Harmony of the Seas

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Harmony of the Seas
The Harmony of the Seas in Rotterdam, May 24, 2016
The Harmony of the Seas in Rotterdam, May 24, 2016
Ship data
flag BahamasBahamas (trade flag) Bahamas
Ship type Cruise ship
class Oasis class
Callsign C6BX8
home port Nassau
Shipping company Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Shipyard STX France , Saint-Nazaire
Build number A34
building-costs $ 1.3 billion
Order December 27, 2012
Keel laying May 9, 2014
baptism November 10, 2016
Launch 19th June 2015
takeover May 12, 2016
Commissioning May 20, 2016
Whereabouts in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length
362.12 m ( Lüa )
330.697 m ( Lpp )
width 66 m Büa, 47 m
Side height 65 m
Draft Max. 9.322 m
displacement 100,000  t
measurement 226,963 GT
 
crew 2384
Machine system
machine diesel-electric
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		97,000 kW (131,883 hp)
Service
speed 		22 kn (41 km / h)
Energy
supply 		Wärtsilä diesel engines
propeller 3 × Azipod each 20,000 kW
Transport capacities
Load capacity 20,236 dwt
Permitted number of passengers 6,780
Others
Classifications DNV GL
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 9682875

The Harmony of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and was the largest cruise ship from 2016 to 2018. The ship was handed over to the shipping company on May 12, 2016. It is a slightly enlarged sister ship of the Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seas .

history

On October 25, 2012, Royal Caribbean announced the construction of a third Oasis- class ship . On December 27, 2012, the ship was commissioned from STX France , based in Saint-Nazaire , after negotiations with the shipyard STX Finland had failed. The construction of the ship began on September 23, 2013, the keel was laid on May 9, 2014 and put into service on May 20, 2016. On February 1, 2015, the partially completed shell of the third class ship was relocated from dry dock A to the deeper dry dock B of the STX France shipyard. The Harmony of the Seas is 2.15 meters longer and 5.5 meters wider than her two sister ships. The ship is capable of accommodating 6,780 passengers in 2,747 cabins, 484 more passengers than its two older sister ships.

In February 2015, Royal Caribbean announced that the new ship would be named Harmony of the Seas . On June 19, 2015, the ship was undocked and moved to Basin C. On March 10, 2016, the ship set out for its first test voyage at sea. Another test run began on April 21, 2016. The Harmony of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean on May 12, 2016. Three days later the ship left Saint-Nazaire for Southampton. From there, the Harmony of the Seas began its maiden voyage on May 22nd and then set course for its base port of Barcelona . On November 10, 2016, the Harmony of the Seas was christened in Fort Lauderdale .

In May 2014, Royal Caribbean announced that it was commissioning another sister ship with the same dimensions as the Harmony of the Seas . The ship, which bears the name Symphony of the Seas , entered service in 2018.

  • Stern view of the ship under construction, June 2015

  • The stern of the Harmony of the Seas

  • Harmony of the Seas (2nd from left) in the port of Philipsburg

Furnishing

At the stern there is a 30 meter high symmetrical pair of dry slides . The Ultimate Abyss starts 47 meters above the waterline on deck 16 above the Aqua Theater. There are 2,747 cabins on 18 decks on board.

Hull and drive technology

In the Harmony of the Seas one is air lubrication system (Air Lubrication System) installed. A veil of air bubbles is pressed under the ship's bottom to reduce drag. In conjunction with other measures, the Harmony of the Seas should be up to 20 percent more efficient than the sister ships that were previously delivered, according to the operator. The main engine system consists of three sixteen-cylinder marine diesel engines from Wärtsilä with 18,860 kW each and three twelve-cylinder marine diesel engines from the same manufacturer with 13,860 kW each for the integrated electric drive . Two MTU diesel engines are on board as emergency power generators . As fuel is heavy oil used, a sulfur scrubber (scrubber) is used to adhere to sulfur emission limits that are prescribed in ports and coastal areas of the EU and the United States. Analysts put the daily fuel requirement at at least 150 tons, the pollutant emissions at about five tons of nitrogen oxides and 450 kg of fine dust .

Incidents

An accident occurred in the port of Marseille on September 13, 2016 . Apparently, during a rescue exercise, a lifeboat manned by five crew members came loose from the holding device and fell from a height of about ten meters onto the water. One person was killed and four seriously injured in the impact.

On December 24, 2018, a 20-year-old, who was part of the ship's crew as a singer and dancer of the musical crew, fell from the ship into the Atlantic and has been missing since then.

A few weeks later, on January 11, 2019, a 16-year-old passenger crashed onto the pier while trying to get into his cabin via the balcony at a stopover of the ship on the Haitian peninsula Labadee and suffered fatal injuries.

Sister ships

The Harmony of the Seas is the third ship in the Oasis class. So far, four Oasis- class ships have been put into service. The names are: "Oasis of the Seas", "Allure of the Seas", "Symphony of the Seas".

Web links

Commons : Harmony of the Seas  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Saint-Nazaire: Trois paquebots géants en construction. In: meretmarine.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015 (French).
  2. ^ Cruise Ship Orderbook. In: cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g DNV GL: Harmony of the Seas. Retrieved April 3, 2017 .
  4. ^ Royal Caribbean lays keel for third Oasis-class cruise ship. May 9, 2014, accessed August 28, 2015 .
  5. ^ A b World's Biggest Cruise Ship, Harmony of the Seas, Christened in Fort Lauderdale. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Royal Caribbean launches record luxury liner. In: The world . Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
  7. ^ New Oasis from STX France to be 227,700 tons. Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Oasis 3 temporarily floated out. February 2, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015 .
  9. ^ New Generation Oasis-Class Ship Harmony of the Seas Unveils new Thrills and Adventures. Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
  10. ↑ a b A city at sea. In: ORF , March 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ L'Harmony of the Seas se prepare à reprendre la mer. In: meretmarine.com. April 15, 2016, accessed April 15, 2016 (French).
  12. ↑ Premiere of the largest cruise ship in the world. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , May 15, 2016 (accessed on May 16, 2016).
  13. ↑ ROYAL CARIBBEAN NAMES INSPIRATIONAL HOMETOWN HERO IN EDUCATION AS GODMOTHER OF HARMONY OF THE SEAS. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Royal Caribbean orders fourth Oasis-Class ship. May 9, 2014, accessed May 9, 2014 .
  15. ^ Royal Caribbean International Begins Construction of Fourth Oasis-Class Ship. Retrieved August 27, 2015 .
  16. ↑ 99 days of Harmony: Royal Caribbean reveals more details about Harmony of the Seas at media event. Retrieved March 3, 2016 .
  17. ^ Harmony of the Seas Cruise Ship, France. In: ship-technology.com (English).
  18. ^ The world's largest cruise ship and its supersized pollution problem. In: The Guardian , May 21, 2016 (English).
  19. ↑ Dead and injured on the world's largest cruise ship. In: Spiegel Online . Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
  20. ↑ Singer goes overboard during a cruise - colleagues horrified - friend talks about the last conversation , accessed on January 20, 2019
  21. ↑ 16-year-old dies after falling from balcony of Royal Caribbean cruise ship , accessed January 20, 2019