TucsonRick Posted July 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) On the home page of CC is a photo showing the aft of the Celebrity Reflection. Does the odd shape above the waterline have a purpose? You don't see it on very many ships. Rick oops, I hit enter before I finished the title of my post. Edited July 30, 2014 by TucsonRick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted July 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ask on the Celebrity board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I too would ask about this on the Celebrity Board. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TucsonRick Posted July 30, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ships other than Celebrity have this feature. P & O Oriana and some RCL ships. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted July 30, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 30, 2014 It's there for hydrodynamics, it makes the ship more efficient when cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf123 Posted July 31, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Ships other than Celebrity have this feature. P & O Oriana and some RCL ships. Rick I believe that Royal Caribbean added sponsons (ducktails) beginning in 2012 to the cruiseline's Vision class. This increases the ships stability (#1 reason for it) and fuel efficiency- RCI has said that this stern flap design provides a 2% increase in overall propulsion efficiency. Ducktails have also been added to other ships besides Celebrity, such as Oriana that you mentioned, and the Disney Magic last year during drydock, and with an uproar in '09 for the HAL Veendam's new look! I think Cunard has ducktails too. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TucsonRick Posted July 31, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted July 31, 2014 jmf123 - Thank you for your through and pertinent reply! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf123 Posted July 31, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 31, 2014 jmf123 - Thank you for your through and pertinent reply! Rick You're very welcome, Rick! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted July 31, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 31, 2014 We assume you are talking about something often known as the "bulbous bow" that is found on most large modern ships including cruise ships, freighters, tankers, etc. Rather then trying to explain the design we think Wikipedia does a great job: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_bow This hull design is on nearly every cruise ship, but you normally do not notice it because it is often under the water line. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf123 Posted August 1, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 1, 2014 We assume you are talking about something often known as the "bulbous bow" that is found on most large modern ships including cruise ships, freighters, tankers, etc. Rather then trying to explain the design we think Wikipedia does a great job:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_bow This hull design is on nearly every cruise ship, but you normally do not notice it because it is often under the water line. Hank The OP is referring to the aft, where older ships (such as RCI's Vision of the Seas) have had 'ducktails', or sponsons added, mainly to improve stability. To illustrate a ducktail, here is a photo of Celebrity's Equinox: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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