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gines, the 354-foot, twin hull luxury ship's summer itinerary offers cruises in the Baltic and Mediterra- nean. Its homeport is San Juan,

Puerto Rico.

The 20,000-ton Radisson Dia- mond has a unique four-stabilizer fin design and is 103 feet wide and has a 26-foot draft. The vessel can accommodate 354 passengers with a crew of 192. The four stabilizer fins, supplied by Brown Brothers, are some of the largest ever made, and, in combination with a KaMeWa fault tolerant control system, pro- vide independent control of pitch, roll and heave. KaMeWa also sup- plied the ship's two controllable pitch propellers.

There are two propulsion plants comprising Wartsila Vasa 6R32E and Wartsila Vasa 8R32E diesel engines utilizing heavy fuel.

The ship features 177 luxury class cabins, most with private balconies that overlook the sea.

The Radisson Diamond offers complete facilities for corporate con- ferences and incentive groups. Of particular interest to business ex- ecutives is the ship's state-of-the- art communications technology, such as the direct-dial telephones, facsimile machines, computers, printers and the availability of sat- ellite communication networking.

A 230-seat lounge called "Win- dows" located on the eighth deck at the bow offers a sweeping panoramic view of the ocean. Besides the Grand

Dining Room, there is also "The

Grill," a 110-seatindoor/outdoor spe- cialty restaurant overlooking the sun deck.

Other recreational facilities aboard include a 40-person casino, library, underwater viewing room, large outdoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, spa and fitness center, sau- nas, golf driving range and workout room. A special hydraulically- oper- ated floating marina at the stern offers a staging area for water recre- ational sports.

RADISSON DIAMOND

Equipment List

Main engines Wartsila Diesel

Generators Wartsila Diesel

CP propellers KaMeWa

Gears Renk Tacke

Bowthrusters Brunvoll

Fin stabilizers Brown Brothers

Boilers Aquamaster-Rauma

Automation system ABB Stromberg

Radars/doppler log Krupp Atlas

Lifeboats/tenders Harding Safety

Freezing/cooling plant Sabroe

Fire doors J. Saajos

Evaporators Osmotec/Serck Como

Garbage handling system Norsk Hydro

Separators Alfa-Laval

Mooring & anchor winches Aquamaster-

Rauma

A/C plant Hi-Pres

Watertight doors Definn

Cabins Parma

Galley equipment Metos Marine

Floating platform Alfa Cae

Elevators Dan-Elevator

Union Naval de

Levante (UNL)

Crown Jewel

One of the largest cruise ships to be built in Spain to date, the 19,089- gt Crown Jewel, was delivered in 1992 to Boca Raton, Fla.-based

Crown Cruise Line, part of Effjohn

International.

The 537-foot Crown Jewel has a 74-foot breadth and an 18-foot draft.

The luxury passenger vessel is ar- ranged to provide extensive visibil- ity of the sea. An immense pan- oramic glass wall fills the central atrium with natural light which then radiates into the decks from within. The public spaces are all designed to lead to the atrium to provide the passengers with a pleas- ant reference point for their orienta- tion aboard ship. Four elevators, two forward and two aft, as well as a broad staircase, make vertical travel to different decks easy and comfort- able.

The vessel's propulsion units con- sist of four Wartsila diesel engines driving KaMeWa propellers through

Renk-Tacke reduction gears.

KaMeWa thrusters and thruster engines assist with propulsion and maneuverability. ABB Stromberg outfitted the vessel with engine con- trols, while Tenfjord and

Aeromarine-Sperry supplied steer- ing controls.

Shipboard power is supplied by four Siemens generators, driven by

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