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and completed two years earlier – then the fifth-largest cruise ship in the world . The ships share a common platform and technical specifications with some customization of the passenger areas .
” Both of these ships also largely utilise the same types of environmentallyfriendly technologies . Such features have been refined a lot over the years . Energyefficient techniques have been given plenty of emphasis in the design of Costa ’ s latest cruise ships ,” Mylly points out .
Energy-efficiency has been enhanced by the hull design , as well as by intelligent automation . Design refinements have been made by aid of simulation , experimentation , and thorough testing , to minimise the ship ’ s environmental impact . The end result is a floating ” smart city .”
The special desalination plants on board will process seawater directly and meet the ship ’ s daily water supply requirements . Furthermore , a 100 percent separate collection and recycling of such mate-

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