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  1. Tonka's Skipper

    Oops! Ouch!

    I agree...that is why I am thinking something happened that the mains didn't turn over in time! Either a Bridge order, joy stick or a mechanical problem???
  2. Tonka's Skipper

    Oops! Ouch!

    It could be the Harbor Pilot, but the Master usually brings the ships into the docks. Then add that is could have been a bridge error of some type....a misunderstood command???... Then there is the possibility of the a engine room failure of some type.......mains or thrusters. traffic in the...
  3. Tonka's Skipper

    Hurricane Survival Thread 2017 updates!

    Reported, WDW is opening parking lots to all !st responder, repair and clean up crews trucks, trailer, supply trailers etc, heading to Florida as a staging area before they head out to their assignment areas. Well done WDW.
  4. Tonka's Skipper

    Man overboard, Disney Dream. May 4, 2017

    Chip and Co. 2 hrs · Man goes overboard on Disney Dream Cruise Ship last night... BREAKING: Reports of Man Going OverBoard on Disney Dream Cruise Ship We are following a developing story of an adult male who reportedly went overboard the Disney Dream cruise ship this evening. Sources are...
  5. Tonka's Skipper

    Accident Report issued, ....big boat go bump.

    Thankfully no one was hurt. NTSB: Docking Errors, Insufficient Oversight Caused Cruise Ship Allision in Baltimore March 7, 2017 by gCaptain CCTV screengrab shows the allision of the Carnival Pride with the pier at Cruise Maryland Terminal, South Locust Point, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, as...
  6. Tonka's Skipper

    I am really surprised at Royal Caribbean Line......rotted life vests???

    Tom, I gave you the reasons.............I would only strongly suggest you never leave the vessel without proper authorization...AKK
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    I am really surprised at Royal Caribbean Line......rotted life vests???

    Tom you make sense, however, as EOD K9 pointed out.....technically.......you left the US the second both feet were on the deck of the vessel and off the gangway. With DCL vessels, you were in the Bahamas. Customs, USCG , etc.is like dealing with the IRS............you lose! The practical...
  8. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    Goof, 1. I did say relatively low and 4000 covered those large resorts and parks is relative low. 2. I agree and made the same point you are in a later post. 3. ! agree...just another expense. I am sorry, but I am one of the folks that disagree on the monorail costs..........at 10 to 15 mil...
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    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    I agree, that was my point in another post......with the by pass or side track( whatever the name)........the main line keeps moving. AKK
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    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    Sachilles...........You outlined the problems, that is why a side track is better. The strollers, scooters etc, can be loaded on the side track and the main line keeps running. When loaded you just track the gondola to the mainline and clamp on. No matter how long it takes to load, the...
  11. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    Hi Marni.........that is a idea,.... but you want to keep the main wires running and if like Spaceship earth, someone trips or there is problems loading a wheelchair or scooter, you would have to stop the whole line. The side track lets you stop the car on the side rail and keep the main line...
  12. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    Good Point, but it still will take time, with the help of CMs to get people on in a orderly manner..that is not a big deal, but I person was saying a 20 person gondola unloaded and loaded in 15 to 20 secounds.............no way.
  13. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    No debate there...not new tecnology........but...........high speed, high capacity...........intricate by pass for loading and unloading...swamp, Disney look............EXPENSIVE!..................again maybe close to monorail costs
  14. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    Folks, look at page 6 photos..that is the generally size, capacity line your looking to build........MASSIVE......EXPENSIVE.........true your not dealing with hills, but you are dealing with swamp. I am sorry, but your looking at close to the Monorail costs. AKK
  15. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    true, it will be very like a monorial........but its WDW......tired families, loaded with stuff...........always delayed. Plus you have to side track the gondola and then wait for space to return the gondola to the main line.
  16. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    yes..all true..........and the faster, and the more by pass rails needed and power and mechanics, the price is flying higher and flying until your not far from the monorail.........Let be honest here.....we all now how fast a loading is slowed with a stroller and wheelchair and scooter etc at...
  17. Tonka's Skipper

    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    Unfortunity, you need to understand, this is not a light duty ski lift...... 1. This 20 person or more gondola requires MASSIVE foundations in the soft wet ground, MASSIVE steel tower, with wings and supports. 2. The mechanics require MASSIVE AND HEAVY built gearing and power. All very...
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    News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

    The Gondola system would be very expensive. The towers and mechanics especially. problems: 1. The gondolas would be relatively low capacity and slow. 2. The loading and unloading would be slow and what about strollers and wheelchairs and scooters? 3. As someone else mentioned.......The towers...
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    I am really surprised at Royal Caribbean Line......rotted life vests???

    Majesty of the Seas Nearly 3,000 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas woke up Tuesday morning still docked at Port Canaveral. The ship was supposed to set sail Monday night at approximately 5:00 p.m. for a four-night cruise to the Bahamas. Aged life vests apparently held the...
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