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PASSENGER VESSELS

American Constellation, the ? rst of the three to be delivered, has a capacity of 170 passengers and is scheduled to begin cruising in May 2017.

Construction is currently nine weeks ahead of schedule, company of? cials said. The passenger vessel is being out? tted with details including marbled tile bathrooms and large sliding glass doors in each stateroom. Recently the signature red, white, and blue stack was lifted into place on the top deck.

launched in July, nine weeks ahead of schedule, which ap- parently is not unusual for Chesapeake. “We always deliver early. We are very ef