Damn, run headlong into those sculptures/fins and you are going to be a couple (of halves).
Actually they are spare Azipod blades - should something happen requiring a blade to be replaced they have them ready at hand.
I was gonna make a comment that those are supposed to be at the back of the ship.
Do they also have the required equipment to lift and mount such blades?
Great trip so far. Ship is fabulous and crew are both very nice and very proficient. They are proud of the ship and it shows.
That is us passing under The Verrazano Narrows Bridge (New York Harbor). Basically once to pass it you are out of NTC and heading into the Atlantic.
At present we are in full Gale Force conditions (Beaufort Scale 10), so all open decks are currently locked off:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
Southampton is the port of call. This is the old traditional northern circle route (Southampton to NYC to Southampton ).