Photo: Meyer Werft GmbH
With its “Celebrity Solstice” Meyer Werft set new standards in cruise ship energy efficiency.
to that of the 2001-built “Radiance of the
bring Meyer Werft into the epicentre of
of the hull accommodates the crew quar-
Seas”, a ship which is about 30% smaller.
public interest this spring. AIDA Cruises,
ters and the engine, while the forward,
A diversified approach helped to achieve
which is an extremely popular cruise brand
110 metres long section houses all pas-
this impressive result, including mainly op-
on the German market, turns its delivery
senger facilities. Advantages of this design
timised hydrodynamics through a new hull
voyages down Ems river into a big hap-
is a very high passenger comfort without
form, but also optimisations to the ship’s
pening attracting thousands of spectators
any noise and vibration as well as the abil-
lighting, to the propulsion, to the evapo-
and extensive media interest. Somewhat
ity to enter even small locks by disconnect-
rators producing potable water, etc. Mey-
smaller – but by no means less innovative –
ing the two hulls (which reduces the ‘Twin-
er’s cruise ship order book is very well filled
are the river cruise vessels built by Neptun
Cruiser’s’ overall length. So far Neptun has
for the next few years, comprising four sis-
Werft GmbH, an affiliate of Meyer Werft
delivered six ships of this design, includ-
ter ships of the “Celebrity Solstice” (out
within the Meyer Neptun Group. Neptun
ing ultimately the 106-passengers “Premi-
of which the first, “Celebrity Equinox”,
has successfully specialised on river cruise
con Queen” in June 2008. Currently Nep-
is scheduled for delivery in early autumn
ships, and as its so far biggest innovation
tun Werft is working on a contract for two
2009), four club cruise vessels for AIDA
launched the patented ‘TwinCruiser’ de-
conventional river cruise ships for German
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