Getaway dry dock

[DrUrsula]

On 4/29/2024 at 8:43 AM, Bulk-head said:

Enclosing casino smoking section.

 

On 4/29/2024 at 8:09 PM, roddy good boy said:

What does the Q restaurant serve? Is it specialty? 

Awful BBQ.

but that is just my opinion.

its not listed for our September Getaway...

 

[DrUrsula]

On 4/30/2024 at 11:34 AM, TPS123 said:

Nooooooo, Burn the Floor is a great show and I will miss it if it’s no longer on the ship. Do the ‘collective’ know if Million Dollar Quartet will still be the main theatre show post cruise? Please say yes. 

We have enjoyed it multiple times on Getaway. So sorry to see it go.

 

[stellarose33]

Heard about MDQ is amazing . excited to sail getaway next summer.

[Matahari47]

Should we be concerned that Getaway is still in dry dock?

If there is a delay, at what point will NCL advise us? 
We depart for a 6 hour train journey down to Southampton on Wednesday….
 

[chengkp75]

52 minutes ago, Matahari47 said:

Should we be concerned that Getaway is still in dry dock?

If there is a delay, at what point will NCL advise us? 
We depart for a 6 hour train journey down to Southampton on Wednesday….
 

I wouldn't worry yet.  It is only 16-18 hours from Brest to Southampton, so if they flood the dock anytime before Wednesday morning, they would be on schedule.  Typically, rather than interrupt services and access for workers while flooding, only to have to re-establish these things after the ship is afloat for the last couple of days of work, they will put off refloating until the very end.  It also gives the bottom paint more time to cure before immersion.

[Sand and Seas]

10 hours ago, Matahari47 said:

Should we be concerned that Getaway is still in dry dock?

If there is a delay, at what point will NCL advise us? 
We depart for a 6 hour train journey down to Southampton on Wednesday….
 

Perhaps you will be the first to report to the rest of us what changes occurred during dry-dock🤔

 

Hope you have a wonderful cruise!

[Matahari47]

On 6/2/2024 at 10:45 AM, chengkp75 said:

I wouldn't worry yet.  It is only 16-18 hours from Brest to Southampton, so if they flood the dock anytime before Wednesday morning, they would be on schedule.  Typically, rather than interrupt services and access for workers while flooding, only to have to re-establish these things after the ship is afloat for the last couple of days of work, they will put off refloating until the very end.  It also gives the bottom paint more time to cure before immersion.

 

Tuesday 11.50am:
Still in dry dock

All the lifeboats are still ashore

High tide at 4pm 

Will be watching the situation closely….🤣🙄

[cruiseny4life]

1 hour ago, Matahari47 said:

 

Tuesday 11.50am:
Still in dry dock

All the lifeboats are still ashore

High tide at 4pm 

Will be watching the situation closely….🤣🙄

I'm hoping it all goes well for your cruise! You still have a day to wait...I'm sure filled with anticipatory dread. Hopefully everything is going according to NCL's plan so that you'll be embarking on the ship on the 6th (is that the right date).

[chengkp75]

2 hours ago, Matahari47 said:

 

Tuesday 11.50am:
Still in dry dock

All the lifeboats are still ashore

High tide at 4pm 

Will be watching the situation closely….🤣🙄

Tides generally don't have any effect on undocking from a dry dock, for cruise ships that don't have really large drafts.  Lifeboats are generally loaded back on after the ship is out of the dock, or sometimes when the dock is flooded and they are making last minute checks for leaks.

[PelicanBill]

On 6/2/2024 at 4:49 AM, Matahari47 said:

Should we be concerned that Getaway is still in dry dock?

If there is a delay, at what point will NCL advise us? 
We depart for a 6 hour train journey down to Southampton on Wednesday….
 

When does the cruise start?  I thought it was Sunday?  I was thinking refloat would be Thursday or Friday, and sail Saturday.

[WexIrl]

13 minutes ago, PelicanBill said:

When does the cruise start?  I thought it was Sunday?  I was thinking refloat would be Thursday or Friday, and sail Saturday.

Cruise is scheduled to start 06th June.

[Matahari47]

1 hour ago, chengkp75 said:

Tides generally don't have any effect on undocking from a dry dock, for cruise ships that don't have really large drafts.  Lifeboats are generally loaded back on after the ship is out of the dock, or sometimes when the dock is flooded and they are making last minute checks for leaks.

My husband actually works in a shipyard - lifeboats are loaded before the dry dock is flooded. Also he seems to think that it is all tide dependent, as they need a high tide to open the dock gates to flood it. But obviously you may be better informed, given your experience. 

 

 

Edited June 4 by Matahari47

[Matahari47]

46 minutes ago, WexIrl said:

Cruise is scheduled to start 06th June.

