Destiny-class cruise ship
Carnival Destiny, the lead ship of the Destiny - class
The Destiny - class was developed as a series of post-Panamax cruise ships in the first half of the 1990s by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and the American company Carnival Cruise Lines. In the proposed form, however, only the type of ship was built, which was the largest cruise ship in the world with a survey of more than 100,000 GT in 1996.
The Destiny Draft served in the following years, not only as a basis for the eight ships of the Triumph, Conquest and Splendor class, but was also used by the Italian company Costa Crociere SpA taken over for the cruise ships Costa Fortuna and Costa Magica. The ships of the Dream- class that emerged since 2008, can be traced back to the Destiny class.
The design is by Joseph Farcus and is characterized by an extremely short bow and a spacious trunk. Thus the ships primarily for use in the calm waters of classic cruise regions ( Caribbean, Mediterranean) and less for Atlantic crossings are suitable.
The Triumph- class originated in the late 1990s as a direct evolution of the Destiny class. It was with the same hull dimensions and similar technology to another passenger deck ( Deck 10 - Panorama Deck ) expanded. Despite the comparatively small modification, the series of Carnival Cruise Lines will operate as a separate construction class. After the shipping company had placed two ships in service, this model was also used for two ships of the company Costa Crociere SpA utilized.
Machinery and drive
The ships of the Destiny and the Triumph class are equipped with diesel-electric machinery. In the four 16-cylinder diesel engines and the two 12 - cylinder diesel engines are developments of Sulzer (Series ZA40S ), the ( Grandi Motori Trieste), were later built by Wärtsilä under license first from GMT. The motors develop at a speed of 514/min, a cylinder capacity of 720 kW ( 980 hp) and each driving a generator of ABB, whose rated voltage is 6.6 kV. These generator sets supply the entire ship with electrical energy.
The drive of the vessels is performed conventionally with shaft and rudder. Two AC motors act directly on the two fixed-pitch propellers. To assist maneuvering three transverse thrusters in the bow and three identical systems are installed in the rear. Their pitch propellers driven by electric motors with an output of 1,720 kW (approx. 2,340 hp). A pair of fin stabilizers dampens rolling movements.
Equipment
The Destiny - Class is equipped with 12 passenger decks and is designed for approximately 2600-3400 passengers. The ships of the Triumph class provide capacity for about 2700-3500 passengers on 13 passenger decks.