Sea Trials are a critical waypoint in the construction program of any ship.  It is of course, first and foremost a time to test out all the technical vessel elements.  Does it go from point A to point B?  What is its speed?  How much fuel does it consume?  Etc.  But it is also a [...]

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I’ve returned from an amazing week. 
The week started with me traveling to Oslo while Hull Number 1363 (soon to be named Oasis of the Seas) was leaving Turku and heading for an area of the North Sea just off the coast of Sweden.  

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Hull Number 1363 (soon to be known as Oasis of the Seas) has just completed her sea trials and is now back at her berth in Turku. Most of the trials were a terrific success. The ship performed her various tests very well and everyone is very excited.
BUT, we had one nasty surprise [...]

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Next week, I leave for the OASIS sea trial.  Sea Trials for a ship are just what they sound like . . . taking the ship out to sea to make sure she operates properly in the ocean. The ship has been afloat for six months, but this is the first time that we will [...]

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In my last posting, I mentioned all the intense work going on to prepare the systems, processes and procedures to destroy lines and eliminate hassles.  This is the first of several postings to get more specific about some of those steps.

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