Looking for size comparisons of three new ships!

[Jenbo57]

Ok, I know that I could probably find this on each of the cruise lines' web site, but I figured that there must be at least one ship junkie on CC who knows this off the top of his or her head...

 

How do the Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic and Oasis of the Seas compare, size wise? Trying to decide whether or not to book one of these behemoths...

 

Thanks!

[Harry and Lucille]

Check the cruise lines websites. Will have info on the ships you are looking at. Hope this helps. Harry :cool:

[fann1sh]

I don't know this stuff off the top of my head, but you got me curious....

 

Carnival Dream: 128,000 tons, 1001 feet, 3646 passengers

 

Norwegian Epic: 153,000 tons, 1068 feet, 4,200 pax

 

Oasis of the Seas: 220,00 tons, 1,181 feet, 5,400 pax

[Keith1010]

Sounds like big, bigger and biggest, or almost biggest.

 

Keith

[smeyer418]

I don't know this stuff off the top of my head, but you got me curious....

 

Carnival Dream: 128,000 tons, 1001 feet, 3646 passengers

 

Norwegian Epic: 153,000 tons, 1068 feet, 4,200 pax

 

Oasis of the Seas: 220,00 tons, 1,181 feet, 5,400 pax

 

remember these numbers are for 2 per cabin. The real full full amount is between 20-30% more. plus crew.

[AlanAllyn]

Note that tonnage is a measure of space. The ratio of space/person

 

Dream 35.1

Epic 36.4

Oasis 40.7

 

With all those extra people, the Oasis is likely to be the least crowded.

[PeterPan]

the nauticalcities dot com website allows you to compare ships. Pictures are displayed "to scale" for each ship. There is also a fact sheet available for each ship. Pretty cool site!

 

Just click on one of my countdowns.

[flamomo]

I would not choose any of those 3 BECAUSE they are so huge and accomodate SO many passengers.

I just finished a cruise on a ship that was 950 feet long and carried 2700 passengers, Even though it really didn't feel crowded, that was about as many fellow passengers as I want to sail with.

Personal preference, I know!

[Jenbo57]

Thanks, Fann1sh (and everyone else who chimed in), for doing my homework for me! :D

 

Holy cow...I don't know what to think! Part of me feels, as does flamomo, that they're just too big. But another part says I just gotta see at least one of them! I think the Oasis is TOO big. Just got a brochure from NCL that's all about the Epic; it's got some amazing features, and the prices I've looked at aren't bad at all. But we like Carnival, too.

 

*Sigh* It may come down to just flipping a coin, since all three of them are doing similar Caribbean itineraries!

[yesaccasey]

Whew. They are big! I am hoping the Dream and Epic aren't too big. I can just imagine the boarding/tendering/crowds on the Oasis!

 

Oh, and a tip to anyone booking the new ships:

I went with both the Dream and the Epic for the price of the Oasis alone..... That's how I narrowed it down :)

[momofmeg]

I don't know this stuff off the top of my head, but you got me curious....

 

Carnival Dream: 128,000 tons, 1001 feet, 3646 passengers

 

Norwegian Epic: 153,000 tons, 1068 feet, 4,200 pax

 

Oasis of the Seas: 220,00 tons, 1,181 feet, 5,400 pax

 

and I am not interested in cruising any of them-they are all waaay to big for me.

[pg.]

We love the big ships, the bigger the better to us.. but if Oasis is charging that much more then other two, I would choose next price down!

[CapeCodCruiser]

Big, Bigger & Holy Cr@p!!!!!:eek:

[cruiserbryce]

Epic and Dream are big but Oasis is giant! The pics of her by herself are nice but seeing it next to a bus or at a dock near people really puts it into perspective