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Main Particulars

Flaa U.S.

Leneth 300 ft. (91.4 m)

Beam 50 ft. (15.2 m)

Draft 12.5 ft. (3.8 m)

Height (from waierline to top of pilot house) 67.5 ft. (20.5 m)

Gross tonnage ... . .1.580 (2.850 tons displacement)

Ensine Diesel

Propulsion Twin Z-drives. bovvthruster

Speed 13 knots

Delta Queen, Atlantic was hand-picked from a pool of nine finalists, and accord- ing to the company's president, Edward

P. Doherty, is very excited to have been selected for a project that is "a step in the right direction in the developing market for smaller cruise ships." "The demand for smaller cruise ships is on the increase," Doherty said. "With this project we saw the opportunity to progress into this market."

Doherty added that steel for the first vessel is expected to be cut this August, once the vessels' detailed construction drawings are complete.

Operating as inland and coastal pas- senger vessels in both domestic and for- eign waters, developed itineraries include round-trip routes on the Eastern

Seaboard to Halifax, Nova Scotia and

New York City; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle and Portland, Ore. on the Pacific North- west; and San Francisco on the West

Coast.

Where the 19th Century Meets the

New Millennium

Delta Queen Coastal Cruises, (a whol- ly-owned operating subsidiary of Delta

Queen Steamboat Co.) houses the three remaining original steam paddlewheel- ers with overnight staterooms — name- ly the Delta Queen, the New Orleans- based company's own historic land- mark. The additional vessels, Mississip- pi Queen and American Queen (the world's largest steamboat) still offer three- to 14-day itineraries on various inland waterways throughout the Old

South.

Established in 1890, the company is aiming to redesign the new vessels with a combination that is few and far between — the joining of old world society inside, boasting modern mechanical and engineering aspects. To fully replicate this motif, Delta Queen has hired the naval architectural firm of

Seattle-based Guido Perla & Associates.

Headed by project manager, Dave Pas- ciuti, the design team's goal (according to Pasciuti), was to "blend old-world style with new technology for passenger safety and comfort." "It is a vessel that will give passengers a turn-of-the-century feel and at the (Continued on page 27)

July, 1999

Delta Queen Steamboat Co.'s new line blends historic ambiance with modern amenities — the first is due in spring 2001.

One of the historic vessels of the Fall River

Line. (Photo courtesy of The Marine Museum at

Fall River, Inc.)

Passengers will enjoy breathtaking views of the coastal scenery while dining in an atmosphere of historic elegance. !• Climate Control*

New! Faster start-up

Integrity of duct system air pressure and min/max air flows monitored at the push of a button.

There's air conditioning

Theory is one thing. But in real life, many ship air conditioning systems provide passengers and crew with a choice of two extremes, Icy Blast or Blast Furnace.

The MONOVENT changes all this. The MONOVENT supplies fresh, conditioned air silently and smoothly. Its easy-to-see LED temperature indicator dims automatically when the cabin lights are turned off. The time-based Quick Cool booster translates into improved comfort for passengers and crew and reduced operating costs for you.

The MONOVENT is a single-duct electric reheat system with precise and automatic climate control and pressure compensation that eliminates the need for tedious commissioning

And there' s IVIONOVENT ® work and tuning'So you can insta11 the air terminal at the very last moment in a new vessel, or carry out fast installation when refurbishing. The MONOVENT safely meets the EMC (Electromagnetic

Compatibility) directive and carries the C € mark.

If you are tired of blow hot, blow cold, hissing air conditioning, take a closer look at the MONOVENT.

ABB Flakt Marine

ABB Flakt Marine AB, Box 1043, SE-436 21 Askim, Sweden

Tel: +46 31 7092200, Fax: +46 31 284289

E-mail: [email protected]

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