Sea Cloud II
 The Sea Cloud II on the Elbe in Hamburg
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The Sea Cloud II is a cruise ship built Bark of the Hamburg Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH. The luxury class ship sails under the Maltese flag. The Roman two indicates the company's second ship. She is neither a sister ship nor a successor to the Sea Cloud .
history
Due to the success of the company's first ship, the Sea Cloud , but also for economic reasons, it was decided to put another sailing ship into operation.
The Sea Cloud II is a new design compared to the Sea Cloud. The contract was awarded to the Asturian shipyard Astilleros Gondan SA. The keel-laying took place there on June 24, 1998 .
The rig was planned and manufactured by Detlev Löll & Partner in Wolgast . The 23 sails were made in Poland.
The launch took place on March 18, 1999. However, the high demands on the interior fittings resulted in delivery difficulties and personnel problems. This led to a delay of around a year. The ship was then not completely finished and handed over to Sea Cloud Cruises on December 29, 2000. On January 22, 2001 the last work was finished. The Sea Cloud II was christened on February 6, 2001 in Las Palmas / Canary Islands. Godmother was Sabine Christiansen .
description
hull
The Sea Cloud II has a length (overall) of almost 106 meters, the greatest width is 16 meters and the draft is specified as 5.70 meters. The hull is made of steel and measured at 3,849 GT. It is divided into eight bulkheads . Three decks are continuous. There are also three anchors with a weight of 2,280 kg.
sail
The Sea Cloud II is a square rig with foremast, mainmast and mizzenmast. The main mast has a height of 57 meters above deck. The 23 sails have an area of around 2,700 square meters. It is traditionally sailed by hand, as is also the case for example. B. is common on the sailing training ships.
machinery
The main engine consists of two four-stroke diesel engines from Krupp-Mak Maschinenbau GmbH, each with an output of 1,240 kW at 900 revolutions per minute. The controllable pitch propeller is driven by a gearbox. This means that the Sea Cloud II can reach a top speed of around 12 knots. There is also a bow thruster .
Three main generators with a total of 1,653 kVA and an emergency generator with 187 kVA generate the on-board voltage of 380/220 V AC at 50 Hz.
Decks
The ship has five decks. The bridge deck is used as a sun deck behind the superstructure. Below this is the main deck, here called "Lido Deck". There you will find the bar, lounge, the owner suites and the library.
There is no pool on board the Sea Cloud II . Instead, there is a fold-out platform that enables water sports in the sea.
The promenade deck, the first lower deck, houses the reception, restaurant, boutique and the junior suites. An outside corridor leads past the windows of the suites, there are no balconies. Externally it can be recognized by the long “cutouts” in the ship's hull. The cabin deck is the second lower deck. As the name suggests, the cabins are located there, but also a fitness room, sauna and a room for medical care. On the lowest deck there are cabins for the ship's personnel, a kitchen and other service facilities. A freight elevator connects the decks.
Cabins and suites
A maximum of 96 passengers can be accommodated in the cabins and suites. The rooms of the Sea Cloud II are all air-conditioned. The temperature in the cabins and suites can be regulated.
There are 29 outside cabins with portholes. The room sizes range from 12 to 20 square meters according to price category. They are always equipped with two beds, u. a. TV, safe, shower, toilet and marble washbasins with gold-plated fittings. There are bunk beds in the three lowest category cabins.
The 16 “Junior Suites” have an area of 23 square meters and have large windows. There is also a more luxurious furniture and room decoration. The bathrooms are slightly larger than in the cabins and have a bathtub.
The two so-called “Owner Suites” differ from the Junior Suites in that they have a room size of 27 square meters, the more extensive furnishings (including a four-poster bed) and a much larger bathroom with a bathtub and separate shower.
Cruising areas
The Sea Cloud II is mainly used in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. The Atlantic crossings are also marketed as trips.
rating
For comfort, service and cuisine were Sea Cloud II in cruise review leader Berlitz Guide To Cruising & Cruise Ships awarded five stars.
Web links
- Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH website (German / English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u DNV-GL . Retrieved June 29, 2016
- ↑ a b c d e Deck plan and technical data ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sea Cloud Cruises website. Retrieved August 13, 2011
- ↑ Information about the cabins , Sea Cloud Cruises website. Retrieved August 13, 2011
- ↑ Cruise portal cruiseguide.de . Retrieved August 13, 2011
