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The Infinity class is a class of cruise ships under construction by the US shipping company SunStone Ships. The first ship of the class, the Greg Mortimer , entered service in 2019.
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The ships are diesel-electric by two electric motors, each with 2,000 kW power driven. The motors act on two controllable pitch propellers . Four diesel generator sets are available for power generation. The generators are of Wärtsilä - diesel driven, two six-cylinder diesel engines (type: 6L20) each with 1,140 kW (each 1425 kVA apparent power ) and two eight-cylinder diesel engines (type: 8L20) kW each with 1520 performance (each 1900 kVA apparent power) . The generator sets are housed in two engine rooms , each with one of the six and one of the eight-cylinder engines. The diesel engines with marine diesel oil operated and are equipped with a SCR - aftertreatment system for reducing nitrogen oxides equipped. You thus meet the IMO requirements for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions (Tier III). The waste heat from the engines is used for heating on board. The ships are equipped with an electrically powered bow thruster .
The ships have a system for dynamic positioning . This allows the position at sea to be maintained without having to deploy an anchor . This is intended to protect the sometimes sensitive seabed in the shipping areas. The ships are equipped with fin stabilizers and standstill stabilizers ("zero speed" stabilizers) to reduce the ship's movements when the ship is not moving through the water. The hull of the ships is reinforced with ice ( ice class 1A, polar class 6). The ships are certified in accordance with the Polar Code , Category B, and are built in accordance with the "Safe Return to Port" regulations implemented in the SOLAS Convention , which are intended to ensure that the ships remain in service even after a department is lost due to fire or water ingress Are able to reach a port safely.
The ships have eight decks. Decks 3 to 8 are accessible to passengers. The equipment of the ships differs depending on the requirements of the charterer.
The ships carry rigid inflatable boats with which passengers can be brought ashore. They are equipped with side gates at sea level that allow easy stepping into the inflatable boats. At the stern there is storage space for expedition equipment such as kayaks as well as platforms from which the kayaks can be used. The platforms can also be used for other activities, e.g. B. for diving.
Ships
The ships are designed as expedition cruise ships. They are based on the CX103 design by the Norwegian company Ulstein Design & Solutions . The ships are equipped with an X-Bow . This leads to lower fuel consumption and improved sea behavior, especially in heavy waves. The ships of the Infinity class are the first cruise ships to use this hull design. The ship type can also be built with a conventional bow .
The ships are being built at the Chinese shipyard China Merchants Heavy Industry in Haimen for the US shipping company SunStone Ships in Miami . The original plan to have the ships built at Ulstein could not be implemented due to financing problems. After other European shipyards were also out of the question because they were fully booked or had no experience building cruise ships, SunStone Ship decided to award the contract to China, where experience with building cruise ships was also lacking, but at least that necessary capacities were available. The construction supervision is carried out by Ulstein.
The construction costs amount to around 65 million US dollars per ship. The construction of ten ships is planned. SunStone Ships does not operate the ships itself, but charter them out.
The vessels are of Cruise Management International in Miami bereedert . You sail under the flag of the Bahamas , home port is Nassau .
In motion
Greg Mortimer
The type ship of the ship class was built as hull number CMHI 196-1. Construction began with the first steel cut on March 16, 2018. The keel was laid on June 12, 2018, the launch on March 12, 2019. The ship was christened on September 6, 2019 and delivered to SunStone Ships. It is operated as Greg Mortimer ( IMO # 9834648) by Aurora Expeditions for cruises in the polar regions. It is named after one of the company's founders.
There are 77 passenger cabins on board, which can accommodate 126 passengers. There is also a restaurant and two bars, a lounge that is also used as a lecture room, a library, a fitness room, sauna and wellness center, observation platforms - including two fold-out platforms in the bow area - and a changing room that can be opened in front of or can be used after going ashore or boat excursions on board. The crew is 24 seafarers for the ship operation, around 50 employees in the hotel and around 20 people in the area of expedition and tour management.
The ship hit the headlines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic after it sailed from Ushuaia , Argentina on March 15, 2020 with 217 people on a voyage to western Antarctica and South Georgia while the virus was spreading on board . On April 6, the ship was finally 24 km from Montevideo , Uruguay , and had at least 81 infected and 45 healthy people on board, the other test results were still pending. Six severe COVID-19 cases had to be brought ashore for treatment.
Planned or under construction
Ocean Victory
The Ocean Victory (IMO-No. 9868869) is built as hull number CMHI 196-3. The ship was ordered in June 2018. The first steel cut took place on March 12, 2019, the keel was laid on September 6, 2019. On March 19, 2020 the ship was launched. The ship is due to be delivered in October 2020. It is chartered to the Victory Cruise Line, which belongs to the American Queen Steamboat Company, for cruises to Alaska in the summer season in the northern hemisphere and Albatros Expeditions for cruises to Antarctica in the summer season in the southern hemisphere.
The ship will have 93 cabins for 200 passengers (Albatros Expeditions markets the ship with a passenger capacity of 189 people). The crew is planned with 100 people who are accommodated in 57 cabins.
