kcfoxy Posted May 14, 2014 #126 Share Posted May 14, 2014 KCFoxy...thanks for the information. I am so glad to hear that they didn't take out "Spinnikers" Lounge. They really messed up the Star and the Dawn. Its also good to have some of the Star Bar left. Perhaps now that Moderno has a larger location their Salad bar will be more extensive. Thanks, I hope so too! Another plus? Pax will no longer be using Moderno as a traffic lane between AFT and MIDSHIP on deck 8...that wasn't very condusive to a fine dining ambience...not so much an issue in the more casual Blue Lagoon :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinMaterial Posted May 14, 2014 #127 Share Posted May 14, 2014 KCFoxy – Thank you for the information. I’m very happy the Star Bar is not going to be axed. I love the venue on the NCL ships. It’s nice to hear all aspects of her carpeting are getting spruced up. The late night O’Sheehans menu is drastically different than the Blue Lagoon menu. It is more restrictive and doesn’t really offer good late night foods. Chicken pot pie at 3AM? I was scratching my head at this one on Breakaway’s trans-Atlantic cruise. What someone needs at that hour is fried foods – chicken tenders appears on the Blue Lagoon late night menu but is missing from the O’Sheehan’s menu. The décor of O’Sheehans is nice with the hard woods and the bar setup and would make a nice center addition to the atrium but I’m not keen on the menu! Maybe I should start a late night food menu campaign? LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechick Posted May 14, 2014 #128 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks, I hope so too! Another plus? Pax will no longer be using Moderno as a traffic lane between AFT and MIDSHIP on deck 8...that wasn't very condusive to a fine dining ambience...not so much an issue in the more casual Blue Lagoon :p I agree. I hate Moderno on deck 8. Zero atmosphere. Of course NCL obviously realized that as well. :D What I would like to see is the new MDR menus rolled out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2cruise1 Posted May 14, 2014 #129 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I agree. I hate Moderno on deck 8. Zero atmosphere. Of course NCL obviously realized that as well. :D What I would like to see is the new MDR menus rolled out... It was always special when they had a popular band belting out tunes in the lobby and the overflow crowd standing behind your table. Wise move NCL, wise move Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozin' Posted May 14, 2014 #130 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Bridge cam shows equipment and containers have been removed from the bow. Wonder if she's back in the water? I'm assuming she would need to be on her way to Seattle by early am Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted May 14, 2014 #131 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Bridge cam shows equipment and containers have been removed from the bow. Wonder if she's back in the water? I'm assuming she would need to be on her way to Seattle by early am Friday? If they've done any bottom painting, they will try to hold off refloating as long as possible to allow proper cure. Lets say they will leave the shipyard late Thursday, they would probably flood the dock Thursday morning, to allow for the watertight inspection of all the things they opened during drydock. It almost always happens that something wasn't tightened properly, and there is water spraying around the engine room while the ship is still sitting on the blocks, but with a couple of meters of water around her. Pump it back up and fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozin' Posted May 14, 2014 #132 Share Posted May 14, 2014 If they've done any bottom painting, they will try to hold off refloating as long as possible to allow proper cure. Lets say they will leave the shipyard late Thursday, they would probably flood the dock Thursday morning, to allow for the watertight inspection of all the things they opened during drydock. It almost always happens that something wasn't tightened properly, and there is water spraying around the engine room while the ship is still sitting on the blocks, but with a couple of meters of water around her. Pump it back up and fix it.Interesting.... wondering if they usually also try to do entire hull & hull artwork re-painting? I would think they'd need to at least repaint the bow blue flooring where all that "stuff" was stored & moved around - probably looks shabby after they cleared it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptolemus Posted May 14, 2014 #133 Share Posted May 14, 2014 She's not in the water. Looking at her now.. Pics to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted May 14, 2014 #134 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yup; my bro is in SF right now and just sent me a pic of the Jewel. Fully out of the water with cranes around it. If I can figure out how, I'll post the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridanamaw Posted May 14, 2014 #135 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I was wondering why the Jewel had been sitting in the same port for so many days now. I didn't know it was going through dry dock. We will be on her in September, the last Alaskan cruise for the season. I'm looking forward to it. It will be our first Alaskan cruise and our first on NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozin' Posted May 14, 2014 #136 Share Posted May 14, 2014 She's not in the water. Looking at her now..Pics to follow. Lucky you!... I'm jealous.. must be a very cool sight to see in person! Thank you in advance for the forthcoming pics. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptolemus Posted May 14, 2014 #137 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Ding-dong! Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another spectacular day in San Francisco beside the beautiful Norwegian Jewel! Today we find the ship in what is likely her last day of dry dock, based on her upcoming appointment in Seattle. Activity continues aboard the ship, but it is apparent the heavy work is rapidly nearing completion. It appears they didn't get to all of her exterior cosmetic woes, as there are many rust spots and whatnot still visible on the ship. As an example, look below the Spinnaker windows, sort of mid way... But the heavy work on the aft is wrapped up. I only spotted a couple workers in this area, who were de-mobilizing their tools and equipment. Monday when I was nearby, you could see small plumes from the stacks, so they have been running things for a little bit now. A closer look reveals some new or refurbished azipods with some of the old parts still lying around. You'll also note that all those materials and equipment are on a separate barge, not the dry dock itself. The tarp may be concealing/protecting what work remains in that particular area. Finally, work continues on the aft cabins and suites. You can see mattresses and other stuff out there on the balconies. There does appear to be an alarming amount of weird crap coming down from deck 11 there. It's not quite clear what that could be... It was certainly neat to see my favorite ship in dry dock right here in my home town. I suspect that when I next cross the Bay Bridge and look to the south, the Jewel will be gone. You guys up in Alaska enjoy the ship for the upcoming season. Color me jealous, that's for sure. Safe sailings, fair winds, and following seas...Farewell for now, Norwegian Jewel. Edited May 14, 2014 by triptolemus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridanamaw Posted May 14, 2014 #138 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks for the pictures. This September will be my first time aboard the Jewel and I'm really looking forward to it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatball_nyc Posted May 14, 2014 #139 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Fascinating. Thanks for the photos. Robin Norwegian Breakaway July 2014 Carnival Miracle 2010 Carnival Legend 2006 Every Day at Sea is a Great Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozin' Posted May 14, 2014 #140 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Really quite amazing! Thanks for the great pics. Can't begin to imagine the costs and overall price tag associated with these dry-docks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise_More_Often Posted May 14, 2014 #141 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Here's the Jewel as seen from inside AT&T Park on Monday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted May 14, 2014 #142 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Actually, at least the ones I saw on the Hawaiian ships, the bow art work is a large decal. They run one of the ship's generators the entire time in drydock, as the shipyard cannot supply enough power. There are special cooling water connections that allow the shipyard to supply what would normally be the sea water cooling to the engines and to pipe it away so that it doesn't interfere with the hull painting. Small rust streaks as noted (looks to be on the window cleaning rail supports, will generally be done by ship's crew during operation. The shipyard painters are working on the thousands of square meters of hull and bottom paint. Not all of the hull white would be done, just what's needed. The bow deck would have been protected with plywood before the stuff was put down. A drydock like this one, where there isn't a great deal of changes, and since it only took about 10 days, so even with azipod repairs its not a real complex engineering yard, probably runs around $10-15 million. Edited May 14, 2014 by chengkp75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted May 14, 2014 #143 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Here's the Jewel as seen from inside AT&T Park on Monday evening. Wow!!! What a beautiful picture. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2cruise1 Posted May 14, 2014 #144 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Actually, at least the ones I saw on the Hawaiian ships, the bow art work is a large decal. They run one of the ship's generators the entire time in drydock, as the shipyard cannot supply enough power. There are special cooling water connections that allow the shipyard to supply what would normally be the sea water cooling to the engines and to pipe it away so that it doesn't interfere with the hull painting. Small rust streaks as noted (looks to be on the window cleaning rail supports, will generally be done by ship's crew during operation. The shipyard painters are working on the thousands of square meters of hull and bottom paint. Not all of the hull white would be done, just what's needed. The bow deck would have been protected with plywood before the stuff was put down. A drydock like this one, where there isn't a great deal of changes, and since it only took about 10 days, so even with azipod repairs its not a real complex engineering yard, probably runs around $10-15 million. One ship had decals the Sky that were applied in SF when it dry docked prior to going to HI. They only lasted a few months. All the hull art today is painted. Sent from my iPhone - Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinMaterial Posted May 15, 2014 #145 Share Posted May 15, 2014 triptolemus - Thank you for posting the pictures. The Norwegian Jewel is the ship I've spent the most time at sea on. She did her dry dock her in Boston the last time for azipod issues. It seems like this time her dry dock is going much more smoothly. :) When she was in Boston I was able to snap some pictures of her dry dock but it's not floating so I didn't have any of her azipods. :( Nice work and thanks for sharing! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozin' Posted May 15, 2014 #146 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I hope she's soon to be be re-floated this morning - can't tell from the bridge cam view. triptolemus - please take a look and report in. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdzkatz Posted May 15, 2014 #147 Share Posted May 15, 2014 For those of us interested in the Jewel's dry dock we certainly have been spoiled by those gracious enough to keep us informed from their first hand accounts :D:D Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for all of us. It is greatly appreciated! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatball_nyc Posted May 15, 2014 #148 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I've never sailed on her, but one can certainly tell Jewel is a much loved ship! Thanks for all the info on her dry dock process. Here's to many more safe sailings for her. ~Robin Norwegian Breakaway July 2014 Carnival Miracle 2010 Carnival Legend 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redheel Girl Posted May 15, 2014 #149 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Cruise More Often...We certainly had a great time on the Jewel out of Vancouver. I can't wait to see the changes in October out of Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NayRN Posted May 15, 2014 #150 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Cruise More Often...We certainly had a great time on the Jewel out of Vancouver. I can't wait to see the changes in October out of Houston Wish I were sailing on her with you!! We had a great time out of Vancouver and I loved the Jewel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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