I did a behind the scenes tour of the QMII. We were not allowed to take photographs.It included demonstrations by two young performers on how the changed costumes frequently during the many shows on board, a visit to the bridge, hearing from the human resource person, seeing the anchors from the inside, seeing the mooring lines from the inside, visiting the medical center, visiting the engine control center, showing how all the fire safety training and practice including man overboard drills were carried out and visiting the galley where all the meals are prepared.
A few interesting facts (to me)! The ship has no rudders. It has four “Pods”. Two are fixed, two rotate 360 degrees. The pods with propellers attached are so large that a mechanic can climb down inside them.
There are four stabilizers that control the roll and pitch of the ship in a gale.
There are four diesel generators and four gas turbines that generate power. There are two steam generators.
At maximum the diesels consume 3.1 tonnes/hour of heavy fuel oil. The gas turbines 6.6 tonnes/ hour of marine gas oils.
630 tonnes/day of water is produced by evaporators. Water consumption is 1,100 tonnes/day.
There is a sewage treatment system and the effluent is discharged in international waters.
The galley has 150 chefs. The Britannia restaurant produces 1200 meals at each of two sittings.
I had my photograph taken on the bridge beside the vice-captain. They wanted $55 for a copy of the photo plus a digital copy. I declined.
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