<!--quoteo(post=372447:date=Jun 24 2009, 09&#58;31 AM:name=coloradocruisers)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (coloradocruisers &#064; Jun 24 2009, 09&#58;31 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=372447">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Did anybody else read this:<br /><br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas lost its trial balloon during sea trials off the coast of Finland. The helium-filled, blimp-like craft, called an aerostat, was being tested for <b>possible rides above the ship</b>. The aerostat was tethered to the back of the ship by a stainless steel cable. “The aerostat producer, Lindstrand Technologies Ltd., was conducting an unmanned test flight when a failure occurred and the aerostat separated from the ship and drifted away over open water,” Royal Caribbean said in a statement. “No one was injured during this incident and no damage to the ship occurred. The aerostat landed in the water and we are in the process of retrieving it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><b>Can you imagine being pulled along above the ship, and having the cable separate??  That big ship probably starts to look small as you float away&#33; <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/ohmy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ohmy:" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" /></b><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Kevin - No, I can&#39;t imagine because there is no way in the world you would get me up in that thing.     <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />