Quantum class

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Quantum class
Quantum of the Seas, the lead ship of the class
Quantum of the Seas , the lead ship of the class
Ship data
Ship type Cruise ship
draft Meyer shipyard
Shipyard Meyer shipyard, Papenburg
Construction period 2013 to 2020 (planned)
Launch of the type ship August 13, 2014
Commissioning November 1, 2014
Units built 5 (planned)
Ship dimensions and crew
length
348 m ( Lüa )
width 41.8 m
Draft Max. 8.5 m
measurement 168,666–169,379 GT
 
crew 1,550
Machine system
machine diesel-electric
Top
speed 		22 kn (41 km / h)
Energy
supply 		4 x Wärtsilä - diesel engine
Generator
powerTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		67,200 kW (91,367 hp)
propeller 2 × propeller pods
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 4,900

The Quantum-Class (formerly Project Sunshine ) is a composed of five previous units ordered series of post-Panamax - cruise ships of the American shipping company Royal Caribbean International . The ships are built at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg . They were the largest ships built in Germany until 2018 .

history

On February 11, 2011, the Royal Caribbean shipping company ordered the first ship of the class with delivery in autumn 2014, an option for a sister ship with delivery in spring 2015 was also agreed. On February 29, 2012, this order was converted into a firm order.

On May 30, 2013, a third ship was ordered with delivery in mid-2016, and an option for a fourth ship was agreed. It is called Ovation of the Seas .

The steel cut for the Ovation of the Seas took place on September 18, 2014, the same day the name was announced. The keel was laid on March 5, 2015.

In May 2015, the option for a fourth ship was converted into a firm order, with delivery scheduled for spring 2019. Construction of the ship, named Spectrum of the Seas, began on August 15, 2017. She was laid down on November 8, 2017 at the Neptun shipyard . The fuselage section was transferred to Meyer Werft at the beginning of March 2018. On May 25, 2018, a 140-meter-long section was undocked and, after the AIDAnova had undocked , it was docked again on August 21, 2018. After the ship was undocked on February 25, 2019, it left Papenburg on March 20, 2019 and arrived in Eemshaven on March 21, 2019 . On March 23, 2019, the ship left for the first test drive.

In autumn 2015, a fifth ship of the class, the Odyssey of the Seas , was ordered for delivery in autumn 2020. In the course of the corona pandemic , delivery was postponed to 2021.

Overview of the ships

Surname Build no. IMO no. delivery Status / whereabouts
Quantum of the Seas P. 697 9549463 October 2014 Type ship, in service
Anthem of the Seas P. 698 9656101 April 2015 in service
Ovation of the Seas P. 699 9697753 April 2016 in service
Spectrum of the Seas P. 700 9778856 April 11, 2019 in service
Odyssey of the Seas P. 713 Fall 2020 (planned) under construction

  • The stern of the Ovation of the Seas

  • A section of the Anthem of the Seas

  • Section of the Spectrum of the Seas built at the Neptun shipyard

Web links

Commons : Quantum class  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ M / S Quantum of the Seas. Retrieved January 31, 2015 .
  2. ↑ MEYER WERFT is awarded the contract for new RCI ships. February 14, 2011, accessed January 30, 2016 .
  3. ^ M / S Anthem of the Seas. Retrieved January 31, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Royal Caribbean signs contract for a third Quantum class ship , press release from Meyer Werft, May 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ Meyer Werft: Start of construction of the "Ovation of the Seas". September 18, 2014, accessed September 18, 2014 .
  6. ↑ First block of the "Ovation of the Seas" put in dock. March 5, 2015, accessed March 5, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Royal Caribbean and Meyer Werft agree on fourth ship in the Quantum class Press release from Meyer Werft, May 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ Burning start for the first ship of the Quantum Ultra class. August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  9. ↑ First block of the Spectrum of the Seas laid down. November 8, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Part of the "Spectrum of the Seas" leaves the Meyer Werft dock. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Royal Caribbean orders fifth Quantum class ship. November 3, 2015, accessed November 5, 2015 .
  12. ↑ Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Ship Debut Pushed Back To April 2021. June 30, 2020, accessed on July 1, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Delivery of the Ovation of the Seas. April 8, 2016, Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Vessels Value: 700 (Hull) Meyer Werft. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  15. ^ DNV GL: Spectrum of the Seas. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
  16. ↑ https://scontent.ftxl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27913349_1664042876996487_4625840106629919805_o.jpg?oh=495857378fb446f3de669b3a5489a051&oe=5B1F4728  ( page no longer available , searching web archives )  Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / scontent.ftxl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net  
  17. ↑ ROYAL CARIBBEAN MARKS CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE FOR SECOND QUANTUM ULTRA CLASS SHIP. February 1, 2019, accessed February 1, 2019 .