Maritime Reporter, January 1991

<BODY> <div> Outstanding Passenger Vessels (continued) nect the lower hulls to the upper structure. The lower hulls have hemispherical endcaps at the bow. Aft of this are two cylindrical lengths of hull of circular cross sec- tion. The deckhouse is mounted on flexible mounts. The hull of Navatek I was built by Thompson Metal Fab, Vancouver, Wash.; she was outfitted by North- west Marine, Portland, Ore.; and Trinity Marine Group, Gulfport, Miss., built her superstructure. NORDIC EMPRESS Cruise Ship Chan tiers De L'Atlantique This past year, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) of Miami en- tered the popular three- and four- night cruise market with its new 1,610-passenger Nordic Empress, delivered by GEC-Alsthom's Chan- tiers de L'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. First class accommodation for 1,610 passengers is arranged in 801 two-berth cabins and four suites over five decks of the 12-deck ship. She is fitted with Sperry Marine's Integrated Bridge System for su- perior navigation and cost-effective operations. Sixty percent of all her staterooms have a view of the sea and 71 deluxe staterooms and suites have balconies. The centerpiece and crowning achievement of the Nordic Empress is her atrium called the Centrum, which traverses nine decks and is crowned by a skylight. The atrium, which incorporates sculpture, plants and even waterfalls, is served by glass-enclosed elevators. NEW YORKER Dinner/Excursion Boat Eastern Shipyards Eastern Shipyards' Panama City, Florida facility recently completed the conversion of the 308-foot New Yorker, what is reportedly the na- tion's largest dinner cruise vessel. Circle Line, headquartered in New York City, operates the luxu- rious cruise vessel, under its wholly owned subsidiary, World Yachts, which owns a fleet of five dinner boats that have set standards in the New York area for fine dining. The former Dayliner is one of the largest capacity excursion vessels operating in the U.S., capable of carrying 3,200 passengers. Built in 1972 by Bellinger Shipyards, Jacksonville, Fla., for the Day Line in New York City, the vessel spent many years carrying passengers up the Hudson River on excursion tours. DeJong and Lebet, a naval archi- tectural firm in Jacksonville, Fla., engineered the extensive conversion project, working closely with Circle Line, and subsequently, Eastern Shipyards. U.S. Coast Guard-certified under subchapter H rules, The New York- er has a full load displacement of 2,200 long tons. She carries 30 tons of stores, 16,415 gallons of fuel, 15,700 gallons of fresh water and have a 9,776-gallon sewage tank. Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Fla., was a subcontractor to Eastern, re- sponsible for drydocking the vessel and all hull work, including the addition of the hull extension mod- ules. Eastern oversaw all of the major conversion work to the four decks as well as the installation of equipment in the galleys, bars, lounges, eleva- tors, air conditioning systems, the- ater, stage and interior decoration. According to Eastern's president Brian D'lsernia, Eastern plans to make extensive use of their ad- vanced modular fabrication tech- niques in the construction phases of The New Yorker's superstructure and interior spaces. The New Yorker measures 308 feet in length, has a beam of 65 feet, and loaded draft of 13-1/2 feet. The cruise vessel seats as many as 1,500 persons in a luxurious restaurant setting. She is powered by two EMD 16-645 E2 diesel engines. 38 A NEW CONCEPT IN GPS. CHOICE N.ivlnfo i-304-i • itammtai n-if, riNF - AUTO SKV SF.HF<: < iwrioN >:,-;. 1EMDV LEFT: U HR 0CTE UJH uilSitMWC MORE </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>