Quantum of the Seas Fact Sheet

Posted on 14 August, 2014 by Spacejunkie2

Quantum of the Seas

At the fitting of the shipyard work is underway on the first ship of the Quantum-class in full swing, as early as October 2014, the Quantum of the Seas will be completed. Then she will be the latest environmental technologies and improved energy efficiency score with their exciting entertainment news.

The North Star, a London Eye gondola views modeled at 90 meters height, will be unique. And not just for the guests, it will be a spectacular novelty, but also from marine construction perspective, the gondola is a masterpiece.

The “Two70 °” is a large area at the stern of the vessel, which is used during the day as a lounge with bar and dance floor and in the evening as a show stage. The name stands for “270 degrees” and refers to the almost all-round view through the large windows. The nightly shows, they also serve as projection.

Another innovation is the “SeaPlex”, a multi-function room where the travelers can pass the time, for example, with bumper cars and basketball. The simulator “RipCord by iFly” creates even feel a real parachute jump. And even the inside cabins offer an attraction: 82-inch screens with real-time views of the sea serve as virtual balconies and provide the same view as the outside cabins.

From her future homeport New York this innovative marvel with more than 4,100 passengers and 22 knots will go on the journey toward Bahamas and Bermuda and in the Caribbean.

Quantum main data of the Seas

Survey	167,800 GT
LOA	348 m
Moulded breadth	41.4 m
Decks	18
Machine performance	67,200 kW
max. Speed	22 kn
Number of passenger cabins	2094
Passengers	4188

Quantum of the Seas float-out features 30-foot pink bear

Posted on 14 August, 2014 by Spacejunkie2

By Tom Stieghorst

Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum of the Seas was floated out of its construction berth at the Meyer Werft shipyard sporting a 30-foot pink bear on a top deck.

The sculpture, entitled “From Afar,” is part of the ship’s 2,980-piece art collection. It is formed from 1,340 stainless steel triangles, weighs eight tons, and is intended to provoke thoughts about “What Makes Life Worth Living,” the theme of the ship’s art collection, according to Royal Caribbean.

“The pieces we have commissioned for Quantum of the Seas are stunning, engaging and, in some cases, completely unexpected,” said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, executive vice president of operations at Royal Caribbean.

The 18-deck, 4,180-passenger Quantum will undergo two months of finishing before being delivered. It’s first voyage is scheduled for mid-November in New York.

Undocking the quantum of the Seas expected on August 9, 2014

Posted on 1 August, 2014 by Spacejunkie2

Meyer Werft:

Quantum of the Seas leaves building dock II

On Saturday, August 9, 2014, the third largest with 167,800 gt cruise ship in the world, the Quantum of the Seas, left the covered building dock II of Meyer Werft. The undocking of built for the American shipping company Royal Caribbean International ship begins to around 07:30 clock. After the quantum of the Seas is undocked and a night spent at the outfitting pier of the yard, she will take again on August 10 and are rotated to then carry out the necessary tests of thrusters and stabilizers. Until Emsüberführung the North Sea, which is expected to take place from mid-September, the ship is in the shipyard harbor and the remaining work and tests are performed on board.

Time delays when undocking are possible due to weather conditions.

In order to enable the application of the quantum of the Seas at the pier, which is currently located at the fitting first swimming part of the Anthem of the Seas is laid. The second swimming part, which is currently in the building dock II shipyard is undocked before the quantum of the Seas and then also within the shipyard harbor. Thus, it is necessary to block the crossing of the sea lock from August 7 from about 8:00 clock until 10 August at around 18:00 clock. After undocking the quantum of the Seas, the two floating parts are maneuvered to continue construction in the free building dock II. Already in mid-April next year, the sister ship of the quantum of the Seas at the Royal Caribbean International is passed.

The Quantum of the Seas is 347.75 meters long and 41.4 meters wide. The 167,800 gt cruise ship offers 4,188 passengers. The Quantum class introduces industry firsts. Among the parachute jump simulator Ripcord by iFly, the North Star, a trip in a glass dome to over 90 meters in height, SeaPlex, the largest indoor sports and entertainment complex on the lake with bumper cars and roller-skating, Two70 ° with are not seen before so far technologies such as mobile mega-screens and the currently largest passenger cabins of the cruise fleet.

The undocking can have a webcam under www.meyerwerft.de be pursued.