Feature 1 | Cruise ship teChnology
industry is going to build bigger ships
even though they may not be profitable,
companies must stay focused on keeping
the features on the vessel in cruise
ship style and for the features that all
passengers would want onboard.
Mr Farcus also warns that when
coming up with ideas for designs there is
a need for the utmost care, as designers
are faced by two options in which they
can spend all of the budget, or spend it
wisely, he says. “I would rather devote
space and functionality to a passenger
ship,” says Mr Farcus. “Concentrating
on the details and not the gimics and
more family orientation,” he adds.
Giving an example of the Costa
Luminosa Mr Farcus highlights the
points that make that vessel a cruise ship
Costa luminosa, a recent Joseph Farcus project.
that all the family can enjoy: “It has the
biggest area for young children in the
fleet, it still has its traditional cruising
function, there are more choices of speed of 21.6knots and the capacity for is the destination. What he wanted was
how you want to relax and enhance the 2800 passengers. Not only is she the for guests boarding Costa Luminosa to
cruise. Two people can experience the largest of the fleet so far, but also has feel that it enhanced their dreams of a
ship in two different ways. the facility for cold ironing, allowing cruise experience. The realisation of
When it comes to designing a vessel her to shut down her engines in port the idea is now launched and will be
the size of the recently launched Costa and draw power from a shore based joined by Costa Deliziosa which was
Luminosa, Costa’s largest vessel to date supply. delivered in January this year and with
it is not without its challenges. The Mr Farcus said that for him when Costa Pacifica delivered in May last
294.00m Length overall cruise ship has designing Costa Luminosa he was year, making the total of three vessels
a breadth of 32.25m and a depth (to aiming to create the dream cruise ship, delivered to the Costa fleet in under a
main deck) of 13.69m. She has a service practising the philosophy that the ship year. NA
Almaco to supply AIDAblu
Almaco has recently announced that it has completed a contract to supply
galleys, pantry and provision stores onboard AIDAblu.
A
IDAblu will be the fourth confidence in Almaco’s food handling complete system basis, in accordance with
newbuilding for German-based systems fully, which satisfying AIDA’s USPH policies.
shipyard Meyer Werft that stringent requirements and high quality In addition Almaco has also supplied
Almaco Group has supplied food handling standards, as well as all USPH, say Almaco. 34 provisions stores including walk-ins
equipment. Almaco has also delivered Almaco will supply and install all the and dry stores onboard of each ship,
food handling systems to the previous equipment on the AIDAblu’s galley’s and occupying a floor area of 950m
2
. Where
three ships AIDAdiva, AIDAbella and pantries, which will occupy an area of necessary A-60 rated fire hinged and
AIDAluna and is contracted to work on 2000m
2
. The area comprises of three big sliding doors have been installed in the
the following two. galley areas and 24 pantries for bars and stores. The doors fully comply with both
The recent order encompasses the cabin service for passengers and crew. fire and instulation requirements in a
supply and installation of galleys, pantries Almaco’s scope will also included the single unit, eliminating the need to fit two
and provisions stores. This delivery of supply and installation of foundations and adjacent doors to provide fire protection
the equipment supports Meyer Werft’s stainless steel ceiling and wall panels on a and temperature
insulation.NA
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