Dream Replacement

[gdries]

OK, I have to admit, I missed this one. With the Dream replacin ghte Sea on the Texaribbean itinerary starting in October 2005, what ship would be deployed to fill the void in Europe for the summer Baltics cruises. Will this be the end of the funnel flip. I certainly hope not. The Kiel Canal is a highlight of the trip. Any thoughts?

 

Aloha Hawaii from LA via San Francisco

 

[SecondMate]

What is the "funnel flip"?

[Host CMLA]

When the Dream transits the Kiel Canal it "flips" it's funnel. On the Dream you can see it's smoke funnel towards the back of the ship. It's too tall to make it under the low bridges on the Kiel Canal. So as you enter the canal the top part of the stack lifts up and folds over so the ship is short enough to go under the bridges. The Dream is the only large passenger vessel that can transit the Kiel Canal because of the flipped funnel. It's a sight to see.

 

Cecilia

 

I've cruised to Alaska, Australia, Asia, South America, Panama Canal, transatlantic, Hawaii, Baltics and the Caribbean. I've been on the NCL Dream, Wind, Star, Sky, Norway and the RCCL Mariner of the Seas. I can be contacted at *****@aol.com

 

My Wedding!

 

[skwir]

NCL put a lot of money into the dream to have the funnel flip. I do not believe she will be pulled from the Baltic runs. I still expect her back there each summer

[SecondMate]

I'm fascinated by this funnel flip!

[Druke I]

Yes - lacking the funnel flip, she wouldn't fit under the bridges.

 

We took that trip way back in May of 99, and really enjoyed the Kiel Canal - it was a highlight of that itinerary.

 

We hope to do the Baltic again in 2005, but only if was can go through the Kiel Canal.

 

I believe Swan Hellenic's Minerva II and HAL's Prinsendam also will fit under the bridges of the Kiel.

 

Michael

[ZLAretired98]

Anyone have a picture of the "funnel flip"?

[gdries]

Look at the following web shots page, picture number 102_0206, it is located about midway down the page.

 

http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=viewall&albumID=120691716

 

Aloha Hawaii from LA via San Francisco

 

[ZLAretired98]

Thanks gdries...... However that link gives me the response "An error has occurred. You do not appear to be the owner of this album.

Make sure you are logged in." Do you have a guest link?

 

Dream 10/24/04

[gdries]

Try this one.....

 

http://community.webshots.com/album/120691716fXEMpL

 

Aloha Hawaii from LA via San Francisco

 

[ZLAretired98]

Thanks gdries, that one worked!

 

Some great shots!

 

Thanks again...

 

Dream 10/24/04

[jimbo23]

THE FORWARD MAST HAS TO BE LOWERED AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY MAKE QUITE A CEREMONY OF IT.MANY OF THE LOCALS COME OUT TO WATCH .APPARENTLY IT COST OVER $1M SO I TOO AM CURIOUS ABOUT REPLACEMENT THEORIES.

 

I RECALL THAT WHILST THE ROUTE IN TO NEW ORLEANS WAS BLOCKED EARLIER THIS YEAR THE DREAM WAS ABLE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE DUE TO THE FUNNEL CAPABILITY AND GET UNDER A LOW BRIDGE THAT WAS UNPASSABLE FOR OTHER SHIPS

Norwegian Dream April 2003

 

 

 

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[tiggrrr]

I would put money on a bigger ship such as the Sun!

[jmcdon7230]

Many of us here in Bayou country are hoping that it is the Sun.

 

Norwegian Sun 03/14/04

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Nordic Empress 90