Sailor_to_Cruiser 90 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 I just got off Symphony of the Seas last week. What a lovely ship. I was looking over my balcony one day and noticed the numbering of the life boats below. Life boat #2 has a number C6DF6, Lifeboat #4 has C6FD6, and Lifeboat #6 goes back to C6DF6. (in case you missed it, it is the reversal of DF/FD in the numbers) Is this just the OCD in me? I wonder if even the captain has noticed this discrepancy. What do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 6,902 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 Can't say I have, although, I'm not sure I've ever paid that much attention to the lifeboat serial numbers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPS 228 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 I tend to spend more time reading the drink menus rather than the lifeboat serial numbers. 😁 1 5 JLMoran, whitsmom, DunkelBierJay and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Todd W 260 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 1 hour ago, SPS said: I tend to spend more time reading the drink menus rather than the lifeboat serial numbers. 😁 Person after my own heart lol 1 SPS reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 14,099 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 C6DF6 is a reference to the ship, as in Symphony. You'll see that number in large print on the helipad and it's printed on top of deck 18 in large print. It's an internationally assigned number and every ship has a unique number like it. Every life boat from a given ship carries the identifier of the ship it is from. The actual lifeboat number is usually also there. C6B17 is Anthem. Note the 16 also present on top, that's life boat 16 from ship C6B17 (Anthem). C6FV8 is Serenade and so on... 3 Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran and Matt reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 7,020 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, twangster said: C6DF6 is a reference to the ship, as in Symphony. You'll see that number in large print on the helipad and it's printed on top of deck 18 in large print. It's an internationally assigned number and every ship has a unique number like it. Every life boat from a given ship carries the identifier of the ship it is from. The actual lifeboat number is usually also there. C6B17 is Anthem. Note the 16 also present on top, that's life boat 16 from ship C6B17 (Anthem). C6FV8 is Serenade and so on... How do you know this stuff?? Did you go to "cruise addict" school or something??? 😆 3 Skid, JLMoran and KasinoCrazy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 14,099 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 Actually I missed @Sailor_to_Cruiser point. Some life boats were signed wrong. C6DF6 is not a registered ship. Yep, dyslexic sign guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NS8VN 235 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 I feel like a guy in the shipyard probably finished painting it and noticed he mixed it up. It was probably right at quitting time, he looked around and didn't see anyone, and decided that nobody would ever notice. Little did he know... 2 bhageerah and JLMoran reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 14,099 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 3 hours ago, NS8VN said: I feel like a guy in the shipyard probably finished painting it and noticed he mixed it up. It was probably right at quitting time, he looked around and didn't see anyone, and decided that nobody would ever notice. Little did he know... Paint shop crew got a new guy. The old crew have been there for years. They decided to prank the newbie and told him to use DF. Little did they know he went out and got a couple painted before any one could stop him. No one notices until... 1 NS8VN reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob_KY 115 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 Maybe Paint Shop Guy had too many Loving Cups. 1 HeWhoWaits reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sailor_to_Cruiser 90 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 11 hours ago, NS8VN said: I feel like a guy in the shipyard probably finished painting it and noticed he mixed it up. It was probably right at quitting time, he looked around and didn't see anyone, and decided that nobody would ever notice. Little did he know... Not much gets past me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sailor_to_Cruiser 90 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 12 hours ago, twangster said: Actually I missed @Sailor_to_Cruiser point. Some life boats were signed wrong. C6DF6 is not a registered ship. Yep, dyslexic sign guy. C6DF6 is the right number. C6FD6 seems to be the wrong one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 4,640 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 13 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: How do you know this stuff?? Did you go to "cruise addict" school or something??? 😆 Because he’s a BOT! 1 Lovetocruise2002 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeWhoWaits 311 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 15 hours ago, Bob_KY said: Maybe Paint Shop Guy had too many Loving Cups. Man, I miss those! Last cruise we took, the layered drinks were offered in regular glasses. One of the main reasons we always got the layered drinks each night after dinner was to add to the loving cup collection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 7,020 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 1 minute ago, HeWhoWaits said: Man, I miss those! Last cruise we took, the layered drinks were offered in regular glasses. One of the main reasons we always got the layered drinks each night after dinner was to add to the loving cup collection. Same, we have quite the collection too! Those are the small touches I miss from MDR..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob_KY 115 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 Agree. We should gather all of our cups, take a picture and see who has the most. The old colored aluminum ones may date me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 7,020 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 Just now, Bob_KY said: Agree. We should gather all of our cups, take a picture and see who has the most. The old colored aluminum ones may date me. Those are the ones I have!! 😆 1 Bob_KY reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeWhoWaits 311 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bob_KY said: Agree. We should gather all of our cups, take a picture and see who has the most. The old colored aluminum ones may date me. The aluminum ones are the earliest we have as well. Would the comparison be based on number of different style/color combinations or can I count the 15 or so of one style/color? 5 adults having at least one per night adds up in hurry! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob_KY 115 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 Go ahead and say, Grasshopper, when you take the cup from my hand, it is time for you to go on a cruise. Remember, a humble person, walks with his head down and measures one's worth by the quantity of loving cups.... https://youtu.be/j1wjvP-raOI I think you won already.... time to cruise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyfsu21 525 Report post Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/1/2018 at 1:58 PM, twangster said: C6DF6 is a reference to the ship, as in Symphony. You'll see that number in large print on the helipad and it's printed on top of deck 18 in large print. It's an internationally assigned number and every ship has a unique number like it. Every life boat from a given ship carries the identifier of the ship it is from. The actual lifeboat number is usually also there. C6B17 is Anthem. Note the 16 also present on top, that's life boat 16 from ship C6B17 (Anthem). C6FV8 is Serenade and so on... Here is an example on Harmony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 14,099 Report post Posted May 3, 2018 If I'm not mistaken the C6XXX number is a radio call sign, must like a ham radio station identifier. The IMO pictured above is the International Marine Organization (IMO) serial number. I think the idea is that Coast Guard (or equivalent in other countries) can look down from a helicopter or during search and rescue operations and read the call sign, then hail them on the radio (each life boat has a radio too). On bridge tours I've seen the call sign mounted near the radios so it's easy for all bridge crew to know what call sign their ship uses. 1 WAAAYTOOO reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
