Meyer is several miles up a river. To get the ships down river the water level of the river has to be uped by a whole row of sluice gates then an entire railway bridge has to be removed aswell as a power grid turned off. These transfers are always a big deal in and around Papenburg. Thousands of specators "walk" her down the river. Then there is the Friesenbrücke - well that is going to be a tight squeeze. (those of you who have been in the Panama canal with a panamax class will know what THAT looks like - VERY little space on each side) The ship actually goes down backwards since this manouver allows for more control over the vessel. Thanks for the interesting post.If there is any chance you or someone can takes pics of this process it would be great to see them posted here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenerifeSharon Posted July 21, 2008 #8 Share Posted July 21, 2008 So, found the link. Hope it works. Sorry, but I posted the album at the german site of Snapfish. The site belongs to HP (Hewlett Packard) so should be "safe" enough. You will probably need to register, but for most picture sites (including the Kodak Gallery) a registration is necessary. http://www1.snapfish.de/thumbnailsha...0/t_=100911000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted July 21, 2008 #9 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Turns out I have a snapfish acct--just had to remember the password--It accepted it on the German site- Great shots of Solstice & the beginnings of Equinox.. I have decided not to try & find my cabins for our upcoming Solstice cruises but you sure have a great variety in the pics..bet I could find them if I tried hard enough! Also loved the last few shots of Papenburg--I would love to visit there some day--. Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Fan Posted July 22, 2008 #10 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Great photos - thank you! Patty and Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeve Posted July 22, 2008 #11 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hallo TS nice to "hear" from you again I see you too will be heading for the Equinox. So will we but a little later than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinearchit Posted July 22, 2008 #12 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Really great pics. I guess you know you're excited for the Solstice and Equinox when construction pictures of balconies and balconies make your day!:D I think Solstice is looking great, considering the parts draped in covering are complete. It's going to get really exciting when she is moved out of the dock to her new spot and the actual fitting out begins. Those will be some pictures I'll also get overly-excited about and bother my family with.:D BTW, does anybody know if they're testing Solstice's engines? Just asking becuase I noticed the vent leading from the roof of the building right down to where the funnels will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcruiser Posted July 22, 2008 #13 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Really great pics. I guess you know you're excited for the Solstice and Equinox when construction pictures of balconies and balconies make your day!:D I think Solstice is looking great, considering the parts draped in covering are complete. It's going to get really exciting when she is moved out of the dock to her new spot and the actual fitting out begins. Those will be some pictures I'll also get overly-excited about and bother my family with.:D BTW, does anybody know if they're testing Solstice's engines? Just asking becuase I noticed the vent leading from the roof of the building right down to where the funnels will be. Engine start on Solstice was done a few weeks ago; here is a link with some pictures of the event. http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=1498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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