PantherFan Posted December 30, 2013 #26 Share Posted December 30, 2013 And to tall to go under the Bridge of the Americas as another poster stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted December 31, 2013 #27 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I wonder about a Quantum class in Alaska Yeah, no - again, I'll mention the Flow Rider, which would be absolutely wasted on an Alaskan itinerary. It'll never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEBOY305 Posted December 31, 2013 #28 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Not until the Panama Canal is widened & lenghtened. As of right now the Freedom of the Seas is too big for the Panama Canal. If Freedom or Independence moves to Alaska, it will most likely go the same route Celebrity Solstice went when she was moved. Via Europe/Asia and Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEBOY305 Posted December 31, 2013 #29 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Yeah, no - again, I'll mention the Flow Rider, which would be absolutely wasted on an Alaskan itinerary. It'll never happen. The Flow rider doesn't get used when the Indy was in Europe during winter so no loss there. It'll most likely get more use in South Pacific itineraries, if Indy or Freedom do in fact replace Rhapsody down under as well. Edited December 31, 2013 by CRUISEBOY305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted December 31, 2013 #30 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Flow rider doesn't get used when the Indy was in Europe during winter so no loss there. It'll most likely get more use in South Pacific itineraries, if Indy or Freedom do in fact replace Rhapsody down under as well. If the Freedom goes down under, how will they keep people from falling out of the Flowrider (as it will now be upside down)? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEBOY305 Posted December 31, 2013 #31 Share Posted December 31, 2013 If the Freedom goes down under, how will they keep people from falling out of the Flowrider (as it will now be upside down)? :eek: lol…good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #32 Share Posted December 31, 2013 If Freedom or Independence moves to Alaska, it will most likely go the same route Celebrity Solstice went when she was moved. Via Europe/Asia and Australia. What are the differences between freedom class and solstice in terms of demensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEBOY305 Posted December 31, 2013 #33 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) What are the differences between freedom class and solstice in terms of demensions? The Solstice is 121,878 GT with 1033ft length, 121 ft beam and 27 feet draft freedom and Independence OTS are both 154,407 GT with 1112ft length, 126ft beam and 28ft draft. so Freedom / Indy would be slightly larger than the Solstice. Edited December 31, 2013 by CRUISEBOY305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 31, 2013 #34 Share Posted December 31, 2013 What are the differences between freedom class and solstice in terms of demensions? Freedom is 1112 feet long and 127 feet wide at the waterline. Solstice is 1041 feet long and 121 feet wide at the waterline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #35 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Solstice is 121,878 GT with 1033ft length, 121 ft beam and 27 feet draft freedom and Independence OTS are both 154,407 GT with 1112ft length, 126ft beam and 28ft draft. so Freedom / Indy would be slightly larger than the Solstice. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #36 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thank you Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #37 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Freedom is 1112 feet long and 127 feet wide at the waterline. Solstice is 1041 feet long and 121 feet wide at the waterline. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #38 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I always wonder if any Voyager Class Ships will go to Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted December 31, 2013 #39 Share Posted December 31, 2013 does anyone know of any possibilities of freedom of the seas going to alaska to replace rhapsody? Thank you! Bobby none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffymom Posted December 31, 2013 #40 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I thought she is moving to PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #41 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I thought she is moving to PC May i ask you who "she" is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted December 31, 2013 #42 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I always wonder if any Voyager Class Ships will go to Alaska Hello everyone, Here's some up to date info on the Panama Canal and the possibilities (or lack thereof) regarding Voyager Class ships and larger coming through: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=40919183#post40919183 Bottom Line is that while the new locks can fit both Voyager and Freedom Class Ships, there is no way possible at all that they wll fit under the bridge of Americas at the Pacific side of the Canal. However, they will be able to do a partial transit itinerary through the Gatun Locks to Gatun Lake and back in to the Caribbean... Holland and Princess already do this itinerary. The next step will be to actually get the locks built... imho no way in hell they get completed within the next 2 years, but that's just my opinion. Voyager/Freedom Class in Alaska would be awesome! But this discussion of ships taking over for Rhapsody have been discussed over the last couple of months. From various people sleuthing out cruise ship port schedules for summer 2015, it was discovered that the Jewel is calling Los Angeles and Catalina Island in October 2015. Here's the Jewel thread form a couple of weeks ago, an interesting read: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1955778 This solidfies the thoughts of previous posts and "guesses" of ships... Majority thought no way Freedom Class would be used in Alaska. Voyager and Mariner seem to be retrofitted to suit the Asian market according to some recent cruisers (ie. Asian signage, etc), Adventurer looks to be in San Juan in 2015 (again by looking at future indivdual port schedules) and Navigator again in Europe, the only question mark was Explorer... and most recently the word is PC. So close to zero chance of Voyager/Freedom class to Alaska, but likely the Jewel will meet up with the radiance in summer of 2015 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted December 31, 2013 #43 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Solstice is 121,878 GT with 1033ft length, 121 ft beam and 27 feet draft Solstice is 1041 feet long and 121 feet wide at the waterline. Wow! The Solstice just grew by eight feet in only two minutes!! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted December 31, 2013 #44 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I always wonder if any Voyager Class Ships will go to Alaska Not likely, since it has an open air Solarium pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted December 31, 2013 #45 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I thought she is moving to PC Who is moving to PC? The Freedom is already in PC and the Explorer is moving there in November 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted December 31, 2013 #46 Share Posted December 31, 2013 May i ask you who "she" is? :She" is the Explorer. I don't think this was discovered by viewing summer and fall 2015 port schedules like many of the other ships, but was said here on CC by several posters that the staff on the Explorer itself have been told this. Then again, you talk to Floridans close to Orlando and they believe/hope that they will get Oasis III or Anthem with their new port facilities so who knows... still a couple of years away anyways so things can change quite a bit :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted December 31, 2013 #47 Share Posted December 31, 2013 :She" is the Explorer. I don't think this was discovered by viewing summer and fall 2015 port schedules like many of the other ships, but was said here on CC by several posters that the staff on the Explorer itself have been told this. Then again, you talk to Floridans close to Orlando and they believe/hope that they will get Oasis III or Anthem with their new port facilities so who knows... still a couple of years away anyways so things can change quite a bit :) The Explorer is moving to Port Canaveral in November 2014. The two week cruise is open for booking and it is filling up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted December 31, 2013 #48 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Explorer is moving to Port Canaveral in November 2014. The two week cruise is open for booking and it is filling up fast. Yup, but no word into 2015. Could be moved again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted December 31, 2013 #49 Share Posted December 31, 2013 May i ask you who "she" is? She is she who must be obeyed. Or is it she who cannot be named? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted December 31, 2013 Author #50 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Not likely, since it has an open air Solarium pool. I heard voyager was toget an enclosed solarium during drydock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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