Rhine class (2017)
Crystal Bach on August 6, 2017 in the Kiel Canal
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The Rhine class is a class of cabin passenger ships operated by the US shipping company Crystal River Cruises . The lead ship of the class, the Crystal Bach , was handed over to the shipping company on August 3, 2017 in Wismar .
history
The ships should initially be built by Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven and by no means be identical. Initially it was planned to build two 110-meter-long ships for 110 passengers each, which were to be used on the rivers Rhine, Main and Danube under the names Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler , as well as two smaller ships for up to 84 passengers, which were called Crystal Ravel and Crystal Debussy were intended for use in France on the Seine , Garonne and Dordogne, as well as in the Garonne estuary. The first two ships were ordered in July 2015, the following in November 2015.
construction
Construction began on May 9, 2016 at Lloyd Werft. The start button of the plasma torch system for cutting the first steel section was pressed in the former steel construction hall of the Bremer Vulkan by Edie Rodriguez, CEO and President of the American Crystal Cruises belonging to the Genting Group. The bow and stern were built by the steel construction company BVT Bremen in Bremen and Bremerhaven, BVT Bremen, which belongs to the Heinrich Rönner Group, was commissioned by the Lloyd Werft with the steel construction work for the four river vessels. In addition to the BVT production sites in Bremen and Bremerhaven, the two East German Rönner sites in Roßlau and Boizenburg were also commissioned with the work. Eventually it was decided that all four ships should be based on the same basic design. On August 19, 2016, were Crystal Brook and Crystal Mahler at MV shipyards Wismar on down Kiel . On May 24, 2017 the Crystal Ravel and the Crystal Debussy were laid down.
Delivery and commissioning
The Crystal Bach as the first completed new building project by MV Werften was handed over to the shipping company on August 3, 2017 in Wismar and christened in Rüdesheim on August 20, 2017 . The second ship of the class, the Crystal Mahler , was delivered on September 20, 2017 and christened in Wismar on the same day. The Crystal Debussy was delivered on March 8, 2018 and christened in Amsterdam on May 28, 2018 . The Crystal Ravel was delivered on April 12, 2018 and christened in Budapest on July 11, 2018 .
The ships operated under the flag of Malta are used on the rivers Rhine, Main, Danube and Moselle.
Ship description
The ships are 135 meters long, 11.4 meters wide, have four decks and have a draft of around 2 meters.
The propulsion is provided by four rudder propellers arranged in the stern and two Schottel pump jets as emergency propulsion and maneuvering aid. The diesel-electric drive system with a total of four diesel generators , rudder propellers and Schottel pump jets was designed by E-MS (E-Powered Marine Solution) from Harburg. Two of the diesel generators are arranged in the fore and aft. The specialty is the power generation and distribution by using a direct current intermediate circuit. This means that the diesel generators do not need to be synchronized, with the advantage that diesel generators can be switched on very quickly when the load changes. The generators can be operated at two speeds, 1,500 / min and 1,800 / min.
The ships offer space for 110 passengers who are accommodated exclusively in balcony suites.
The ships
| Surname | delivery | ENI number | crew | Cabins | Status / whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Bach | August 2017 | 04812680 | 85 | 55 | in service |
| Crystal Mahler | September 2017 | 04812700 | 85 | 55 | in service |
| Crystal Ravel | April 2018 | 04812710 | in service | ||
| Crystal Debussy | March 2018 | 04812690 | in service |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thorsten Breuer: Order for Lloyd Werft expanded , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , November 4, 2015.
- ^ Christian Eckardt: Burning start for four river cruisers at BVT , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung, May 10, 2016.
- ^ Sections for the first Crystal river ship , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung, November 8, 2016.
- ↑ Crystal Cruises: Steel cut ceremony for 4 luxury river yachts in Germany. Ships and Cruises, May 10, 2016, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Burning start: Crystal Cruises enters the river cruise market. Bonapart, May 13, 2016, accessed August 19, 2016 .
- ↑ MV WERFTEN: “Crystal Bach” and “Crystal Mahler” laid down. Schiffsjournal.de, August 19, 2016, accessed on August 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Ceremonial laying of the keel for two more luxury river cruise ships at MV WERFTEN. MV Werften, May 29, 2017, accessed on September 26, 2017 .
- ^ Crystal River Cruises Christens Crystal Bach ( Memento from May 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), Crystal Cruises, August 20, 2018.
- ↑ MV Werften hand over second river cruise ship ( Memento from September 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Hamburger Abendblatt , September 20, 2017.
- ↑ Surprise baptism: MV Werften hands over 2nd river cruise ship. Ostsee-Zeitung, September 21, 2017, accessed on June 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Third luxury river cruise ship “Crystal Debussy” delivered to Crystal River Cruises. March 8, 2018, accessed December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Amsterdam hosts Crystal Debussy christening. SeaNews Turkey, June 1, 2018, accessed June 8, 2018 .
- ^ Crystal to Live Stream Debussy Christening Event. Cruise Industry News, May 26, 2018, accessed May 26, 2018 .
- ↑ MV WERFTEN hands over fourth luxury river cruise ship to Crystal River Cruises. Press release. MV Werften, April 12, 2018, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ^ Gene Sloan: New Crystal Cruises river ship, Crystal Ravel, christened on Danube. USA Today, July 12, 2018; accessed July 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Crystal Bach. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
- ↑ "Crystal Bach" officially handed over by MV Werften to Crystal River Cruises. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
- ↑ MV Werften: Second river cruise ship is handed over. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
- ↑ MV Werften delivers third river cruise ship. March 12, 2018, accessed March 13, 2018 .