photo : MEYER TURKU OY
INTRODUCING THE AQUADOME
The prominent Aquadome structure on top of the ship ’ s top deck has been designed for arranging water acrobatics shows while the area also includes a bar with a 220 degree ocean view , shops and dining venues . The dome was manufactured as a prefabricated modules at Meyer Turku shipyard and lifted in one piece onboard the vessel where it landed on 4th November 2022 .
” Installation work of the Aquadome interior and systems is progressing on schedule . The Aquadome is the most demanding area of the vessel from a shipbuilder ’ s point of view . It is a very technical space with lots of moving parts , incorporating 44 different systems to be commissioned – sort of a project within the project ,” Mr . Jantunen points out .
” The Aquadome ’ s glass sphere is 55 metres in diameter , but it has no intermediate support pillars . The base of the dome is welded onto the ship , but the upper levels are connected with flexible joints . The world class steel-designing team of our shipyard has strongly contributed to the finalisation of the dome ’ s structures .”
MODULAR EFFICIENCY
In addition to the Aquadome sphere , the ship ’ s hull in way of the LNG fuel tanks – including the LNG tanks themselves – was prefabricated in Germany as a floating ship piece .
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The energy consumption of the vessels systems is dynamically optimised .
” Furthermore , the engine casings including all equipment ventilation and sprinkler tubes , catalyzers , noise mufflers etc ., are also prefabricated modular structures . The ship has an exceptional number of prefabricated technical modules : 1 710 in total , of which 1 650 have already been installed . Ready-made units help to make the shipbuilding work more efficient ,” Jantunen explains .
Even the 15 of the 19 on-board service elevators are of plug-in type . The first three of them were ready for production use onboard in April 2023 . In May , a total of ten service elevators are already operational , helping out in the transport logistics of construction work .
HUGE DIMENSIONS
The main dimensions of the ship had already been determined when the ship was ordered , i . e . before the shipbuilding commenced . However , the Covid-19 pandemic brought about a delay of 18 months
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