Vista-class cruise ship
Zuiderdam, type ship Vista-class
- Cunard Line
- Costa Cruises
- Holland America Line
- P & O Cruises
The Vista -Class is a series of Panamax cruise ships, which was developed for the British-American cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc. Between 2001 and 2010, eleven ships were built in different locations of the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, initially only for Holland America Line. Today, Vista-class ships at four different Group brands in use, either in the original design, or as an evolution or adaptation to the specific requirements of each brand.
The class designation Vista goes to the Spanish or Italian word for " view ", " view ", " perspective" back and refers to the large glass surfaces and bright interiors. The design allows a view of the sea at eighty five percent of the cabins. Sixty-seven percent of the cabins also have balconies and thus represent the most popular with guests category.
- 2.1 Vista-class
- 2.2 Signature Class
- 2.3 Hybrid Spirit-/Vista-Klasse
Common features and variants
While cruise ships a construction class often differ from each other only in details, developed in the Vista - class in the course of time several versions. The previously built ships differ both in the hull length and gross tonnage (GT ), and in the technology, design and equipment.
In its main features, the design can be traced back to the ships of the Spirit class, which were built between 1999 and 2004 on behalf of the American Carnival Corporation in the Finnish Kvaerner Masa Yards AB, today's STX Finland Oy. The similarities between the two construction classes include primarily the Panamax compliant hull width of 32.20 m and the drive over two propeller gondolas of the type ABB Azipod with a total capacity of 35.24 MW. The drive systems are equipped with 4-blade fixed pitch propellers and allow a speed of up to 24 knots. Power supply and distribution systems, ship automation and the two drive systems were designed, developed and built by ABB.
Type of ship Vista class is the Zuiderdam, which was placed the end of 2002 for the premium brand Holland America Line in service.
Vista-class
History
The Zuiderdam, the first ship in the Vista-class was laid on 18 April 2001 with the hull number 6075 at Fincantieri in Marghera on Kiel. On 14 December 2001 was followed by the flooding of the building dock of technical Launched in December 2002 and entry into service in Holland- America Line. In July 2003, followed by the Oosterdam and Westerdam in April 2004, which were also built in Marghera for the Holland- America Line. With a length of 285.30 m was the Zuiderdam at the time of entry into the largest ship in the fleet.
In 2002, Carnival Corporation ordered from Fincantieri another cruise ship in the Vista-class. Initially it was planned to put it in Holland- America Line Noordam as in service. Then the company decided yet during the construction phase to transfer the modified, extended at 289.90 m Hull with the yard number 6078 to the Cunard Line and to bring as Queen Victoria in driving. However, after the keel was laid on 12 July 2003 there were numerous restructuring following the merger of the first purely American Carnival Corporation, the cruise division of the British P & O to today's world market leader Carnival Corporation & plc. Finally, on the initiative of Cunard Line fell in mid-2004, the decision to complete the hull as Arcadia for the British P & O Cruises. The ship was christened on 12 April 2005 and put into service.
The last ship of the original Vista class, the Noordam was, put into service on 22 February 2006 with the baptism in New York again for Holland America Line.
To the construction of the later Queen Victoria ( hull number 6127 ) to implement a matching to the tradition of Cunard Line exterior appearance, the shipyard modified the Vista design again. The hull of the ship was strengthened and extended for a further five meters, which means the Panamax specification is now completely exhausted. The keel-laying ceremony took place on 19 May 2006 held at the shipyard in Marghera, near Venice, the handover to Cunard on 24 November 2007.
Machinery
The characteristic feature of Vista - class ships used by the Holland- America Line are the two sleek, successively arranged chimneys. Because the ships are also used in areas with harsh ride Umweltauflangen (eg waters around Alaska), in addition to three 16-cylinder and two 12 - cylinder V- engines of Sulzer ZA40S series a gas turbine of the type General Electric LM2500 is installed. The gas turbine is installed together with the two 12 - cylinder engines in the front of the two machinery spaces. The overall performance of the machine system is 65.840 kW, with 14 MW are provided by the gas turbine. In general, the ships are operated with diesel generators, the gas turbine is used only in lanes with stringent environmental regulations for use.
In the Arcadia, which was completed under hull number 6078 for P & O Cruises, as well as at the Queen Victoria Carnival renounced the gas turbine.
Equipment
The four ships in the original Vista class are measured with a hull length of 285.30 m with about 82,300 GT. For double occupancy of the cabins they provide 11 public decks capacity for 1,900 passengers ( 43.3 GT / passenger). The onboard facilities include four restaurants, bars and lounges, a theater room in the front section of the fuselage, as well as a wellness area and shopping. A special feature of the ships are the four amidships arranged external glass lifts.
Itself can still recognize the characteristic shape of their chimney that Arcadia was originally intended for use in the Cunard Line. Aside from their lengthened fuselage, it differs in terms of passenger capacity and the deck layout, but only slightly from the other ships in the Vista-class and over 11 decks accommodate 2,000 passengers in a space ratio of 41.5 GT / passenger.
