Just got an e-mail from Meyer Ship Yards Re: Solstice

[SailAway78]

Good morning! Rich and I are watching from NJ. Here's the first picture I posted from the shipyard webcam on September 10, 2007:

 

 

 

I think Karen may have saved earlier shipyard photos.

 

Bonnie

 

[Oh2Bcruisin]

Looks like the sight refreshes every 5 seconds, but the web cam is updating every 50.

[Cruisininfinity]

gooo NJ!

its amazing what they've done in a year!

 

i thought that i saw ripples in the water about 2 minutes ago going perpendicular to the dock, it might be my imagination, or something insignificant

[Coreopsis]

I saw it too . . . in spite of my last comment about the wine :)

[Hypo]

The platform that the crane is now lifting might be significant. When I watched the outdocking video of the AIDA ship (on youtube), they were flying some men around in that lift rig from the first crane. At the time the ship was about 25%out of the dock in that video.

 

Hypo

[Cruisininfinity]

tug tug tug!!!

[marinearchit]

Look at the tug at the bottom left! I think she's coming!:eek:

[Cruisininfinity]

drumroll !!!!!

ahhh sooo exciting

the anticipation is killng me!!

[Disney Campers]

Good morning! Rich and I are watching from NJ. Here's the first picture I posted from the shipyard webcam on September 10, 2007:

 

Bonnie

 

 

You've got a couple weeks on me, my progession photos start Sept 24 07

http://disneycampers.com/Solstice.htm

[Coreopsis]

If you build it they will come sort of moment?

[Carol Anne]

I agree. They could have easily set up multiple cams. Celebrity could have done the same too. Oh well.... guess we should be happy with what they give us !

 

I wonder if Celebrity realizes we are up and watching this :confused: I can't even believe I'm up and watching this. The dog just walked into the Den looked at me very confused :confused: and padded back to the bedroom to sleep.

[ganny3]

Since there is a web cam in the building I was hoping that would be a current picture so we could actually see the ship move out. Oh, well, it's neat just to be able to get the first glimpse of her out of the building. Hopefully that will be soon.

[ganny3]

Does anyone know if this web cam will stay active so we can see the funnels go up on Monday?

[Smoke Fan]

Look at the tug at the bottom left! I think she's coming!:eek:

and so is Christmas;) crazy tug, looks like it's going back and forth

[marinearchit]

ganny3,

I really hope so!

 

"and so is Christmas"

Yeah...maybe even sooner than Solstice!

Agh, this tug keeps bobbing around and I keep getting more and more excited!

[hajekfam]

Is this web cam where she will be passing by or will she be be berthed?

If it where she will be berthed, that won't occur for a number of hours.

This is the schedule that was posted:

approx. 7.30 am - Undocking starts

approx. 9.00 am - Ship in harbour, various tests

approx. 2 pm - Berthing alongside pier

[Hypo]

The ship is big enough that once they have her out of the building we should see it.

[Hypo]

Looking at the layout in Google Earth, the ship should come straight back, from the bottom of the picture, straight up the left side. They will then have to turn her and move her out to the center of the basin. The dock that we see in the picture, runs at about a 45 degree angle down, and to the left, right into the edge of the assembly building.

[Denny01]

See what happens when you make nasty comments about the poor tug - it got it's feelings hurt and left the webcam FOV. Please leave all those rude posts for the dress code threads - Nooooooo! I didn't mean to even mention the words 'dress code'!

 

I think I'm getting punch drunk.

 

Denny

[SailAway78]

Thanks for posting the pictures, Disney. Here's a video of the building of Solstice I just found:

 

 

Bonnie

[Hypo]

Dress code? I could stay up alllllll night talking about the dress code.:D

[Smoke Fan]

Please don't go there. :eek:

[Disney Campers]

must be taking a coffee break or the rope broke:eek:

[Ma Bell]

Maybe it's a pod problem. ;)

[Ma Bell]

Looks like some motion from the thrusters.