Feature 1 | CRUISESHIP TECHNOLOGY STX in cruise debut
December 2008 saw the first cruiseship delivery to be made under the STX Europe banner, when MSC Fantasia departed from the company’s Saint Nazaire yard, in France, and was taken into service by owner MSC Cruises.
delivered three years aſter her first basic design was arrived at. At 138,000gt, the 18-deck MSC Fantasia is 333.33m long, 37.92m wide and 60m tall. She includes 1637 cabins to host a total of 3274 passengers onboard (the ship has 1325 crew). Featuring dynamic positioning and fin stabilisers, the ship is notable for its environmental and energy-saving aspects, as witnessed by the *Clean Ship 2AWT* certification conferred by Bureau Veritas. Te builder draws attention to:
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• treatment and recycling of waste and aluminium
• treatment of discharge water through Eclipse on the horizon
Late January saw the first block laid out of a total of 72 of the new 122,000gt passenger cruise vessel Celebrity Eclipse, for Celebrity Cruises in Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II, which has been lengthened by 120m. Harri Kulovaara (executive vice president maritime and newbuilding), Christer Schoug (vice president newbuilding) and project director Jarmo Laakso of Celebrity Cruises put down the traditional ‘lucky cents’ in this new part of the dock of the shipyard before the first block of the new ship was lowered by an 800tonne capacity crane. This first block weighs around. 550tonnes, is 16m long, 36.80m wide and approximately 8.00m high. Meyer Werft was represented by Bernard Meyer (managing partner), Lambert Kruse (managing director) and Uwe Wulff (project manager). Celebrity Eclipse is the third ship in a series of five luxury cruiseships for Celebrity Cruises. Delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2010. Celebrity
Eclipse will have a length overall of 317m, a breadth of 36.80m, and will be able to operate at a speed of more than 24knots. More than 2852 passengers will be accommodated in 1426 cabins.
he biggest cruiseship ever commissioned by a European shipowner, MSC Fantasia was
• guaranteed energy saving through the optimising of its air conditioning and
• the use of special fuels with a lower sulphur content
electrical systems
• the use of special polymeric paints for the hull which reduce friction with the
water. Te development of the MSC Fantasia
plans was assigned entirely to Studio De Jorio Design International, of Genoa. Marco De Jorio, son of company founder Giuseppe, acted as project leader. By 2010, the naval architecture company will see further designs take form, in
MSC Fantasia, delivered in December 2008.
the shape of: MSC Splendida and MSC Magnifica. NA
an AWT (Advanced Water Treatment) system
Keel-laying of Celebrity Eclipse. 48 The Naval Architect February 2009
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