FOURTH LNG CRUISE SHIP
As Mardi Gras sailed off for Rotterdam , it was time for celebration – while Celebration is , coincidentally , also the name of the follow-up sister ship , already in production at the shipyard .
Looking at Mardi Gras , the biggest thing from a tech perspective is the use
of LNG propulsion and the sophisticated systems which support it ; with this greenand-lean package , she will be perhaps the most environmentally friendly ship to sail the North American waters .
Leinonen explains that Mardi Gras is the fourth LNG powered vessel from Turku : Viking Grace and Megastar got the ball running , and the Excellence Class vessels – Costa Smeralda and Mardi Gras – represent the new generation of LNG cruise ships .
“ Even as Smeralda and Mardi Gras are both Excellence Class and utilize the same platform , so to speak , they are both also prototypes of their own right ,” he adds .
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