Jewel of the Seas going to sea

Jason · April 1, 2004

"JEWEL OF THE SEAS" GOING TO SEA.

NEW SHIP FOR 2005 ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

"Jewel of the Seas," the new 90,090-gt cruise liner for Royal Caribbean International (RCI), will leave Meyer Werft for the North Sea on the night of 2nd April 2004. The passage of the vessel down the River Ems will take place in one go with no stop on the way, supported by operation of the Ems river barrier. Still the passage of the vessel is dependent on the tides.

The following schedule is valid for the transit, which may vary in accordance with the weather conditions: The schedule is subject to wind and weather conditions and hence without engagement. Postponements may occur.

The ship leaving the pier in Papenburg and passing through the harbour lock will be presented live on the Internet. The web cam can be found on the Meyer Werft homepage. The team from the pilots association in Emden, who has gained experience in many previous river passages of Meyer Werft ships, will be responsible on board during the journey. The passage team took several training sessions at the computer-based simulator to be best prepared for the river transit and to manage even difficult parts of the passage.

Like her sister ships, "Jewel of the Seas" will go down the River Ems to the North Sea astern since this type of operation has proved itself. The pods mounted under the stern are "shovelling" the water under the ship, so to speak, and in addition it is easier to manoeuvre the ship with this type of propulsion which is comparable to the front drive of a car. During the passage she will operate her own propulsion system. If a system should fail, three tugs will be available for reasons of safety, namely "Bremerhaven" and "Wolf" as well as the yard tug "Willm Rolf" as stand-by and back-up.

The new luxury liner will leave Papenburg almost completed and will undertake final seatrials in the North Sea. The ship will be delivered to the owners Royal Caribbean International in the Dutch port of Eemshaven by the end of April 2004. Construction of the new, still unnamed 93,000-gt cruise liner for Norwegian Cruise Lines, to be completed by Meyer Werft by mid 2005, has already begun.

(Meyer Werft, www.meyerwerft.de, 29th March 2004)

Dan · April 1, 2004

I never knew they went down the river backwards before. That must be something to see, both from shore, and on board. I don't imagine they go very fast that way, since the blunt end of the ship is going first.

iriscruiser · April 2, 2004

This is very interesting news. I especiallly like to here she is on the move. I hope to hear alot about her in the near future. Once she actually has made her Maiden Voyage i"m sure more info will be available. alt text

iriscruiser · April 2, 2004

Jason,

Not sure if these picts will get to you or not and I didn't know how else to do this. Hope this works I want Everyone to see her.

Jewel of the Seas docked at the pier

Jewel of the Seas still in building-dock

Jewel of the Seas in building-dock #2

Jewel of the Seas in building-dock #3

Dock opened by tug-boats #1

Dock opened by tug-boats #2

dock opened by tug-boats #3

Jewel of the Seas ready to leave the covered dock building

dock opened by tug-boats #4

Jewel of the Seas leaving dock

Jewel of the Seas passing the dock gate

Jewel of the Seas first time out of the dock

Jewel of the Seas Starbord aft. section

Jewel of the Seas Starbord mid.ship

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iriscruiser · April 2, 2004

Jason

I guess that did not work. Here is the address I got the picts from. Hope you can make a link for me so everyone can see.

http://community.webshots.com/album/125049819TVWuuS

iriscruiser · April 2, 2004

OMG IT WORKED!!

Dan · April 2, 2004

Making a link is easy on here. Just type it out, and the software automatically makes it a link. As for the pictures, unfortunately, most of these picture hosting sites don't allow remote viewing of their pictures. You have to see them at that site. You can however, save them, and upload them to your own webspace, or save them on your own computer.