rjac Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 Any recent news/updates of the Allure dry docking to fix the propulsion system on the 21st? Hopefully the new propeller is waiting for the Allure at the dry dock! Quote
DunkelBierJay Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, rjac said: Any recent news/updates of the Allure dry docking to fix the propulsion system on the 21st? Hopefully the new propeller is waiting for the Allure at the dry dock! I'd love to know too...I know that Allure had bearings issues in one of it's azipods...I'd love to know if this is a revisit of that. I know that propellors take quite a while to be manufactured...not sure if a few months is enough time. http://www.rclcorporate.com/getting-our-bearings-straight/ Quote
twangster Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 I'm sure the prop is already there waiting for them. Wonder what a new propeller costs? I'm hoping Nick Weir does another video like they did for Allure's last visit to the Freeport dry dock. If you haven't seen it, search youtube for 'Allure Project Atlantis': Pattirae513, J_Keeble, rjac and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote
rjac Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Posted January 17, 2018 4 hours ago, twangster said: If you haven't seen it, search youtube for 'Allure Project Atlantis': Thanks for that link! That was totally awesome, and to come in two days ahead of schedule, unbelievable! Quote
twangster Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, rjac said: Thanks for that link! That was totally awesome, and to come in two days ahead of schedule, unbelievable! Yeah when I first saw that video I learned a lot and to think it's just out there on YouTube for anyone to discover. Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, twangster said: Yeah when I first saw that video I learned a lot and to think it's just out there on YouTube for anyone to discover. They actually showed that video a lot on the RCTV on Harmony in August. That's when we watched it. Good info on that video. Quote
RBRSKI Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 Finished two days ahead of schedule? Maybe if they took their time, she wouldn't have to go in for the same repair! lol Quote
rjac Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Posted January 18, 2018 Just now, RBRSKI said: Maybe if they took their time, she wouldn't have to go in for the same repair! lol That dry dock repair was for a bearing in 2015. The 2018 repair, next week, is to replace a damaged propeller. How did it get damaged? Who knows, there's a lot of crap floating out there in the open ocean. Quote
RBRSKI Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, rjac said: That dry dock repair was for a bearing in 2015. The 2018 repair, next week, is to replace a damaged propeller. How did it get damaged? Who knows, there's a lot of crap floating out there in the open ocean. Ok, My Bad! We sail on her 3/18, I am sure everything will be fine and dandy Quote
twangster Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 My guess is a shipping container. They fall off cargo ships from time to time. Apparently one propellor blade was dinged. The imbalance and bent blade caused a lot of vibration and issues. They cut off some metal to make it more streamlined but now it wasn't balanced. The result was speed restrictions causing the high speed run to St Kitts to be impossible. This caused itinerary updates. Western Caribbean routes don't need the high speed leg so they were okay. This is based on some unconfirmed tidbits so who knows. Maybe they ran over a Carnival tug boat. Gears 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 18, 2018 Report Posted January 18, 2018 11 hours ago, twangster said: My guess is a shipping container. They fall off cargo ships from time to time. Apparently one propellor blade was dinged. The imbalance and bent blade caused a lot of vibration and issues. They cut off some metal to make it more streamlined but now it wasn't balanced. The result was speed restrictions causing the high speed run to St Kitts to be impossible. This caused itinerary updates. Western Caribbean routes don't need the high speed leg so they were okay. This is based on some unconfirmed tidbits so who knows. Maybe they ran over a Carnival tug boat. Confirmed ! Not a real person ! JLMoran and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote
Orange Crush Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Obviously, the propeller was damaged during her skirmish with the Carnival Magic last year. LetsTryThisPlace and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
Cez Posted January 24, 2018 Report Posted January 24, 2018 We’ve disembark from AOS this Sunday – crew members was very happy with week off in Bahamas . Most of casino stuff are planning to take few weeks off and then restart on Symphony. However, we have experienced bumpy ride compared to the previous cruises. I was wondering if damaged propeller caused that because we had relatively good weather. Unfortunately, I‘ve missed meeting with officers so could not confirm my suspicions. Quote
Loriann Posted February 6, 2018 Report Posted February 6, 2018 Are there any current updates for this? We are sailing on Allure on 2/25. Quote
twangster Posted February 6, 2018 Report Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Loriann said: Are there any current updates for this? We are sailing on Allure on 2/25. Work completed on schedule and all is well. Allure has been sailing her scheduled itineraries since. Matt and rjac 1 1 Quote
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