A-Rosa Brava
A-Rosa Brava in Deutzer Hafen in Cologne
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A-Rosa Brava is a river cruise ship built by A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH in Rostock in2010/11. Since the official commissioning on April 1, 2011, the ship has been usedfor river cruises on the Rhine , Main and Moselle alongside the structurally identical sister ships A-Rosa Aqua and A-Rosa Viva .
history
Shortly after the completion of the A-Rosa Viva , the A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH commissioned the Neptun shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde on March 15, 2010 with the construction of a third identical cabin passenger ship for use on the Rhine, Main and Moselle. The keel was laid on June 28, 2010. On February 17, 2011, the ninth river cruise ship was handed over to the shipping company during a ceremony in the presence of the Minister of Economics of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Jürgen Seidel . In the following week, A-Rosa Brava drove on her own across the Baltic Sea , Kiel Canal , North Sea , IJsselmeer and Rhine to the Deutzer Hafen in Cologne . The parts at risk of breakage were protected with wooden cladding for the safety of the transfer. In February, the final equipment of the ship took place in the Deutz port in Cologne. The ceremonial christening took place on April 1st, 2011 at the Untermainkai in Frankfurt. The godmother was Mirjam Brockmann, a student councilor selected by the shipping company and RheinMainMedia as the “most maritime-charming Frankfurt woman”. She has been in service since April 2nd.
Furnishing
The A-Rosa Brava is a three-deck cabin ship of the 4-star category with 99 double cabins of 14.5 m². The cabins are air-conditioned and are each equipped with a shower and flat-screen TV. The 70 units on the middle and upper deck have a French balcony . Four cabins can be equipped with an extra bed. The two lower decks are designed as pure living areas for the passengers. The 32 crew cabins are located fore and aft on the lower deck. On the bow side, a wellness area with an outdoor relaxation area and whirlpool was set up on the upper deck , followed by 26 double cabins. In the middle of the ship is the on-board shop and a sales office for shore excursions. The gastronomic area with lounge, wine bar, restaurant with open kitchen and bar are located in the rear half of the ship. The outdoor area of the restaurant with 56 seats is located in the rear part of the open deck. A putting green, a shuffleboard and a chess field have been created in the middle of the ship . On the front half of the ship, passengers have around 80 deck chairs behind the wheelhouse. Large parts of the open deck can be covered with awnings.
technology
The A-Rosa Brava is powered by four diesel engines Volvo Penta D12-450MH (KC) over four Z-Drive driven STP 200 with twin propellers, in addition the ship has a bow thruster type pump Jet SPJ 82 of Schottel , with a 405 kW diesel engine is driven. The ship is 135 m long and 11.40 m wide. The draft is given as 1.60 m, the height above water with 6.50 m. By lowering the wheelhouse and moving the railings and sun sails, the height can be reduced for trips on bodies of water with low bridges such as the Moselle and the Main-Danube Canal . Two auxiliary diesel generators with 2 × 525 kVA are available for the on-board electrical system for supplying the auxiliary machines and hotel operations, and a diesel generator with 280 kVA for port operations.
Cruising areas
The three ships of the A-ROSA Rhine fleet operate on 30 different routes depending on the season. The northernmost destination is Harlingen am Wattenmeer , southernmost Basel . The Moselle is traveled to Trier . The ships are serviced in the Deutzer Hafen in Cologne and in Frankfurt am Main . The ships have not reached their home port in Rostock since the shipyard was handed over.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release of the Neptun shipyard from April 1, 2011 , accessed on July 29, 2012
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Digital press kit from A-Rosa Flussschiff GmbH (pdf. 189 kB) p. 5 ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 11, 2011