TMP Retained By Carnival Cruise Lines To Supervise Liner Construction Project

Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami, Fla., has retained Technical Marine Planning (Group) Ltd., London, England, as consulting naval architects and marine engineers to supervise the construction of a passenger cruise liner being built by Aalborg Vaerft, Denmark.

Ordered last July, the passenger cruise liner is modern in design and appearance.

The 200-meter-long (656-foot) vessel will have a capacity of 1,420 passengers in over 500 air-conditioned cabins, each with TV and private facilities. It is being built for cruise service, with emphasis on high standards for the safety, comfort and entertainment of passengers. Public areas include saloon-bar lounges, three swimming pools, a discotheque, casino, and a 700-seat dining saloon. The vessel will be manned by a crew of 530.

The machinery design will provide bridge control of the unmanned engine rooms, and extensive automation. The propulsion plant consists of two Sulzer slow-speed diesel engines developing a total of 26,600 bhp, each driving a controllable-pitch propeller, giving the vessel a cruising speed of 20 knots. Two shaft generators of 2,500 kw each provide the vessel's electrical requirements at sea.

Three diesel alternator sets generate electrical power in port. The vessel will be equipped with a folding fin type stabilizer and a bowthruster.

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 6, Apr 1980

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