Avalon Vista

**Avalon Vista**
	Avalon Vista on the move in Cologne
Ship data
flag	Switzerland
Ship type	Cabin passenger ship
Callsign	HE7381
home port	Basel
Owner	Viso River Equity AG
Shipping company	River Advice AG
Shipyard	Jac. den Breejen, Hardinxveld-Giessendam (NL)
Build number	3525
Commissioning	May 11, 2012
Whereabouts	in motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length	135.00 m ( Lüa )
width	11.45 m
Draft	Max. 1.60 m
crew	47
Machine system
machine	2 × Caterpillar C32 ; with 746 kW each
Machine ; performance	1,492 kW (2,029 hp)
Top ; speed	10.3 kn (19 km / h)
propeller	2 × Veth- z-Drive 800A-CR ; 1 × Veth-Jet 4-K-1200 ( bow thruster )
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	166 (83 cabins)
Others
Classifications	Lloyd's
Registration ; numbers	ENI no. : 02333954

The Avalon Vista is a 2011/2012 built cabin Passenger ship Viso River Equity AG in train, under the ship management of River Advice is AG in Basel and in the time-charter American US by the tour operator Avalon Waterways on the Danube , Main and Rhine used becomes. She is the structurally identical sister ship of the Avalon Panorama, which has been in use since 2011 . In 2013 and 2014, three more identical ships will follow: Avalon Expression , Avalon Impression and Avalon Illumination .

history

The Avalon Vista was built in 2011/2012 under the construction number 3525 at the Scheepswerf Jac. built the Breejen in Hardinxveld-Giessendam . On January 16, 2012 the ship with the ENI no. 02333954 entered in the Basel shipping register. The ship was christened on May 11th together with the smaller Avalon Visionary in Enkhuizen on the IJsselmeer . The godmother was the American travel agency manager Nicole Mazza. The subsequent maiden voyage led to Vienna. Avalon Vista river cruises are only marketed in English speaking countries.

Equipment and technology

Rear view

The Avalon Vista is a three -and- a-half- deck cabin ship in the 5-star category with 64 standard, 17 comfort cabins and two suites. The cabins are air-conditioned and each equipped with a shower, toilet, television, telephone and safe. The cabins on the middle and upper deck have a French balcony . The 26 cabins for the 47-person crew are located in the rear area of the lower deck. In addition to the entrance hall with reception and excursion office on the upper deck in the middle of the ship, there is the panorama salon with bar, the bistro and two lounges . Aft is the club lounge with a small outdoor terrace. The panorama restaurant and the galley are located on the front main deck. A fitness room is available to passengers on the lower deck. The sundeck is equipped with a play area, whirlpool, deck chairs, seating groups that can be protected by awnings, as well as the gastronomically served sky lounge at the bow. The middle and upper deck are connected by an elevator.

It is driven by two Caterpillar C32 diesel engines of 746 kW each via two counter-rotating rudder propellers from Vethz -Drive of the type 800A-CR . The ship has a Veth-Jet type 4-K-1200 bow thruster , which is powered by a 355 kW electric motor. The ship also has three Scania and one AGCO Power auxiliary diesel engines. The power supply on board is ensured by four diesel generators .