Sailor_to_Cruiser Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I tend to spend more time reading the drink menus rather than the lifeboat serial numbers. JLMoran, whitsmom, NS8VN and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd W Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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 SPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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... JLMoran, Lovetocruise2002 and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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??? JLMoran, Skid and KasinoCrazy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS8VN Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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... JLMoran and bhageerah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share 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... NS8VN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Maybe Paint Shop Guy had too many Loving Cups. HeWhoWaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_to_Cruiser Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_to_Cruiser Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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!! Bob_KY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share 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. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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