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General crew movement areas..

 

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I'm thinking that striped black-and-yellow area of the floor..

is where sections of the hull may not have 'mated' quite accurately

during hull assembly, modular section by modular section?

 

Minor fitting mistakes are bound to happen during assembly of huge sections of pre-fab hull

and it's just too darned late to un-weld everything and start over

..so they make a little ramp to adapt floor level by the 1 - 1.5 inch error in elevation? :confused:

 

Surely it can't be like that, on purpose...by design ?

Anyone ?

 

 

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The stripped area on the deck is a ramp to go over the raised door seal. That opening is a sliding watertight door that closes to prevent flooding of the compartments in an emergency. The door is controlled from the bridge in case of flooding. It can also be controlled from either side of the door (note the handles at the top left of the opening). There is also a yellow flashing light at the top left to warn the crew when the door is activated. I worked in a shipyard for 12 years. We tested them on lots of ships during repair periods.

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These are from when I worked on the Eurodam. I arrived in Venice Italy and she was still being built so I have alot of pics of her before she was "passenger ready" As much as it's interesting to see the "behind the scenes" I thought it was just as interesting to see everything before it was "polished"

 

HAL Eurodam crew area

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Crew Cabin

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Internet Lounge

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Crow's Nest

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Showroom

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On the very bow of the ship...this is off the Officers Bar and only crew can get out there...but it is THE BOW...really cool to be out there when sailing.

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"I'm thinking that striped black-and-yellow area of the floor..

is where sections of the hull may not have 'mated' quite accurately

during hull assembly, modular section by modular section?

 

Minor fitting mistakes are bound to happen during assembly of huge sections of pre-fab hull

and it's just too darned late to un-weld everything and start over

..so they make a little ramp to adapt floor level by the 1 - 1.5 inch error in elevation? :confused:

 

Surely it can't be like that, on purpose...by design ?

Anyone ?"

 

Actually I believe that is a fire door or other type of automated/manual door that is closed during an emergency. You can see the single track at the bottom where the doors either come from each side or from the right or left. (Hard to say without knowing the door design.) Most ships have these to be able to comparmentalize emergency situations and seal off fire or flooding.

 

As to the misalignment, a 1" to 1.5" deviation in a ship this size would be a massive problem as it would misalign several walls, systems conduits, plumbing, etc. You would be surprized as to how precise the steel plating is cut (with computer controlled plasma cutters) to very exacting tolerances - literally thousanths of an inch (or centimeter). When it is welded together it is checked and rechecked not only by the yard workers but in some cases the cruise line construction inspectors and the International Ocean-going Ship Inspection group (I used to know their name but forget) depending on the structure. Suffice it to say that the construction is checked multiple times to ensure such an issue does not happen. It is truly a magnificent feat of engineering and design that these ships fit together so well. I will always be amazed...

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Sea ya!

Ron and Lee

Canton, Ga

RCCL Platinum Member

Previous Cruises

Carnival Mardis Gras - 3 Day Bahamas - April 1982

Carnival Destiny - 7 Days Western Carib. - April 1998

Princess Grand Princess - 7 Days Eastern Carib. - April 1999

Princess Sea Princess - 7 Days Western Carib. - March 2000

Princess Grand Princess - 7 Days Western Carib. - March 2001

RCCL Navigator of the Seas - 7 Days Western Carib. - March 2003

RCCL Mariner of the Seas - 7 Days Western Carib. - April 2005

RCCL Freedom of the Seas - 7 Days Western Carib. - 6/18 - 6/25/2006

RCCL Liberty of the Seas - 7 Days Eastern Carib. - 7/19 - 7/26/08

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Something in 2009 - just have not decided yet

RCCL Oasis of the Seas - April 17, 2010

The BIG One - Southeast Asia 14 day - 2011

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Larry,

Are all the rails on the bow simply to help the crew hold on when sailing? I was a crew and had bow priviledges and LOVED being there while sailing but it's the only reason I can think of for them in your pics? BTW, I'm interviewing now to go to Princess so hopefully I'll be in that pool soon!;)

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BTW, I'm interviewing now to go to Princess

so hopefully I'll be in that pool soon!;)

Good Luck with that interview,man! ;)

Please remember us if you succeed

and send us a few more interesting Behinders,okay?

 

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My one meagre offering from this last cruise of mine

is a quick peek inside what appears to be a beverage storage/prep room

just off the Atlantic Dining Room, amidships Carnival Victory

 

 

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These few lifeboat shots are not the usual 'behind-the-scenes' stuff..

but we were taken to this outside area on Deck 4 just the once

for Muster Drill -and we never saw this area again!

 

 

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What are those dangling triangular pull-handles for??

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Carnival Victory

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Here are a couple from a behind the scenes tour of the Savoy Theatre on Mariner of the Seas.

What d'ya know...just last week we were on Carnival Victory,

and as we watched a particularly-well-costumed Show, I remarked to the wife..

You don't want to know what the wardrobe section back-stage looks like.

 

Frankly, I thought it would be much more than this

but great shots anyway: I guess they keep things very compact

so it doesn't look like much, huh..

 

 

Many thanks for posting these pics, everyone!

 

Keep them coming. You know you have them somewhere

Just dig them out!

 

 

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  • 4 weeks later...

Hi there Nathan!!! I hope that you and yours are doing great! We sailed together on the NCL Star repo last year.

Good Luck on the Princess interview. I am hoping that it will be a better experience for you:)

Take care,

Lori

p.s. my computer crashed so I lost all of my old email addys and havent had one from you in a awhile.. lol (lorihawkins@surfree.com)

 

Larry,

Are all the rails on the bow simply to help the crew hold on when sailing? I was a crew and had bow priviledges and LOVED being there while sailing but it's the only reason I can think of for them in your pics? BTW, I'm interviewing now to go to Princess so hopefully I'll be in that pool soon!;)

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We were standing in the hallway saying good night to each other, prior to retiring to our individual cabins

when my friend pops open a panel right there...

 

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to find this --'blackwater' plumbing attached to our bathrooms!

Isn't that just beautiful? :D

What's the little motor thing for? Individual suction, per unit?

 

I guess the piping lagged in reflective silver is Hot Water coming in ?

 

 

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We were standing in the hallway saying good night to each other, prior to retiring to our individual cabins

when my friend pops open a panel right there...

 

Systems-531.jpg

 

to find this --'blackwater' plumbing attached to our bathrooms!

Isn't that just beautiful? :D.

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I forgot to add the sister shot, taken at the same time

 

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I just stuck the camera inside the space, pointed it upwards

popped the trigger, shooting blind --this is what came back

-more blackwater and silver-lagged piping.. to and from the cabin above ours

 

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Crew only deck on the Mercury:
Now that beats all manner of blackwater piping, lagged hot water pipes, mooring lines coiled on bright green spools

freezer lockers, grunge disposal rooms, crew-only companionways

- and everything else ever shown on this somewhat mundane thread!

 

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