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Masa-Yards (KMY) and its forebears.

The shipbuilder's track record in meet- ing delivery undertakings has been rein- forced by its delivery of the latest, sem- inal vessel on schedule. The accom- plishment has been all the greater for the production setbacks it suffered during the early part of the year when the ship sustained a fire and mainly smoke- incurred damage while alongside at

Turku. "Like no vacation on earth" is embla- zoned along the sides of the hull of a vessel in which the design focus has been not only on combining the biggest- ever cruise passenger volume with very high standards of comfort and service, but also on melding passenger scale with considerable variety in shipboard activity and facilities. While acutely aware of customers' rising expectations and perceptions of 'value-for-money,' the shipowner has sought to bolster overall revenue generation through higher quality and imaginative new activity options.

The size of the shipboard community at any time during the course of its seven-day voyages in the Western

Caribbean is startling, whether judged by the lower-bed passenger capacity measure of 3,138 or maximum of 3,840, together with up to 1,180 crew.

Voyager has occupied some of the best minds in interior design as well as some of the most innovative minds in naval architecture. The vessel furthermore denotes the attainment of a new mile- stone in the passengership domain as regards marine engineering technology, expressed in its refined diesel-electric power and propulsion system incorpo- rating a triple Azipod configuration.

Voyager of the Seas is emphatically also

Main Particulars

Flag Liberia

Classification Det Norske Veritas

Length, (o.a.) 1,021 ft. (311.1 m)

Length, (b.p.) 901 ft. (274.7 m)

Breadth, (max.) 156 ft. (47.4 m)

Breadth, (molded) 127 ft. (11.7 m)

Depth (to promenade) 70 ft. (21.3 m)

GT 137,300

Draft, (design) 28 ft. (8.6 m)

Draft, (scantling) 9 ft. (8.8 m)

Air draft 208 ft. (63.5 m)

Speed, service 22 knots

Passengers 3,840

Crew 1,18

Main engines . .6x Wartsila 12V46C, medium speed

Output 12,600 kW @ 514 rpm each

Alternators 6x ABB Industry

Output 3-phasel 1,000V, 60Hz

Propulsion motors ABB Marine

Output 3x 14,000 kW/0-140rev/min.

Propulsion units ABB Azipod Oy

Output 2x 360 deg FP Azipod

Bow thrusters Kamewa

Roll stabilization equipment Brown Brothers

Mooring equipment... .Brissonneau & Lotz Marine

Integrated navigation system .Litton Marine Systems

Radars Litton

Satellite navigation system Trimble/Litton

Fire detection/alarm systems Autronica

Fire extinguishing systems Unitor, Marioff

December, 1999 a new showcase for the concept of redundancy, applied to the main ship- board operating systems, and signifying central concerns with issues of reliabili- ty and safety.

The design of the new leviathan suc- ceeds in combining the largest-ever cruiseship passenger capacity with spa- cious staterooms and public areas, accentuated by the truly remarkable,

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Circle 246 on Reader Service Card 31 four-deck high, interi- or promenade, culmi- nating at each end in an 11-deck high atri- um. Evocative of the renowned Burlington

Arcade in London, the

Royal Promenade extends for 394 ft. (120 m) through the heart of the vessel, flanked by a wide selection of shops, restaurants and entertainment areas, and incorporating special lighting and color- ing effects to change its ambience, just as the day turns into night. The fact that