With 90 049 gross tons and a length of 294 meters, the Queen Victoria of the Cunard Line is the largest ship in the modified Vista-class. It has 995 cabins; based on double occupancy results in a generous space ratio of 45.1 GT / passenger. In addition to the further extension of the hull superstructure were increased by another deck and equipped with sophisticated equipment designed specifically for the British cruise market. The outside elevators were moved into the interior, in order to realize the freed space amidships generously sized staterooms and suites can. The layout inside the hull differs significantly from the original Vista design. A special feature of the ship is the two- class configuration ( " Britannia class ' and the high-order " Grill Class " ).
Signature Class
History
Due to the great success of the first four Vista - class ships, Carnival Corporation & plc ordered two more, revised and modernized vessels - known as the Signature class - according to the slogan of the Holland Amerike Line as a premium brand "A Signature of Excellence " be. The launch of the first vessel, yard number 6149 took place on 27 September 2007 in Marghera. After the handover on 16 June 2008, the new building on 27 July 2008, christened by Queen Beatrix and then as Eurodam put into service. At this time she was the largest ship built for Holland America Line and brought into service.
The floating of the identical Nieuw Amsterdam was made on 30 October 2009 also in Marghera. The ship was delivered on 2 July 2010 and made two days later as their new flagship service.
Machinery
With the ships of the Signature class the machinery of a fundamental modernization has undergone. The five engines of older Sulzer type were replaced by six newly developed diesel engines from Caterpillar MaK. The two eight- cylinder in-line and the four 12 - cylinder V- engines, the M43C series together provide 64,000 kW. The electrical systems were adjusted accordingly.
Equipment
The ships of the Signature class have 11 passenger decks and provide capacity for 2,100 passengers. They are based on the 285.30 meter long hull of the Vista class, but differ in the extent and design of the two upper decks. There 56 more cabins and a new, amidships, this restaurant have been established. In a survey of approximately 86,000 gross tonnage results for the Signature class, a space ratio of 41 GT / passenger.
Hybrid Vista-/Spirit-Klasse
History
The two ships of the developed for the Italian company Costa Crociere hybrid Vista-/Spirit-Klasse are a survey of nearly 93,000 gross tonnage, the largest variations of the construction class. The keel laying of the Costa Luminosa took place in Marghera on 5 October 2007. It was put into service in May 2009. The sister ship Costa Deliziosa was placed on the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona in Kiel and towed in July 2008 for completion by Marghera. The floating dock in place in March 2009, which put into service in February 2010.
The last ship for the time being of the hybrid Vista-/Spirit-Klasse is the Queen Elizabeth of Cunard Line. The construction contract was signed in October 2007. The keel of the hull number 6187 took place on June 2, 2009 in Monfalcone. The flooding of the dock - the technical launch - took place on January 5, 2010. The ship was put into service in early October 2010. The Queen Elizabeth is a survey of 90 901 gross tonnage, the second largest ship ever built for the Cunard Line.
Machinery
Likewise, two eight-cylinder in-line engines and four 12 - cylinder V- engines of the type Caterpillar MaK M43C come as the Signature class even with the ships of the hybrid Vista-/Spirit-Klasse with a total output of 64,000 kW. As the first Italian cruise ship, Costa Deliziosa was equipped with technology for shore power supply. So that it can be powered from the land side with electrical energy during idle periods in specially equipped ports.
Equipment
The deck plans of the hybrid Vista-/Spirit-Klasse have parallels to the modified Vista-class, however, are equipped with 12 passenger decks, which were designed differently according to the requirements of the shipping companies. On the Queen Elizabeth 71 percent have balconies of the 1,046 cabins. The Raumverhälnis is 43.5 GT / passenger. Like all ships of the company is also the Queen Elizabeth designed for two classes ( " Britannia Class" and "Grill Class" ).
The two built for Costa Crociere ships each have 1,130 cabins with a proportion of balcony cabins of about 59 percent. The space ratio is 41 to 32.8 GT / passenger.
Comparable construction classes
- Spirit class (approx. 85,900 GT, Carnival Cruise Lines, Shipyard: Kvaerner Masa Yards AB)
- Radiance - class ( approximately 90,100 GT, Royal Caribbean International, Shipyard: Meyer Werft )
- Coral Class (approx. 91,600 GT, Princess Cruises, Built by: Chantiers de l' Atlantique)
- Musica class ( approximately 92,400 gross tonnage, MSC Crociere, Built by: Chantiers de l' Atlantique)
- Jewel- class ( approximately 93,000 GT, Norwegian Cruise Line, Built by: Meyer Werft )
Ships
Vista-class
Signature Class
Hybrid Spirit-/Vista-Klasse
Gallery
Oosterdam ( Holland America Line )
Westerdam ( Holland America Line )
Noordam ( Holland America Line )
Arcadia (P & O Cruises)
Queen Victoria ( Cunard Line)
Eurodam ( Holland America Line )
Costa Luminosa (Costa Crociere )
Costa Deliziosa (Costa Crociere )
Nieuw Amsterdam ( Holland America Line )
Queen Elizabeth ( Cunard Line)