So today was the big day. Although we could not do everything that was supposed to happen. A flag raising ceremony was planned with everybody being present on the Sea View deck aft, where you can see the Flag pole, but the deck had not been cleaned yet and work was still on going with… read more of “31 March 2016;…”
The weather gods are really favoring us here in Marghera. Today we had another dry day with a little bit of sunshine which took the chill away but at the same time did not make it too warm. Perfect weather to finish a big cruise ship. And thus we did, at least we work towards… read more of “30 March 2016;…”
Again it was a very small world this morning, dense fog, when the shipyard awoke. But the sun came out and it burned away later on. Nice, sunny and dry is exactly what we needed as we had the official inspection of the crew drills today. 5 Representatives from Lloyds Register had arrived on board… read more of “29 March 2015;…”
The drilling and training of the crew continues un-abated as we are nearing the moment for the Inspectors to come on board and who deem if the ship, and all of us are safe and are able to keep it safe. Every ship has a Passport which has to be issued by the Flag State…. read more of “28 March 2016;…”
As it was a nice and sunny day yesterday and nearly windless we paid the price for it this morning. A white woolen blanket descended upon the shipyard. It was not until 11 am. before it slowly started to lift when the air warmed up a little bit. As can be expected close to the… read more of “27 March 2016;…”
The sun was merrily shining today over Venice, making it a nice start for the Easter Weekend and a good thing for the ship as well, as today we started our practical drills; bringing into practice what had been learned during the individual training sessions. For everybody there is a lot to learn and to… read more of “26 March 2016;…”
Today is the 25th. and we have just a week to go until the delivery of the ship on the 31st. of March. Then 3 days later we should be ready to commence our first cruise. Which will be a 4 day shakedown cruise from Venice to Rome. Today it is a grey and dull… read more of “25 March 2016;…”
Things are heating up; we have the USCG on board for three days. Because the ship will be calling at USA ports it has to be inspected by the USCG before they can issue a certificate of acceptance. You can do this in the USA itself and then the ship will be docked in the… read more of “24 March 2016;…”
