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years are purpose-built, are more luxu- public areas, including the ? ooring, fur- Rood says demand has been growing

New Boats rious, have larger cabins and a number niture, light ? xtures and cabins were rapidly over the past three years, which of cabins with balconies. upgraded to a very sleek, classic Ameri- is why the ? eet has expanded from two

Lund believes one of the reasons this can look. “We worked on everything ships to nine. “It all has to do with the market continues to grow is due to re- the passenger would experience,” says fact that people want a more mind-en- peat cruisers who have done standard Tillberg. “Our designs start by hand. We riched, high-value vacation. None of

Blount to Build cruise vacations looking for something do them on paper before putting them our products are for the ? rst-time trav-

Chicago Tour Boat new. “If you’ve been to the usual des- into a computer. This gives a more per- eler.” tinations like the Caribbean, Mediter- sonal style to the design process.” These 5-star river cruising vessels ranean and the Baltic, you probably Haimark® Ltd. (Haimark® Line’s are required to be built locally but all would like to see other areas of the sister company) also operates eight building projects are supervised by world,” he says. river vessels on exotic rivers in the Far Haimark’s team of engineers and ship-

Of particular note in SunStone’s char- East on the Amazon that take passen- builders. “We have two ships on the ter ? eet is the 87-m, 210-passenger MS gers to such destinations as India, Ma- Ganges built in Calcutta, ships on the

Saint Laurent, operated by Haimark® yanmar, and Cambodia. The company Irrawaddy built locally and ships on the

Image: Blount Boats

Line (and owned by Clipper Cruises has a unique arrangement whereby tour Macon River, all built in Ho Chi Minh

Ltd.), which is touted as the ? rst high operators will book a Haimark® vessel City, Saigon. The Amazon Discovery quality, small ship in the domestic for a period of time and then market the delivered in October 2015, was built

Blount Boats, Inc. has been con- cruise market. The Saint Laurent travels ship under their own brand. “About 75 in Iquitos. Yacht-style cruising is also tracted to build a 100 x 35-ft. steel the Great Lakes in the summer and the percent of our business goes through a popular vacation alternative. In 2015, passenger ferry boat for Shoreline

Caribbean in winter. Starting in 2016, these operators and river cruise com- Windstar Cruises took delivery of the

Sightseeing Co., Chicago, Ill. The she’ll cruise to Cuba, the ? rst ship of panies. The other 25 percent we sell luxury sailing yacht’s Star Breeze and proposed 300-plus passenger, Sub- its kind to do so from Miami in over 60 ourselves,” said Hans Rood, President Star Legend; both underwent an $8.5

Chapter K vessel was designed by years. of Haimark Travel. “It’s an interesting million renovation each to various pub-

Seacraft Design, LLC, Sturgeon

Tillberg Design also worked on the success formula that gives us a lot of lic spaces, suites and dining venues.

Bay, Wisc. And will operate as an refurbishment of the Saint Laurent. All momentum.” Windstar is planning a $3 million ad- architectural tour boat in partially protected waters. The shipbuilding contract was signed on June 30 The vessel is the second being built by

Blount for Shoreline, and delivery is slated for spring 2016. The ves- sel will be powered by twin Volvo

D13 MH, 400hp diesels with twin 65 kW John Deere generators, ZF

W325 gearboxes, 2.933:1 ratio and

Exquisite Interiors 44-in. diameter, four-blade propel- lers.

For two decades Tillberg Design &

Associates has envisioned extraor- dinary interior out? t for passenger vessels large and small. Pictured are

Main Particulars: interiors of a vessel called Tere Moana

Length o.a., molded ...............100 ft.

with Paul Gauguin Cruises.

Length, bpp .............................97.5 ft.

Beam, molded ..........................35 ft.

Depth amidships, molded .......7.5 ft.

Displacement, light ship ...................

........................Approx. 150 long tons

Displacement, fully loaded ............Approx. 200 long tons

Draft amidships, light ship ...3.66 ft.

Draft amidships, fully loaded 4.25 ft.

Air draft, min./ max ...14.1/14.75 ft.

Passenger capacity, main deck (? xed seating).........300+

Fuel Oil capacity .........1,800 gallons

Potable water capacity 1,500 gallons

Holding tank capacity 1,500 gallons

Engines ..............Two Volvo D13 MH, .....................400 BHP @ 1,800 RPM

Gears ................ZF W325 gearboxes, ......................................2.933:1 ratio

Propelelr......44-in. diameter 4-blade

Speed, maximum at full load (approximate) ..............11 knots

Certi? cation ......USCG Subchapter K

Route ......Partially Protected waters/ ..............................Limited Coastwise

Gross tonnage (US Regulatory) < 100 (Courtesy: Tillberg Design & Associates) www.marinelink.com 45

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