Ocean Explorer
The Ocean Explorer (IMO-No. 9883194) is built as hull number CMHI 196-4. The ship was ordered in November 2018. Construction of the ship began with the first steel cut on September 6, 2019. It was launched on August 12, 2020 and is due to be delivered in January 2021.
The passenger capacity of the ship is given as 170 people, for which 77 cabins are to be available. Unlike the other buildings in the series, the ship will have an atrium over two decks.
The ship is chartered by the Vantage Cruise Line.
Sylvia Earle
The Sylvia Earle (IMO No. 9872327), named after the American oceanographer and environmental activist , was ordered on May 29, 2019 as the seventh ship in the series. Construction began on March 19, 2020. The ship was laid down on July 15, 2020. It is due to be delivered in September 2021 and, like the Greg Mortimer , is chartered to Aurora Expeditions. On board, 74 cabins should offer space for 126 passengers.
Ocean Odyssey
The Ocean Odyssey (IMO-No. 9880673) is built as hull number CMHI 196-5. The ship was ordered in November 2018. It should be delivered in February 2022 and offer space for 160 passengers. Charterer is Vantage Travels.
Ocean Discoverer
The Ocean Discoverer (IMO No. 9880661) is scheduled for delivery in March 2023 and is to be chartered to Victory Cruise Lines and Aurora Expeditions. The ship should have 80 passenger cabins.
Ocean albatross
The Ocean Albatros was ordered as the sixth ship in the series in April 2019. The delivery of the ship is planned for October 2022.
The ship should offer space for 186 passengers. The ship's charterer is Albatros Expeditions, who intend to use it for expedition cruises in the polar regions.
Web links
- Ship List , SunStone Ships
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wärtsilä engines and exhaust gas cleaning chosen for new cruise ship , press release, Wärtsilä Corporation, November 23, 2017. Accessed January 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Rebecca Moore: First Chinese-built cruise ship: paving the way for the industry , Riviera Maritime Media, June 28, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ A b Greg Mortimer Expedition Ship , Ship Technology. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b CX103 , Ulstein Design & Solutions. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ X-Bow References , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ Breakthrough for Ulstein within cruise: 1 + 9 , press release, Ulstein Group, May 29, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ A b Greg Mortimer , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ SunStone Ships Takes Delivery of the First Infinity-Class Vessel - Greg Mortimer was Namend and Delivered on 6 September 2019 , press release, SunStone Ships, 10 September 2019 (PDF, 611 kB). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Greg Mortimer , Aurora Expeditions. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Mortimer , Polar Cruises. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ Jarni Blakkarly: Greg Mortimer: 81 people test positive for COVID-19 on Australian cruise ship off Uruguay , SBS News, April 6, 2020.
- ↑ At least 80 on Australian liner off Uruguay with coronavirus , The Straits Times, April 6, 2020.
- ↑ a b SunStone’s Rapidly-Expanding Fleet Adds Another New-Build - Contract Signed for Delivery of third Infinity-class Vessel , press release, SunStone Ships, June 5, 2018 (PDF, 177 kB). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b Ocean Victory , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ SunStone Ships Announced Keel Laying Ceremony on the Third Infinity-Class Vessel - Ocean Victory had the Keel Laying Ceremony on September 6, 2019 , press release, SunStone Ships, September 16, 2019 (PDF, 282 kB). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b Sunstone Ships Announced the Launching of the Third Infinity-Class Vessel Ocean Victory and the Steel Cutting Ceremony on the Second Infinity-Class Vessel Sylvia Earle on March 19, 2020 (PDF, 329 kB) Press release. SunStone Ships, March 25, 2020, accessed August 20, 2020 .
- ^ Ocean Victory , Albatros Expeditions. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b SunStone Ships Inks Deal for Two More New-Builds - SunStone's Ground-Breaking Infinity Class to see Vessels 4 and 5 Join the Expedition Fleet , press release, SunStone Ships, November 13, 2018 (PDF, 460 kB). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ SunStone Ships Announced Steel Cutting Ceremony on the Fourth Infinity-Class Vessel - Ocean Explorer had the First Plate of Steel Cut on September 6, 2019 , press release, SunStone Ship, September 16, 2019 (PDF, 378 kB). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ Infinity Class X-Bow Expedition Vessel 'Ocean Explorer' Launched. Marine Insight, August 17, 2020, accessed August 19, 2020 .
- ^ Ocean Explorer , Vantage Deluxe World Travel. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ A b Ocean Explorer , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ Another New-Build for SunStone , press release, SunStone Ships (PDF, 208 kB). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ realizan ceremonia de colocación de quilla del crucero Sylvia Earle. PortalCruceros, August 19, 2020, accessed August 20, 2020 (Spanish).
- ^ Sylvia Earle , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Sylvia Earle , Aurora Expeditions. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Ocean Odyssey , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b Six New Sunstone Expedition Cruise Ships Continue to Make Progress in China. Cruise Industry News, August 28, 2020, accessed August 28, 2020 .
- ^ Ocean Discoverer , Ulstein Group. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ One More New-Build for SunStone - SunStone Orders Sixth Infinity Class Vessel , press release, SunStone Ships, April 11, 2019 (PDF, 196 kB).
- ↑ Albatros Expeditions Confirms Second Newbuild , Cruise Industry News, May 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.