A-Rosa Bella
A'Rosa Bella on the Danube
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A-Rosa Bella (registered ship name: A'Rosa Bella ) is a river cruise ship built in 2001/02 by A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH in Rostock. Since the official commissioning in May 2002, the ship has been used for river cruises on the entire navigable Danube . In addition to her, the shipping company uses the structurally identical sister ships A'Rosa Donna , A'Rosa Mia and A'Rosa Riva in this area .
history
The company Seetours, jointly managed as a joint venture by the Deutsche Seereederei (DSR) and the British shipping company P&O, decided in 2001 to offer sea cruises on the Danube as well as ocean cruises with the shipping company's own ship A'Rosa Blu under the brand name A'Rosa . For this purpose, the company ordered two new cabin passenger ships from the Neptun shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde . In 2001, the shipyard switched its production to inland waterways as a result of EU restrictions on new ships . The two completed ships A'Rosa Bella and A'Rosa Donna were handed over to the shipping company in March 2002 . Due to the width of 14.40 m it was not possible to transfer the ships over the usual route over the Kiel Canal , Wadden Sea and Rhine , because the Main-Danube Canal is only for ships up to a width of 11 , 40 m passable. Therefore, the two ships were on pontoons loaded and towed composite via the Black Sea to the mouth of the Danube to Constanta transported. There they were unloaded and drove under their own power over the Danube-Black Sea Canal to Oltenita . The transfer took a total of 22 days.
On May 9, 2002, the ship went on a maiden voyage from the Danube Delta to Passau. The sister ship A'Rosa Donna followed a day later on the same route. In 2003 the joint venture with P&Q was dissolved. The river cruise brand A-Rosa was incorporated into the DSR subsidiary Arkona with the three ships delivered up to this point in time. After a management buy-out in 2009, ownership of the entire fleet was transferred to the newly founded independent A-Rosa Flussschiff GmbH.
Furnishing
The A'Rosa Bella is a three-deck cabin ship of the 4-star category with 100 double cabins with an area of 14.5 to 16.5 m². The cabins are air-conditioned and are each equipped with a shower, double bed, safe and flat screen TV. The 48 units on the middle deck have a French balcony. Behind four double cabins in the bow area of the lower deck are 42 cabins that are equipped with an additional sofa bed. The two lower decks are designed as pure relaxation areas for passengers and crew. The crew cabins are located in the rear area of the two decks, which is impaired by the engine noise.
A fully glazed lounge with bar and stage was set up on the bow side on the upper deck . Behind it is the fitness and wellness area with massage options, a fitness room and two saunas. In the entrance area in the middle of the ship, an on-board shop was set up next to the reception. Six passenger cabins are connected to this area on the port side and the on-board cafe is on the starboard side. Behind another small lounge is the restaurant in the middle of which the buffet area and kitchen have been set up. The restaurant has an open aft deck . A swimming pool and sun loungers are available for passengers behind the wheelhouse on the open deck. Behind it was a putting green, a shuffleboard and a chess field. The rear part of the deck is equipped with a grill station as well as tables and chairs. Parts of the open deck can be covered with awnings.
technology
The A'Rosa Bella is of two diesel engines MTU 16V 2000 M60 over two 360 degree rotatable Schottel twin propeller STP 550 driven, in addition the vessel has to better maneuvering a bow thruster of the type pump jet SPJ 57 of Schottel , with a 220 kW strong diesel engine is driven. The supply of the electrical on-board network is ensured by three diesel generators D2842 from MAN with 380 kW each and by an emergency generator from Deutz with 37 kW.
The ship is 124.50 m long and 14.40 m wide. The draft is given as 1.47 m to a maximum of 1.87 m, the height above water with 6.96 m. By lowering the wheelhouse and moving the railings and awnings, the height can be reduced for trips at higher water levels.
Driving area
The four ships of the Danube fleet operate on 17 different routes. The most westerly destination is Passau, the most easterly is Wylkowe on the Danube Delta in Ukraine . Maintenance and repair work is carried out in Linz . The ships have not reached their home port in Rostock since the shipyard was handed over.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ship info - A-Rosa Bella (English)
- ↑ Deck and cabin plans ( memento of the original from April 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH, accessed on April 28, 2018.
- ^ Reference page of the Schottel Group , accessed on March 16, 2011
- ↑ Description of the structurally identical sister ship A'Rosa Mia on the website of the shipyard ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 15, 2011
- ↑ Digital press kit from A-Rosa Flussschiff GmbH (pdf. 189 kB) p. 12 ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 15, 2011
