FManke Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Does anyone know if the new ships are built using pre-fabricated cabins that are just attached together, like they do with a lot of new hotels these days? RobertJaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Does anyone know if the new ships are built using pre-fabricated cabins that are just attached together, like they do with a lot of new hotels these days? Yes, for typical cabins. I believe at least some of the suites are constructed on the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Saw a quick video on it somewhere online. One of the ship builders actually owns the company that builds the rooms, so they save a little money...supposedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Saw a quick video on it somewhere online. One of the ship builders actually owns the company that builds the rooms, so they save a little money...supposedly. I actually think it has to do with speeding up construction as the cabins can be built elsewhere and simply skid into place. Remember, these massive ships are being built in 18 months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 You're totally right Doc, the cubicle rooms make it all go faster, but since they own the room building company they save a few bucks in the process. It was super cool to see the rooms being set into place with cranes and whatnot. I wish I could remember where I saw it. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 You're totally right Doc, the cubicle rooms make it all go faster, but since they own the room building company they save a few bucks in the process. It was super cool to see the rooms being set into place with cranes and whatnot. I wish I could remember where I saw it. The have been a number of documentaries that have shown this. YouTube has a number of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 A short clip showing construction of cabins: RestingBird and DocLC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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