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Just felt like posting this because I thought this was a great idea.

 

http://m.vuykgron.nl/projects/meyer-werft-towing-pontoon-and-push-box/45

 

I had never seen it used before until Norwegian Breakaway and it seemed like a great idea. Looks almost like the notch section of an ATB were the tug fits into the Barge. Thanks for sharing the link.

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I am not sure how I found this site (one glass of red wine and my mind turns to mush), but this site may belong to an official photographer for Meyer Werft? There are photos of the keel laying ceremony and work being done installing the engines. I sure hope there are more photos to come of the Quantum of the Sea's construction.

 

Wonder why photos are available on the site (link below) before Meyer Werft or RCI would show them. Shhhhh...let's keep it our secret! Don't want the photos removed! :cool:

 

 

Here are a sample of some of the 196 photos (including the Anthem's steel cutting):

 

 

 

 

 

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Darn it. The Quantum and Anthem photos have been pulled from the site. Just temporary maybe?

 

On the bright side, I found a few short items from June mentioning that the metal and engineering company Antti-Teollisuus Oy from Salo, Southwest Finland had signed a delivery agreement of over 3500 pieces, B-15 passenger and crew cabin doors for the Quantum of the Seas.

 

http://www.antti-teollisuus.fi/news/58/243/Delivery-agreement-of-B-15-doors-to-the-newbuilding-S697-Quantum-of-the-Seas.html

 

http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/salo-based-company-to-provide-american-cruise-ship-with-doors/

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Mass2Cruise

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That's funny cause I just popped over here to say the photos were gone from the photographer's site too. What is strange to me is that they don't have at least the photos from the keel laying on there. Those were even public via Royal the day it happened. Not anything they hadn't already showed us. I'm hoping the photographer just redid the site and dropped the Q link by accident.

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The only possible variation is RCI is playing games and the Exausts are in the area marked ELEV. , and the Lifts are the six rounded squares.

 

My best guess is that the rounded squares are the elevator cabs and the ELEV is the elevator mechanical. I looked at some other deck plans that had a similar "rounded squares" and ELEV boxes. The only other Royal ship I've been on so far was Rhapsody and it has 2 glass elevators that rise up along the Centrum. Since I know those elevators were not where the ELEV boxes are I think it would be the same on Quantum :)

 

Edit: Correction. Those ELEV boxes on Rhapsody might have been an entire other bank of elevators. I can't remember and don't have any good pictures of that area. Time to book another cruise! Allure/Oasis seem to have a similar elevator area (with the rounded squares and ELEV boxes) that the Quantum has. Anyone recall what that area looked like from those ships?

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My best guess is that the rounded squares are the elevator cabs and the ELEV is the elevator mechanical. I looked at some other deck plans that had a similar "rounded squares" and ELEV boxes. The only other Royal ship I've been on so far was Rhapsody and it has 2 glass elevators that rise up along the Centrum. Since I know those elevators were not where the ELEV boxes are I think it would be the same on Quantum :)

 

Edit: Correction. Those ELEV boxes on Rhapsody might have been an entire other bank of elevators. I can't remember and don't have any good pictures of that area. Time to book another cruise! Allure/Oasis seem to have a similar elevator area (with the rounded squares and ELEV boxes) that the Quantum has. Anyone recall what that area looked like from those ships?

 

From a previous post ... Here is a tour of the elevators on the Allure that gives a glimpse of the area with the two sets of elevators...

 

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Look at the webcam for Meyer Werft. ALOT more detail done on the hull art. Looks like it's about to float out soon to make room for Quantum on the webcam!!!

 

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Somewhere around November 1 for the float out.

Conveyance down the Ems River in mid-November.

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This company supplies parts for Meyer Werft.

 

http://juk-alkon.com/en/news.htm

 

If so, there may be some Quantum of the Seas pieces. Or not.

Just biding my time until the next big reveal or the float out of NCL Getaway. Whichever comes first. :rolleyes:

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Edit: The company DOES supply parts. 800 ton blocks, as a matter of fact. Use CTRL-F to find some Meyer Werft references.
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Adam Goldstein at Meyer Werft, courtesy Royal Caribbean PR on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RoyalCaribPR/sta...447424/photo/1

 

Geez. Why didn't Adam tell us he was visiting MW!!

I would have tagged along. Instead have to check out blog and photo sites for updates :( ...

 

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From https://picasaweb.google.com/109042387269372152066/ClubausfahrtMeyerWerftPapenburg220913#5926525778328569554 :

 

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As usual, nice find Lloyd. If it wasn't for most of the pictures you found and posted here, things would be rather boring and slow coming on Quantum news. Thanks for sharing.

 

Any time! We really need an update, either construction-wise or feature-wise for the QoS! Getting bored. Thank goodness the video game GTA V came out, or I'd have nothing to do!! ;)

 

Lloyd (another tall cruiser at 6'3")

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Some more tourist photos (taken September 28th). Sigh.

Well, at least we can assume that the blocks aren't being assembled behind the Getaway just yet.

 

 

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Courtesy of Lothar Wobst who posted them on the website mz-buergerreporter.de

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Mobinar news page has a short blurb about inviting Meyer Werft to check out their work on the FlowRider steel frame for the Quantum of the Seas:

http://www.mobimar.com/news-flowrider_fat_accepted

Mobinar designed and made the frames so that the FlowRider (by Wave Loch) is cruise vessel compatible. If you look through the website you'll see that they do other projects for RCI, such as some of their climbing walls.

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Mobinar news page has a short blurb about inviting Meyer Werft to check out their work on the FlowRider steel frame for the Quantum of the Seas:

 

http://www.mobimar.com/news-flowrider_fat_accepted

 

Mobinar designed and made the frames so that the FlowRider (by Wave Loch) is cruise vessel compatible. If you look through the website you'll see that they do other projects for RCI, such as some of their climbing walls.

 

That should have been 'Mobimar'.

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Mobinar news page has a short blurb about inviting Meyer Werft to check out their work on the FlowRider steel frame for the Quantum of the Seas:

http://www.mobimar.com/news-flowrider_fat_accepted

Mobinar designed and made the frames so that the FlowRider (by Wave Loch) is cruise vessel compatible. If you look through the website you'll see that they do other projects for RCI, such as some of their climbing walls.

 

Great find - thanks Lloyd!

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