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25 minutes ago, RFerrington said:

I just read where the first ship had arrived in Baltimore since the accident.  I thought they were only allowing the “trapped” ships to exit.  Didn’t realize they were allowing new ships to enter the harbor.

That gets the port some business till they can open the deep channel.

The safety concern is lint buildup in the dryer ducts catching fire.

31 minutes ago, George C said:

When I bought my 2010 fusion, I could have had for just a couple of K more a mustang V8 , I always regret my decision but at the time wanted a four door and without a doubt would have had way more speeding tickets if I bought the mustang, 

Only had one, a Georgia  super speeder.  I was used to our 75mph Fl speed limit on I95, so I didn't think 85mph  was particularly fast. 

 When I retired in Ct, I had a 4wd Ranger lease, so I turned it in for a Mustang. They has a GT but I didn't like the color, and they had 3 others, only one a manual,  V6 coupe. so I got it..   Couple of years later , I was sitting at home, DW was off on a medical mission to Bolivia , I decided a V6 just did not sound right.  And I wanted a convertible. Just so happened the dealer had a nicely equipped one  on  the lot. Coyote V8 with a 6 speed stick.  Wife was surprised

with this shiny new convertible sitting in the garage when she got home. And it sounded just right. But I turned 80 last year, and sometimes my legs get sore, so I drive the fusion.  We have a decision to make. Trade the Mustang, or get rid of both and get an SUV, and save on insurance.

1 hour ago, George C said:

One of my best friends had a 160 lb itilian massiff , now has 4 dogs all smaller than our old cats .two chihuahua’s one of them has three legs and runs around as good as the other three.

  Check engine light just came on hopefully this won’t be two expensive, I have a 2010 ford fusion with 38k miles 😁😁. 

I have a 2012 Fusion , a little less than 20k miles. We also have a 2013 Mustang gt with 42K, but am looking at getting a new one.  Time to get one with an automatic transmission. 

55 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/royal-caribbean-to-roll-out-facial-recognition-technology-for-disembarkation-in-select-ports

 

That's why when you get on and off the ship now, the guy behind the podium says things like Welcome back Jim, Welcome back Donna!........no dings.

you do realize that report is 4 over years old and is about C&I facial recognition. mothing to do with ship board operations. 

6 minutes ago, time4u2go said:

Not sure what you mean by "proposal".  Did you mean "disposal"?  Or maybe "propulsion"? 

Computers have a long way to go before they can read your mind like they pretend to now.

https://puertoplatacruiseport.com/

I also thought about that afyer I posted.  I use a rollator to get around ,and was in Ireland and the sidewalks were cobblestones and it was difficult, i can't imagine  having a device that you sit on in that situation.  It's neem a long time since I cruised to those ports, but I would have been more mobile at that point in time.

1 hour ago, donnajoy said:

My father needs a lightweight, foldable scooter to do excursions in Mykonos, Santorini and Naples. I need lightweight and foldable as these ports require him to use a tender. I have called both Scoot Around and Special Needs and neither rent these types of Scooters to international ports. HELP!!!!!! Any suggestions where or how I can rent a lightweight, foldable scooter? 

 

On that same note, I need a company that won't charge and arm and a leg for an accessible excursion to these cities. 

 

PLEASE HELP!

Your best bet might be to look on Amazon to buy one. Could be cheaper and you will always have it.

JR  is my goto place for breakfast on O class. 

2 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Do you know for how long?

No sailings are presently scheduled for Florida. Schedule I see runs to Feb 2026.

Looks like Odyssey will not be sailing from south Florida any more. All US cruises will be from Bayonne.

17 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

If the person agreed on a price and paid a deposit, how can the cruise line charge the customer more money now. The cruise line should eat that increase , not charge the customer when a new invoice should they?

Depends on how your contract is worded.  They can now pass increased fuel cost if oil reaches a certain price. Maybe it is the same for these prices also, or not. You would have to read the contract to be sure.

As long as the boarding pass is on his phone, or a paper copy, he will be OK.

They will scan you and the kids that are with you, and when he gets there he can scan his. He can then bing aboard just like always. 

Isn't max capacity defined as the amount of room in all lifeboats. In that case, all passengers have a lifeboat seat. 

I found out this weekend that a bad computer mouse can bring down your computer. I use a laptop computer, light and portable, but I use a wireless mouse and keyboard. The mouse has been misbehaving, a single click made multiple things happen. Like reading here in a thread, but a click to go back one step goes back more.   

 Anyway way, now the thing wasn't doing anything. Couldn't  click out of a window. My computer has a touch screen. I tried that. Finally had to turn the power off. Restarted  and it didn't get any better. I am thinking the computer is broke. Fortunately , I have another mouse, although it has no keyboard which is why I don't use it. The computer now working again. Off to Best Buy and got a new set.  

44 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Wow, now that looks like really good Food. Hope Royal is seeing what P&0 is putting out and Royal steps up their game!

Didn't Graham say they were eating in specialty restaurants.

Problem is that the Oasis class , in the US , has had new terminals built to accommodate the number of passengers these ships carry. To get by this in the Med, they load half in one port and the other half in the other port. 

55 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

Which cruises out of Cape Liberty have gone to Aruba?

Explorer repo to PC to make room for Quantum.

3 minutes ago, blackjack24 said:

Wrong on Royals site and Skymiles cruises site. It isn't possible for there to be 8 different 7 night cruises in one month on the same ship. Do they have one of the ships wrong possibly. Looking to book asap but don't know what is wrong.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruises?search=ship:OA|startDate:2024-07-01~2024-07-31

 

 

Every cruise takes some passengers from Barcelona and some from Civitavecchia on the same trip.

Only in Florida.  Weatherman says we have a cold front coming through overnight. Now we have a bone numbing 72 degrees.

My sailing coming up in October on Freedom have the earliest MTD at 7:15.

Rumors posted here talked about a third fixed time at 6:45.   

5 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said:

This depends on where you are in the world. 

But it is in the US.

1 hour ago, chengkp75 said:

That is a two stroke, medium speed, trunk piston engine, like nearly every cruise ship has, and that Dali has for generators.  The main engine is a "slow speed" "crosshead" 2 stroke engine as per this:

 

Sorry, didn't watch the video all the way through to see it covers crosshead engines.  Also, all the "roots blower" (or engine driven blower) does not apply, as all are turbocharged.

Interesting.  Funny  that the  displacement comes from a narrow bore and long stroke.  I guess that reduces the weight of the piston itself and the rod over a wider bore and shorter stroke.

Thanks. 

I worked on gas turbines, no diesel engines. So I found this on youtube

Dali has a 2 stroke low speed 9 cylinder MAN diesel .