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Photos (clockwise from top left): Celebration (Kockums); Norsum (NKK); Sovereign of the Seas (Chantiers de I'Atlantique); Monaco (Perana). Caribbean Princess was delivered early last year by Fjellstrand A/S of Norway to her owners, Viking Ex- press Ltd. (Bahamas). At present, the 127-foot vessel operates between Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Freeport, Bahamas. The Caribbean Princess, with a maximum speed of 35 knots, is equipped with two MTU engines providing a total output of 3,896 bhp, and Lips fixed-pitch propel- CARIBBEAN PRINCESS Equipment List Main engines . . . MTU Auxiliary engines .... Mercedes-Benz Stamford FP propellers . . . .Lips Marine gears . ... ZF Radars . . Furuno Satnav . . Furuno Navigation lights . . . Aqua Gyrocompass . Anschutz Echo sounder . .Hondex Autopilot Robertson Radiotelephones and watchreceiver . . . Sailor VHF emergency com. set . . Skanti Intercom/PA . . . NTW TV-supervision system . . . Hitachi STAL Refrigeration appointed "OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIP SUPPLIER OF 1986"—and again for 1987! PREMIER AIR CONDITIONING FOR THE WORLD'S PREMIER CRUISE SHI Pi STAL water chillers with screw compres- sors for air conditioning. So far chosen for more than 100 cruise and passenger ships to some 50 shipowners. STAL air conditioning—where it really matters STAL Refrigerati + 4611 21 40 00, Tel Circle 316 on Reader Service Card 20 lers. Together with the vessel's ad- vanced slender hull design, the Car- ibbean Princess's high speed pro- duces favorable operating costs and high reliability. With a passenger capacity of 310, the Caribbean Princess has a tourist class saloon on the first deck and a first class and exclusive VIP class saloon on the second deck. Other entertainment facilities on board in- clude a cafeteria/bar and 14 slot machines. CINDERELLA Marinteknik Last year, City Jet Line, a newly formed ferry company based in Stockholm, took delivery of the 137 Vi -foot fast ferry/day cruise boat Cinderella from Marinteknik Ver- stads AB, Oregrund, Sweden. The Cinderella, a double deck fer- ry with a passenger capacity of 450, operates on a 60-nautical mile route from Stockholm to the Stockholm Archipelago. The Cinderella differs from pre- vious archipelago craft in that she is reportedly the first to use waterjet propulsion. With a cruising speed of 22 knots, she is powered by four Scania DSI 14 engines. The engines drive two Marinjet waterjets sup- plied by Marinejet Power System. The upper deck of the Cinderella is an 85-seat restaurant. The ferry also has a cafeteria in her main saloon. DISCOVERY III Nichols Bros. The 1,000-passenger sternwheeler Discovery III was built and deliv- ered by Nichols Bros. Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash., to own- ers Alaska Riverways, Inc., Fair- banks, Alaska, last year. The Discovery III has an overall length of 156 feet, beam of 34 feet and a draft of 3 feet. The sternwheel is propelled by an advanced hydrau- DISCOVERY III Equipment List Main engines Detroit Diesel Steering system Wagner Generator engines GMC Motor starters Klockner-Moeller VHF radio Harris Wiring & lighting . . .Hardware Specialties Coatings Hempel Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
