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sea ? eet) needed to be ice strengthened rowing a page from megayacht design, to provide access to Zodiac rafts. Silver depths- there is a new consideration; the with additional plating, and a bulbous employs “Novurania” yacht tenders that Cloud’s re? t also included special load- two Seabourn newbuilds and Crystal bow was installed. are deployed from a platform accessible ing platforms, cranes and ? oats for Zo- Endeavor will be providing special ac-

Seabourn, a luxury offering in the Car- by a staircase at the vessel stern. The Se- diac rafts used by passengers, a feature cess for mini submarines, as the opera- nival family, is building two Expedition abourn vessels, still under construction, throughout the sector. But, as the expe- tors provide yet more in the way of new style vessels, with PC6 designation, for will utilize shell doors at the waterline dition bar is raised- with travels to new experiences. voyaging in ice-bound waters. Sea- bourn Venture, under construction at the

T. Mariotti yard, in Genoa, is scheduled to launch in June 2021, with the sister ship, so far un-named. set to launch a year later.

In design of Expedition vessel, re- dundancy is key. Ruud, from Ulstein, comments that: Two GE engines are in- stalled in each of two engine rooms for redundancy purposes, and according to

Safe Return to Port requirements. Other design tweaks are also needed. Capacity for fuel, water and storage of provisions must consider the logistics of voyages far from readily available replenishment.

HVAC design must consider the extreme cold (or heat, for tropical itineraries).

Access to varied watercraft that pas- sengers (usually accompanied by spe- cialized naturalist guides) can board for close-up exploration is an important de- sign consideration. Celebrity Flora, bor-

Celebrity Flora Technical Specs (Source: De Hoop Shipyard)

Principal particulars

Length, o.a. ...........................................101.5 m

Length, bpp ...........................................97.43 m

Beam, molded ............................................17 m

Depth, molded (maindeck) ..........................6.5 m

Draught, molded .........................................4.5m

Propulsion power ..............................2x 1450 kW

Passion for excellence

Bow thruster power .............................2x 400 kW

Speed, max ........................................14.5 knots

Deadweight (T = 4.5 m) .............................1200t

Gross tonnage ..........................................5922t

Passengers .................................................100

Passenger suites ...........................................50

Crew & Personal suite attendants ....................80

Crew & Personal suites ...................................52

Tank capacities

Fuel oil ..............................................255 cu. m.

Repairs

Fresh water .......................................175 cu. m.

Sewage grey .....................................150 cu. m.

Sewage black ......................................45 cu. m.

& Conversions

Treated water holding .........................140 cu. m.

Urea ....................................................16 cu. m.

Water ballast .....................................530 cu. m.

Classi? cation

Lloyd Register of Shipping astander.es d astican.es

VISIT: 100A1, Passenger Ship, *IWS, EC0 (BWT, IHM, OW,

P, SEEMP), LMC, PSMR* UMS, DP(AM), NAV1, PCAC

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