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Cruise News mmmm of 126 ft. (38.6 m) at waterline level (155 ft. (47.4 m) breadth at the bridge wings) and its height of 237 ft. (72.3 m) from keel to the top of the funnel.

This Post-Panamax size has allowed both unique designs and interior solu- tions to be implemented onboard

Adventure of the Seas. The vessel fea- tures a four deck high horizontal prome- nade — the Royal Promenade — a pre- miere design on this ship series. Mea- suring approximately 394 ft. (120 m),

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Main Particulars - Adventure of the Seas

Classification . .Det Norske Veritas

Length, (o.a.) ...1,020 ft. (311.1 m)

Breadth, (max.) 157 ft. (48 m)

Breadth, (waterline) 127 ft. (38.6 m)

Draft 28 ft. (8.6 m)

GT 137,300

Speed, service 22 knots

Main engines 6x Wartsila

Total power 75,600 kW

Total propulsion power .... 42,000 kW

Propulsion machinery3x 14MW Azipod propulsion, two azimuthing, one fixed

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Carnival Pride Completes

Sea Trials

Sea trials on Carnival Pride at Kvaern- er Masa-Yards' Helsinki shipyard took place during the end of October - prov- ing to be rather successful. After detailed testing, it was concluded that the vessel fulfilled or superseded all specified requirements. The vessel also demonstrated its ability to produce excellent sea-going characteristics.

Pride is currently undergoing final out- fitting work at Kvaerner's Helsinki yard in time for its delivery to Carnival

Cruise Lines this December.

Celebrity's Summit Garners

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Celebrity Cruises' newest ship, Sum- mit, has become the fourth Celebrity ship to be awarded a perfect score on the intensive Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Public Health (USPH) vessel sanitation ship inspection pro- gram. The inspection covers all areas of the ship, including food preparation and handling. A passing score on the inspec- tion is 86; Celebrity ships have consis- tently scored in the mid-90s in 99 per- cent of its vessels' inspections.

Royal Olympic Cruises Delivers

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Royal Olympic Cruise Lines' Olympic

Explorer, sister ship to Royal Olympic's

Olympic Voyager is expected to reach the port of Piraeus early 2002, enabling the vessel to perform new itineraries from Venice to Piraeus, Istanbul and the

Greek Islands next summer, with

Piraeus as an alternative port of embarkation. With a cruising speed of 28 knots, Olympia Explorer is the only ship, other than its sister ship, Olympic

Voyager, able to perform this itinerary that entails eight ports in just seven days.

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