Aulayan Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 This morning the Oasis of the Seas made it to it's New Jersey port and cleared the Verrazano Bridge. Crew were on the deck and filmed it: And here is the view from a webcam showing just how little clearance there is: CrimsonCruiser, BrianAlt, DDaley and 3 others 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimnKathy Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Very cool video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 I wish I could see the funnels retract and go back up. That, to me, is one of the coolest designs on the larger ships! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulayan Posted August 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said: I wish I could see the funnels retract and go back up. That, to me, is one of the coolest designs on the larger ships! Same! I was hoping the second video would show it but alas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 The amount of clearance seems impossible to even know if it's going to work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Both angles trick the eyes, but it looks like there's plenty of clearance. The high water clearance of that bridge is 228 feet. Here's a video from Oasis going under a bridge in Denmark, at 216 feet of clearance, and that's a bit close BrianAlt, Shari3, karmamule and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 24 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Both angles trick the eyes, but it looks like there's plenty of clearance. I'm sure there's enough. PLENTY might be a stretch. Edit: Obviously there is enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockerDom31 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 I was so enamored when I witnessed Anthem going under the Verrazano - I can’t wait for our Oasis sailing out of Cape Liberty next summer! Is Oasis the only oasis-class ship that can fit through there? Was there something that they had to do during the amplification in order to do this? BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, RockerDom31 said: Is Oasis the only oasis-class ship that can fit through there? Was there something that they had to do during the amplification in order to do this? I believe Harmony and Symphony were originally built with retractable funnels. And yes, they added this during the amplification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 36 minutes ago, BrianAlt said: I believe Harmony and Symphony were originally built with retractable funnels. And yes, they added this during the amplification. Oasis and Allure were built with retractable stacks required to clear the Great Belt bridge. Once clear and at sea they added scrubbing equipment that made them no longer retractable because they thought it would never be needed again. Never say never. Oasis and Allure were built in Turku, Finland. Harmony and Symphony were built at a different shipyard, in France. No bridge to clear on the way to the sea. BrianAlt and jack168 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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