Yes it’s Thursday 6th. We get the 6 hour train journey to Southampton tomorrow. If they start knocking days off at the start of the cruise, after completely changing the blooming itinerary, I will be telling NCL to shove it and going for our plan B 🤣🤣

Edited June 4 by Matahari47

[Matahari47]

2 hours ago, cruiseny4life said:

I'm hoping it all goes well for your cruise! You still have a day to wait...I'm sure filled with anticipatory dread. Hopefully everything is going according to NCL's plan so that you'll be embarking on the ship on the 6th (is that the right date).

Well, I suppose in the big scheme of things, it’s a first world problem. I have a plan B if necessary 😊

[WexIrl]

The dry dock is flooding now. 

Edited June 4 by WexIrl
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[chengkp75]

1 minute ago, Matahari47 said:

My husband actually works in a shipyard - lifeboats are loaded before the dry dock is flooded. Also it is all tide dependent, as they need a high tide to open the dock gates to flood it.

 

 

I haven't seen that, as that requires lifting the boats by crane and setting them into the dock to hook up the falls.  Generally loaded again when outside the dock by the davits themselves.

 

I've never seen a dry dock flooded by opening the gate, that would cause disastrous inrushing waves that would knock the ship off the blocks.  Now, they may need a high tide to get enough buoyancy in the gate, once the dock is flooded, but that would be a pretty small dock, that it isn't deep enough to open the gate regardless of tide.

[Matahari47]

10 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

I haven't seen that, as that requires lifting the boats by crane and setting them into the dock to hook up the falls.  Generally loaded again when outside the dock by the davits themselves.

 

I've never seen a dry dock flooded by opening the gate, that would cause disastrous inrushing waves that would knock the ship off the blocks.  Now, they may need a high tide to get enough buoyancy in the gate, once the dock is flooded, but that would be a pretty small dock, that it isn't deep enough to open the gate regardless of tide.

Thanks for clearing that up. His experience is within a naval shipyard - so potentially different operating systems. 
It’s looking more hopeful for Thursday 😊
 

 

[Grammymongi]

I hope you get to leave on time for your cruise! Where do you find out about dry docks? I only knew of this from this thread. I can’t find it anywhere online. I listen to cruise news all the time and there was no mention of it. 

[stellarose33]

so basically getaway is getting an enclosed casino and new BBQ place?

[DrUrsula]

44 minutes ago, stellarose33 said:

so basically getaway is getting an enclosed casino and new BBQ place?

Seems that way! And only one of those is a good thing...IMHO

[Laszlo]

On 6/2/2024 at 5:45 AM, chengkp75 said:

I wouldn't worry yet.  It is only 16-18 hours from Brest to Southampton, so if they flood the dock anytime before Wednesday morning, they would be on schedule.  Typically, rather than interrupt services and access for workers while flooding, only to have to re-establish these things after the ship is afloat for the last couple of days of work, they will put off refloating until the very end.  It also gives the bottom paint more time to cure before immersion.

Off the topic question....

 

How is the ship powered when they are in dry dock? I'm assuming all of ships internal engines are water cooled from the sea

[chengkp75]

6 minutes ago, Laszlo said:

Off the topic question....

 

How is the ship powered when they are in dry dock? I'm assuming all of ships internal engines are water cooled from the sea

While shipyards are equipped to provide shore power to most commercial vessels while in dry dock, the amount of power needed (and the voltage) for a cruise ship is just too much for yards to provide.  As with nearly all diesel powered ships, the engines on a cruise ship have a three level cooling system.  There is a fresh water cooling system that is just for each separate engine (this is the "high temp" system), and this system is cooled by another fresh water system (this is the "low temp" system), which also cools things like air compressors, AC chillers, etc, and then this system is finally cooled by sea water.  In drydock, there is a connection to the sea water cooling system, where the shipyard connects a hose and provides sea water (from their pumps that fill and empty the dock), which after it cools the engine, the overboard of the sea water system also has a connection and a hose is connected here and led to the dock's drains, which the dock's pumps keep emptying.

[Laszlo]

12 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

While shipyards are equipped to provide shore power to most commercial vessels while in dry dock, the amount of power needed (and the voltage) for a cruise ship is just too much for yards to provide.  As with nearly all diesel powered ships, the engines on a cruise ship have a three level cooling system.  There is a fresh water cooling system that is just for each separate engine (this is the "high temp" system), and this system is cooled by another fresh water system (this is the "low temp" system), which also cools things like air compressors, AC chillers, etc, and then this system is finally cooled by sea water.  In drydock, there is a connection to the sea water cooling system, where the shipyard connects a hose and provides sea water (from their pumps that fill and empty the dock), which after it cools the engine, the overboard of the sea water system also has a connection and a hose is connected here and led to the dock's drains, which the dock's pumps keep emptying.

Interesting, thanks for the info

[schmoopie17]

On 5/30/2024 at 2:50 PM, DrUrsula said:

 

Awful BBQ.

but that is just my opinion.

 

No, it's not just you.

I believe the Q stands for "Queasy"...which is how I felt the first (and last) time we ate there.

[TPS123]

Lifeboats being reinstalled. 👍🏻