tipster42 Posted May 17, 2005 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Click link for short movie of Enchantment's arrival. I guess there will be frequent updates on this site. http://www.verolmebotlek.nl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougp26364 Posted May 17, 2005 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Interesting site. I'll have to keep watching it to see what news gets added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momesu Posted May 17, 2005 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2005 A very intersting site. My family will be on the Enchantment in Dec and our stateroom is in the new section so this will be fun to watch. Also my DH can read Dutch so we can even read what is going on. Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipster42 Posted May 17, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted May 17, 2005 A very intersting site. My family will be on the Enchantment in Dec and our stateroom is in the new section so this will be fun to watch. Also my DH can read Dutch so we can even read what is going on. Thanks for the link! Maybe he can translate some of the pertinent details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale-watcher Posted May 17, 2005 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2005 That would be VERY cool if they show the whole process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momesu Posted May 18, 2005 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Maybe he can translate some of the pertinent details. Okay here is what my DH came up with from his effort at translating...we will keep monitoring this site. This is exactly the type of thing that facinates DH and certainly is building the excitement of our Dec cruise. I just hope they seal it up really well :D! This is the construction timeline that appears in Cruiseschip wordt stukje langer (dutch). Sunday May 15: The Enchantment of the Seas arrives in Rozenburg. Three tugboats maneuver the ship into dock 7. The ship is tied up on the port side. The extra section, on a barge, is tied up next to the ship. Eight legs are mounted on the section. The section is lifted off the barge and the barge is taken out of the dock. The whole operation takes until Monday evening. Monday: Using laser technology, the exact cutting line is drawn on the hull. Also, scaffolding is built for the workers. On the hull comes a track along which the cutting torch will move. Tuesday: According to the plan, the sawing begins this evening. The heavy steel is sawed with a cutting torch, and for the lighter steel parts a special circular saw is used. In total, about six hundred meters of steel must be sawed through. That takes about three days. In the meantime, a sort of sleigh is mounted under the ship. Saturday: When the cutting is complete, on Saturday evening begins the pushing-apart of the ship. With a hydraulic mechanism, the ship’s fore, on the sleigh, is pushed over a Teflon coated slipway. The space between the fore and aft must be 29 meters. Sunday: After the fore has been separated, the new section of the ship is pushed in over a distance of 45 meters. This touch job takes until Monday morning. Monday: The whole day is needed to precisely place the new section in front of the aft section. When the section is properly placed, the fitting and welding begin. To make the entire weld, which spans about 600m, takes about two weeks. Thursday: When the new section is firmly attached to the aft section in key places, the fore section is pushed back. When the parts are properly placed, welding can begin here too. Meanwhile in the ship, pipe fitters and electricians begin to connect everything up. On the underside of the ship, sections are brought in that will fill out the underwater shape of the hull. In total, 110 tons of steel are used here. When the painters are done and the outer weld is watertight, the Enchantment of the Seas can slip out of the dock. Work then continues along the wharf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frickasea Posted May 18, 2005 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2005 This is exactly the type of thing that facinates DH and certainly is building the excitement of our Dec cruise. I just hope they seal it up really well :D! Thanks for the info--very interesting! I hope they seal it up really well too--we're on the first cruise after the stretching!! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyny Posted May 18, 2005 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Thanks for the detailed transcription! We will be on the Enchantment in Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericknow32 Posted May 18, 2005 #9 Share Posted May 18, 2005 I hope they use a time laps camara. that would be something cool to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipster42 Posted May 18, 2005 Author #10 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Thanks Momesu for the translation. I'm on the July 31st sailing. in one of the new cabins. Starting to get excited. Regarding the welding. There is a thread here on the many uses of duct tape while traveling. One poster had the Enchantment in mind when he added sealing major leaks to the list. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirenut624 Posted May 19, 2005 #11 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Thanks momesu! They have 49 days to get done! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted May 24, 2005 #12 Share Posted May 24, 2005 They have 49 days to get done! :DThere's also a report at Seatrade Insider (free registration required):- Enchantment lengthening is underway23/5/2005 When Royal Caribbean last lengthened a ship 25 years ago, the project took three months. Stretching Enchantment of the Seas will take just 31 days. The process is underway at Keppel Verolme Shipyard in Rotterdam. Enchantment will be both the largest cruise ship ever lengthened and the first to be lengthened in a drydock, according to Carl-Gustaf Rotkirch, vp sales - cruise ships for Aker Finnyards. The drydock method is 'a better way. You can do it faster and safer and you can be more precise,' he told Seatrade Insider on site at Rotterdam. ... The cutting of the ship is expected to be completed tonight after six days of work using gas and oxygen torches and circular saws to slice through more than 600 meters (1,969 linear feet) of steel. In the next phase, of approximately five days, the sections will be positioned. First, the 10,265-metric-ton (11,315-ton) foreship will be skidded forward, then the 2,666-metric-ton (2,939-ton) midsection will be moved into alignment. The midbody will be skidded backwards and then the foreship will move back. ... (Remainder of story available at above link.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butnzb Posted May 24, 2005 #13 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Very interesting, thanks for the post. We will be on the Enchantment in Oct. can hardly wait. Where or how can you tell if you are in a new section? I am kind of curious to find out if we are also in the new section - Deck 8 #8150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirenut624 Posted May 24, 2005 #14 Share Posted May 24, 2005 there's a new movie playing at http://www.verolmebotlek.nl/news/Enchantment.htm not much detail but, you can see that they have the midsection in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipster42 Posted May 24, 2005 Author #15 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Very interesting, thanks for the post. We will be on the Enchantment in Oct. can hardly wait. Where or how can you tell if you are in a new section? I am kind of curious to find out if we are also in the new section - Deck 8 #8150. The new cabins on deck 8 are the purple D1's, midships http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/ship/decks/deck/home.do;jsessionid=0000kOeJ6rRVCyJZ5Bn0oJHskY_:v29bc6gq?shipCode=EN&deckCode=BR&shipProfile=1143&sailDate=1050707 8150 is a JS Aft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butnzb Posted May 24, 2005 #16 Share Posted May 24, 2005 The new cabins on deck 8 are the purple D1's, midships http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/ship/decks/deck/home.do;jsessionid=0000kOeJ6rRVCyJZ5Bn0oJHskY_:v29bc6gq?shipCode=EN&deckCode=BR&shipProfile=1143&sailDate=1050707 8150 is a JS Aft Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gpec24 Posted May 24, 2005 #17 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Thanks for all the great info!! I am so interested in all of this! Cant wait for July!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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