AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Can anyone confirm or refute the rumor that Royal Caribbean Meteorologists James Van Fleet has ordered all ships in fleet to sail in an evasive Zig Zag pattern to avoid the uncontrolled reentry of the core stage of the recently launched Chinese rocket? Asking for a friend. SteveinSC and MamaShark 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Maybe there's a Russian sub doing a Crazy Ivan HBCcruiser and coneyraven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Earth is 70% ocean. I think James made the right call. He is probably nervously watching his Doppler screens. Any action is better than inaction (unless you are the CDC) coneyraven and LovetoCruise87 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 First we get Chinese junk on the shelves at Walmart and now we get Chinese junk falling from the skies. Enough. Employ the secret weapon to knock the space junk back into the sky... Zurc and HBCcruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 CDC has put out new guidelines that Covid only transmits in a straight line and Zig Zag patterns confuse and dissipates The Covids. Snotarni, Zurc, griffinjam22 and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Update: Vision and Radiance class ships have closed their solarium glass roofs. Theoretically this will provide additional protection in the rare but non zero chance of impact. Zurc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said: CDC has put out new guidelines that Covid only transmits in a straight line and Zig Zag patterns confuse and dissipates The Covids. Beat me too it, its part of testing the COVID avoidance protocols. Zurc and UNCFanatik 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 An Oasis class ship is 2.25 times more likely to be hit than a Vision class ship. Until our beloved ships are out of danger I ask all debate to be deferred as to which ship one would be least sad to see suffer an incredibly unlikely impact. Unfortunately Harmony just left dry dock bringing her into the aforementioned 70% ocean and therefore higher risk. I’m not confident in this assertion but like other things in life it makes me grin so I’m gonna leave it in. JimnKathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 First a crane falls on Oasis and now this? RickinSTL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, AlmondFarmer said: Earth is 70% ocean. I think James made the right call. He is probably nervously watching his Doppler screens. Any action is better than inaction (unless you are the CDC) Sailing zig zag VS straight line would have zero impact on the likelihood of being struck by a falling projectile. At any given time the ship's area is exactly the same, therefore chances of a strike are exactly the same. stevendom57 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 32 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: Sailing zig zag VS straight line would have zero impact on the likelihood of being struck by a falling projectile. At any given time the ship's area is exactly the same, therefore chances of a strike are exactly the same. Yes, but it might confuse the space junk gods that control such things! I think we should all make appropriate sacrifices to the space junk gods so they will have mercy on our ships. I've just ritually burned my Carnival Triumph 18ct gold...and plastic...ship on a stick! AlmondFarmer and 4ensic 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, steverk said: Yes, but it might confuse the space junk gods that control such things! I think we should all make appropriate sacrifices to the space junk gods so they will have mercy on our ships. I've just ritually burned my Carnival Triumph 18ct gold...and plastic...ship on a stick! Good Call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 36 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: Sailing zig zag VS straight line would have zero impact on the likelihood of being struck by a falling projectile. At any given time the ship's area is exactly the same, therefore chances of a strike are exactly the same. But what if the Captain zigs when he should have zagged? JasonOasis and JimnKathy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 40 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: Sailing zig zag VS straight line would have zero impact on the likelihood of being struck by a falling projectile. At any given time the ship's area is exactly the same, therefore chances of a strike are exactly the same. Sailing in a Zig Zag manner takes much control. The space debris is uncontrolled. You comparison to straight line omits the variable of entropy. The second law of thermodynamics is deceiving. Ultimately none of this discussion would be relevant if Royal Caribbean really prioritized safety and scrambled all of their vessels above the 42nd parallel. I will have a hard time sleeping tonight. P.S. It seems that Wall Street traders are following this blog and are factoring in the chances of a collision. RCCL stock is down 4% which is the percent of the fleet one of Royals 24 ships represents. Hardly a coincidence. KristiZ, SebagoSue and steverk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 38 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: But what if the Captain zigs when he should have zagged? exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 I think they just wanted to give the crew something different to do ... lets see you have been driving in a circle to port for 13 months ... lets switch it up and have you turn the wheel the other way and see what happens ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: But what if the Captain zigs when he should have zagged? Ships whose names begin with an odd number letter of the alphabet are Zigging then Zagging. Ships whose names begin with an even number letter of the alphabet are Zagging then Zigging. I got this info from the urgent memo sent out to all captains, I would post a link but I found it on the Dark Web. It wasn’t made clear what constitutes a Zig versus a Zag. Hopefully all captains remember this from Ship Steering 101. Allen2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 In the case of Harmony no one is on the bridge. She's on autopilot while the crew has a BBQ. MamaShark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 First the masks, now helmets too? 4ensic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, twangster said: She's on autopilot You mean Zig Zag autopilot right? Harmony didn’t get a new paint job just to be struck by Chinese space debris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Reprieve until Sunday now, +/- 16 hours. Great time to visit Alaska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Twangster, you seem to be fluid with logistics. Is it too late for all Royal ships in danger zone to scramble to northern latitudes? Discontinue the Zig Zag strategy, all ahead full. Use bunker fuel if available, rocket debris could be less than 100% uncontrolled and a smokescreen will help. In other news I’m considering having my travel agent switch all my reservations to Jewel. I want a ship that I know will sail. Jewel crew are at a safe 50 degrees north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted May 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Update: Chinese space debris splashed down in Indian Ocean, near the Maldives. So far, no reports of injury or Royal ships within thousands of miles. Luckily China has not disrupted Royal Caribbean cruises....with their reckless rocket launch system. I will have a sore neck for a few days from neurotically looking up, preparing to evade falling Chinese space debris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 58 minutes ago, AlmondFarmer said: Update: Chinese space debris splashed down in Indian Ocean, near the Maldives. So far, no reports of injury or Royal ships within thousands of miles. Luckily China has not disrupted Royal Caribbean cruises....with their reckless rocket launch system. I will have a sore neck for a few days from neurotically looking up, preparing to evade falling Chinese space debris. Next Tianzhou-2 launch in as soon as 10 days. Book chiropractor now. AlmondFarmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 It was the zig zag approach that affected the earth's gravitational pull enough to ensure the rocket landed in an ocean area far from the RC fleet AlmondFarmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: It was the zig zag approach that affected the earth's gravitational pull enough to ensure the rocket landed in an ocean area far from the RC fleet I think it was my sacrificed ship on a stick. HBCcruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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