NJLochness Posted March 9, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted March 9, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 9, 2023 That would be a huge battery pack... 🤣 steamboats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted March 9, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? That Technology doesn't exist at this point in time. They can't even get a pickup truck to tow a decent load 100 miles. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted March 9, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? As several have posted the technology does not exist yet. The ship would probably only be able to go 50 miles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veinless Posted March 9, 2023 #5 Share Posted March 9, 2023 The thrusters generally are electric I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted March 9, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? A bit of satire...On the E-Class they removed nearly all balconies to give us the fuel saving IVs which coincidently aren't found on ANY of their suites. Additionally, if you book one of their more expensive SV aft balconies you get the privilege of waking up to a layer of soot covering everything if the wind is blowing correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare markeb Posted March 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Insert bad cruise director extension cord joke… 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted March 9, 2023 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Veinless said: The thrusters generally are electric I believe. Azipods are electric too but somewhere the electricity has to come from ;-). steamboats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NevadaCruiser2023 Posted March 9, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? I think they're developing a brand new revolutionary method of ship propulsion. It has big sheet of some type of fabric material that is unfurled from huge masts anchored to the decks, this fabric material captures wind and uses it to push the ship along. I know, it sounds like science fiction, but I got faith that it could work. . 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SRQbeachgirl Posted March 9, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? That would take a really long extension cord. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NevadaCruiser2023 Posted March 9, 2023 #11 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Just now, SRQbeachgirl said: That would take a really long extension cord. I think Tesla is working on putting solar chargers in the ocean along the route, It'll take 1,500 hours to charge the ship enough to make it to the next charging dock, but hey, it's for the environment. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterde Posted March 9, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Well I believe most passengers ships today have Diesel electric propulsion, so they are electric. If you are referring to fully electric from storage batteries, that technology simply doesn’t exist today. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted March 9, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, markeb said: Insert bad cruise director extension cord joke… I met a fellow on Coco Cay who actually thought a power cord was run from Nassau to power the place. He didn't believe me or the crew who told him diesel generators were on the island for that purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NevadaCruiser2023 Posted March 9, 2023 #14 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, PTC DAWG said: I met a fellow on Coco Cay who actually thought a power cord was run from Nassau to power the place. He didn't believe me or the crew who told him diesel generators were on the island for that purpose. Could you imagine the chaos were someone to trip over that cord? Mayhem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted March 9, 2023 #15 Share Posted March 9, 2023 There is an episode of Mighty Ships on the Roald Amundsen in Antarctica. The ship can operate (including propulsion) for about and hour. There was a bay they could enter providing they were running on battery. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/hurtigruten/pressreleases/historic-images-first-ever-cruise-ship-to-sail-on-battery-power-2917570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCapn Posted March 9, 2023 #16 Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 hours ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? The same reason you don't use your toaster in the bathtub. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted March 9, 2023 #17 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Veinless said: The thrusters generally are electric I believe. Sorry - addressed elsewhere. Edited March 9, 2023 by ldubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted March 9, 2023 #18 Share Posted March 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, AndyCapn said: The same reason you don't use your toaster in the bathtub. You do understand there is indeed electrical all over the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted March 9, 2023 #19 Share Posted March 9, 2023 All electricity used on the ship originates from the fossil fuel burning engines on the ship. Pretty much the same way the electricity in your house and that used to re-charge EV vehicles originates from some form of carbon based fuel, unless you are lucky enough to live in a state / location where the environmentalist has not caused the shutdown of nuclear power plants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyntil8ing Posted March 9, 2023 #20 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 hours ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? Or maybe they should consider wind powered ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted March 9, 2023 #21 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 minute ago, cyntil8ing said: Or maybe they should consider wind powered ships. We had those. Funny how it seemed that the wind turned out to be unreliable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted March 9, 2023 #22 Share Posted March 9, 2023 We're just not there with full electric yet as the cost/mass/weight equation doesn't make sense...The next evolution will most likely be all new ships: LNG, much much much cleaner cradle to grave as cruise ship can last for fifty years even if the original owner sell it Shore power, which is a bit of a wildcard because it obviously won't work in a tender port, very few ports have it at the moment, if a port does have shore power it may not be installed on all berths and for most ports, they'd charge the ship for the power so if the rate is too high, ships won't take advantage of it Bonus, solar panels on ships are a bit tricky for cruise ships as the cruise lines feel covering the say the whole top deck with panels isn't attractive to most. Additionally in order to receive descent power output, the panels have to face the sun at a certain angle so ideally you'd want the panels on a swiveling/rotating mount which many wouldn't find attractive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted March 9, 2023 #23 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 hours ago, NJLochness said: Celebrity seems to be worried about the climate so why are they not using electric ships? Really? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orator Posted March 9, 2023 #24 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) They could use oars and charge the passengers who want the" row experience". They could add to the bottom line while creating a fitness activity. Edited March 9, 2023 by Orator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJLochness Posted March 9, 2023 Author #25 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Arizona Wildcat said: Really? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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