Dream-class cruise ship
Carnival Dream, the lead ship of the "Dream " class
The Dream- class (German Dream ) is a series of post-Panamax cruise ships, which was first made in 2009 for the American company Carnival Cruise Lines in service. With a hull length of over 300 meters and a maximum passenger capacity of 4,600 vessels of the Dream class are currently the largest of the shipping company.
The design of the Dream- class is due to the construction of the Destiny - class from the year 1996 in its fundamentals. The body, however, was significantly enlarged and modernized appearance being preserved with the characteristic short bow.
History
On 14 December 2005, the tourism group Carnival Corporation & plc and the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri signed a contract for the construction of six cruise ships, including two ships in a size of about 130,000 gt for cruise operator Carnival Cruise Lines.
The type of ship " Carnival Dream " was laid in January 2008 to Kiel and delivered on 21 September 2009. She was at that time the largest ship in the shipping company. The keel laying of the second ship " Carnival Magic " took place on 12 January 2010 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone. She went on April 27, 2011 in service. The third ship in the Dream- class is called " Carnival Breeze " and was commissioned in December 2009 in order. The delivery should take place in April 2012 originally, but has been postponed to June 2012.
The anticipated for 2014 New for Costa Crociere is also based on the legend - Class but is structurally expanded and referred to as " Super Costa " class. The official keel laying of the " Costa Diadema " took place in Marghera on December 10, 2012.
Machinery and drive
The ships of the Dream class are equipped with diesel-electric machinery. The six V12 -cylinder diesel engines, the Wärtsilä 46 series run at a speed of 514/min and are linked to generators that supply the ship with electricity. Each generator at a voltage of 11 kV, an output of 12.3 MW. The two propeller engines manufactured by Converteam are built into the hull and develop at speeds of up to 135/min a power of 22 MW, which is transmitted via shaft to the 6-blade fixed pitch propeller with a diameter of 5.80 m. Each propeller has a mass of approximately 26.9 tons. Both Becker rudder of the type TLFKSR have an area of 26 m² each. They can be moved independently of each other and allow a high maneuverability, so that only two transverse thrusters are required in the stern of the ship. They are complemented by three identical systems in the bow.