Oasis is going back to sea today (Monday the 28th). This will be her second (and hopefully final) sea trial. Most of the key systems were already tested on the first sea trial and this one should (repeat should) be conformational. Nevertheless, they do want to check out the bow thrusters which were an issue [...]
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It is very difficult getting photos from the construction that are meaningful because of construction equipment and protection materials, but I thought the latest pictures were very good and include them below along with my comments. You can see bigger versions of the pictures in a slideshow of the images here . Don’t forget to [...]
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I started this blog as a lark and I have enjoyed doing it. I didn’t know what to expect and I’m still learning. A few general observations and comments:
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Who knew that planting trees and bushes would be so complicated?
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I’ve previously commented on what I call the “NASA affect” where new ideas created for one specific purpose has a broader impact across the fleet. One such issue relates to our security screening and it seems to be one that resonates with a surprising number of people. Actually, I was surprised at how significant people [...]
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But I love doing it. My latest sacrifice is to taste test the cupcakes for the Cupcake Cupboard which is a new venue on the Royal Promenade.
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In his blog, Adam Goldstein (President & CEO of Royal) has enumerated some of the many initiatives his team is developing to enhance the technology onboard Oasis of the Seas. If you haven’t read Adam’s blog, I highly recommend it at http://www.nationofwhynot.com/blog/.
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WKUUAN stands for “what keeps us up at night” which is a phrase that has taken on a life of its own within a large group of people preparing for the introduction of the Oasis of the Seas. Almost every review session ends with a discussion of WKMUAN and basically gets us all to focus [...]
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