Why are Oasis / Allure blue and not white? Why not upgrade fleet during dry docks?

[LMaxwell]

Pretty much in the title; why are Oasis and Allure blue in color and the rest of the fleet is still bright white? What is the significance, if any, of the difference? And why not paint the ships that go into drydock in a similar fashion for more commonality amongst the fleet?

[Merion_Mom]

Pretty much in the title; why are Oasis and Allure blue in color and the rest of the fleet is still bright white? What is the significance, if any, of the difference? And why not paint the ships that go into drydock in a similar fashion for more commonality amongst the fleet?

 

Variety is the spice of life.

[patsfan78]

Thats funny. I woke up around 2:30am and was wondering the same thing.

[Mapleleafforever]

I haven't had my second cup of coffee for the day yet so I may be missing something but.....I thought Oasis and Allure were white?

[Clarea]

I haven't had my second cup of coffee for the day yet so I may be missing something but.....I thought Oasis and Allure were white?

The lower part of the hull is a very pale blue.

[dmwnc1959]

Here's a couple of pictures I took of Allure of the Seas when I cruised her. You can easily see the blue hull when compared to Mariner of the Seas...

 

 

Edited January 13, 2014 by dmwnc1959

[setsail]

From AG'S blog

 

Why are the hulls of Allure and Oasis of the Seas light blue instead of white?

-Dale M.

 

Dale, glad you enjoyed your recent cruise on Allure of the Seas. The hulls of Oasis and Allure are painted a very light blue. Please note that I am not in favor of gender stereotyping and do not always support blue for boys and pink for girls. On the other hand, I am a traditionalist and the ship will always be a “she.” We think the light blue looks terrific on her.

 

There was a lot of internal debate about moving away from the traditional white hull. Ultimately we decided that the Oasis-class ships are so unique that we wanted a somewhat different hull color. The difference is most visible when the sun is shining directly on the hull (never a bad thing!). At other times you have to look pretty closely to notice much of a difference from the rest of the fleet.

[Mapleleafforever]

Here's a couple of pictures I took of Allure of the Seas when I cruised her. You can easily see the blue hull when compared to Mariner of the Seas...

 

 

 

Ah I see it now!! Thanks! I have never actually seen them up close.

[trev71]

I heard this before and my sources told me that, it was easier to keep clean looking as white gets dirty really fast

[dmwnc1959]

Ah I see it now!! Thanks! I have never actually seen them up close.

 

Here's one more, from when we were docked at Falmouth.

 

[wolfcathorse]

I thought I read when Oasis was being built that Fain said that the hull paint they chose would be more aerodynamic (hydrodynamic). For example, the water would slip over the surface faster thus allowing for an increased percentage of fuel savings. And that paint allowing this only came in pale blue.

 

I'm old and I could have just dreamed I read something like that.

[Cindy]

Wow! I saw Allure "up close and personal" in Cozumel a couple years ago and took tons of pictures. I never noticed that the bottom of the hull was blue!:eek: When I looked at some of my pictures, sure enough...definitely blue! I need to pay more attention!:o

 

 

[Paulette3028]

From AG'S blog

 

Why are the hulls of Allure and Oasis of the Seas light blue instead of white?

-Dale M.

 

Dale, glad you enjoyed your recent cruise on Allure of the Seas. The hulls of Oasis and Allure are painted a very light blue. Please note that I am not in favor of gender stereotyping and do not always support blue for boys and pink for girls. On the other hand, I am a traditionalist and the ship will always be a “she.” We think the light blue looks terrific on her.

 

There was a lot of internal debate about moving away from the traditional white hull. Ultimately we decided that the Oasis-class ships are so unique that we wanted a somewhat different hull color. The difference is most visible when the sun is shining directly on the hull (never a bad thing!). At other times you have to look pretty closely to notice much of a difference from the rest of the fleet.

 

I think the blue is nicer to look at and easier on the eyes.

[ehfl]

I like the ice blue hulls. It would look nice on the other ships as well.

[LA_CA_GAL]

Wow! I saw Allure "up close and personal" in Cozumel a couple years ago and took tons of pictures. I never noticed that the bottom of the hull was blue!:eek: When I looked at some of my pictures, sure enough...definitely blue! I need to pay more attention!:o

 

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I have sailed on Oasis, have tons of pictures, and like you, I never noticed that the hull was a light blue.

[LA_CA_GAL]

I have sailed on Oasis, have tons of pictures, and like you, I never noticed that the hull was a light blue.

 

A very light blue.

[Cindy]

It's VERY subtle. I see the blue clearly now that I know it's there, but I'm amazed that I've looked at my pictures many times and never noticed!

 

Here's Oasis in St. Thomas...

 

 

[houstoncruisers2001]

I have sailed on Oasis, have tons of pictures, and like you, I never noticed that the hull was a light blue.

 

I've been on Oasis twice and never noticed. Wow.

[Aquahound]

Hull color plays a role in energy conservation. Light colored hulls are best for hot weather and dark colored hulls are best for cold weather. I would imagine the pale blue deflects sunlight and glare from the water, probably a little better than white.

[CarpeCerevisi]

Earl Scheib had a special on light blue paint. (I'll paint any ship for $8900.95.):)

[orville99]

Probably so the drunks can tell the difference when they're crawling back to the ship after a day at Senior Frog's:D