P & O Liner due on Wednesday

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P & O Liner "Oriana" due in the Bay on Wednesday, she will be the biggest Cruise liner ever to anchor in the Galway Bay, she is Beautiful ship

beardybrewer

Was curious to look up P&O's literature on Galway. You can take a look here:
http://www.pocruises.com/cruise-destinations/galway/

_Whimsical_

Weren't we supposed to have had the biggest cruise liner in the world around 2 years ago?

I got a taxi that day from a man who had just dropped a couple off to go back to the ship after he had given them a private tour of connemara and brought them places they wouldn't get on an organised tour. I think he said it had cost around 800 and that he was often booked months in advance when these liners come to town. It must be great for business when they do dock here.

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_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Weren't we supposed to have had the biggest cruise liner in the world around 2 years ago?

I got a taxi that day from a man who had just dropped a couple off to go back to the ship after he had given them a private tour of connemara and brought them places they wouldn't get on an organised tour. I think he said it had cost around 800 and that he was often booked months in advance when these liners come to town. It must be great for business when they do dock here.

That ship was called "The World" small ship when you look at the massive cruise liners out there today some of them are over 250,000 thousand tons compared to "The World" which was 40,000 thousand tons the "Oriana" is over 70,000 thousand so still small compared to the giants of today but she will look very big in the bay

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If you want big this is one of the biggest in the World "MSC Splendia"138.000 thousand tons, 4 thousand passengers and 1.500 thousand crew.

HeidiHeidi

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If you want big this is one of the biggest in the World "MSC Splendia"138.000 thousand tons, 4 thousand passengers and 1.500 thousand crew.

Christ, has that photo been manipulated in some way???

I know the Grand Harbour in Malta, it's BIG, so that ship (if that's to scale) must be HUGE :eek: :eek:

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HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Christ, has that photo been manipulated in some way???

I know the Grand Harbour in Malta, it's BIG, so that ship (if that's to scale) must be HUGE :eek: :eek:

Yes she is that big I saw her in Dublin a monster and believe or not there are several even bigger than her.

Here is the stats for her: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Splendida

HeidiHeidi

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Yes she is that big I saw her in Dublin a monster and believe or not there are several even bigger than her.

Jaysus.

Cheshire Cat

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Yes she is that big I saw her in Dublin a monster and believe or not there are several even bigger than her.

Here is the stats for her: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Splendida

A trip on a ship like that would be my worst holiday nightmare!

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She is on the way

jimbobaloobob

beardybrewer wrote: »

Was curious to look up P&O's literature on Galway. You can take a look here:
http://www.pocruises.com/cruise-destinations/galway/

seems like very good value £759 for 8 night per person.

GalwayGrrrrrl

What time will the Oriana be in galway? I'd like to go see it late afternoon. Great to see this type of thing in Galway, brilliant for local business.

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xfactorfan23 wrote: »

What time will the Oriana be in galway? I'd like to go see it late afternoon. Great to see this type of thing in Galway, brilliant for local business.

Anchored in the bay now and departing at 8pm this evening

beardybrewer

Saw a few boats ferrying people into the docks. Best of a thing.

Notch000

800 euro for a burren tour, im in the wrong job

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Saw the ship in the bay a while ago

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Pictures of "Oriana" here,

http://www.galwayships.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4

Stone

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If you want big this is one of the biggest in the World "MSC Splendia"138.000 thousand tons, 4 thousand passengers and 1.500 thousand crew.

Ahhh - the biggest cruise liner will be the 'Symphony of the Seas' (fourth in her class) with 230.000 gross tonnage, 6,870 passengers and 2,100 crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Symphony_of_the_Seas

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"Oriana" departs Galway

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"Oriana" departs Galway

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There are new pictures put up of Oriana taken from the air by the crew of Air Corps 112 Helicopter

http://galwayships.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4