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Royal Caribbean Cruises orders to Meyer Werft a third cruise ship of class "Quantum"
It will be completed to half 2016
May 30, 2013
The crocieristico group American Royal Caribbean Cruises has undersigned with the German ship yard today Meyer Werft a relative contract to the construction of a third cruise ship of class "Quantum" that it will be taken in delivery to half 2016 and will follow the first two ships of the same class that 2014 (Quantum of the Seas) and in the spring 2015 (Anthem of the Seas will be completed by the same navalmeccanico plant of Papenburg in the autumn).
Royal Caribbean Cruises has specified that the price and the terms of construction of this third ship are analogous to those of the precedence two unit of class "Quantum" (whose unit price is of about 950 million dollars). The ships of this class will have a tonnage of 167.800 tons, will be long 347 meters, wide 41 meters, will have 16 bridges and will be able to accommodate 4,180 passengers in 2.090 cabins.
The American group has specified that, included the today's contract, the programmed investments from the company for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 they pile respective to 700 million dollars, 1,2 billion dollars, 1,2 billion dollars and 2,1 billion dollars. Moreover, considering also of the third ship of class "Quantum", the ability to the fleet of the company between 2012 and 2017 it will grow medium of 4% per year.
"We are pleased - the managing director of Meyer Werft has commented, Bernard Meyer - than Royal Caribbean gives confidence to us. Once again draft for us of an arduous task and a challenge, but also of a great opportunity. However - it has specified Meyer - to win contract it is extremely difficult in the current situation. The prices of the new constructions - it has explained - are diminished constantly during the last few years".
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