Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas, is expected to leave Papenburg on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 and be transported on the Ems to Eemshaven (Netherlands). The arrival in Eemshaven is scheduled for Thursday, 21 March. After technical and nautical trials, Spectrum of the Seas arrives later in Bremerhaven.
The Spectrum of the Seas will sail back towards the North Sea and back with the help of two tugs. This type of transfer has proven itself because of its better maneuverability.
The following timetable applies to the embarassage, which can be postponed at short notice according to the weather and tide conditions:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- approx. 6:30 pm Ship in waiting position (Papenburg)
- approx. 7:00 pm Passing the Dockschleuse (Papenburg)
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- approx. 01:30 am Passing the Weener Bridge (Weener)
- approx. 06:00 am Passing the Jann-Berghaus-Brücke (Leer)
- approx. 10:15 am Arrival Emsperrwerk (Gandersum)
- approx. 11: 45 passing Emsperrwerk
- about 13:15 passing Emden
All information is subject to the wind and weather conditions, the water levels and thus without guarantee.
The transfer of the ship is carried out again by the team of the pilot fraternity Emden. The Emslotsen have also transferred the ships of MEYER WERFT in previous years. The entire transfer team trained this maneuver on the computer-controlled simulator in Wageningen, the Netherlands, to be even better prepared.
The passage of the Spectrum of the Seas over the Ems will be done with the support of the Ems barrier. The duration of the passage is kept as short as possible. Further information on the function and operation of the barrage at www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de.
The 169,300 GT cruise ship accommodates 4,284 passengers. Like the sister ships Quantum of the Seas, Anthem of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas, the newest addition to the project is the glass-lined North Star, the surf simulator Flow Rider and the skydiving simulator Rip Cord. New is a bungee trampoline at the stern of the ship, on which the passengers wear a virtual reality headset to immerse themselves in different worlds of experience.
Matt Hochberg
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