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Fincantieri will construct a cruise ship extra-dislocates for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The value of the store clerk is of about 450 million dollars. The unit will be realized in the yard of Genoa
July 10, 2013
The crocieristica company British Regent Seven Seas Cruises has ordered to the shipbuilding society Italian Fincantieri the construction of a cruise ship extra-dislocates that Seven Seas Explorer will be called and that will be taken in delivery in the summer of 2016. Fincantieri has announced that the value of the store clerk is of about 450 million dollars and that the new unit will be constructed in the plant of Sestri West (Genoa).
The Seven Seas Explorer, of 54.000 tons of tonnage, will have a length of 223 meters, will be able to accommodate 738 passengers in 369 wide suite and will be the flagship of the fleet of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
Fincantieri has specified that the new ship will be constructed adopting the most advanced technologies in topic of environmental protection and the preparation particularly will be searched and lend much attention to comfort for the passengers. The interior design will be cured by the Tillberg studies Design AB, RTKL Associates and I-Crave.
"Extremely they are satisfied - the managing director of Fincantieri has commented, Giuseppe Bono - for the new acquired order, that it is still more important because consolidates our world-wide leadership in the section and strengthens our presence in the segment of the ships of luxury with the income of another prestigious brand in our pocketbook customers. Also in a particularly depressed context, Fincantieri demonstrates to own force in maintaining the leadership based on the competitive, progettuale, productive ability and of price, to which an always greater efficiency is corresponding yields of the agreements with the union. The acquisition of this ship for Regent - it has evidenced Bono - is returned possible thanks to the indispensable synergy realized from the Country through prelocated societies to favor the export of Fincantieri". The Italian group has explained that to the finalizzazione of this contracted it has contributed in fact in determining way the insurance-financial contribution of group SACE "for the guarantees to the export supplied to the bank system, such to allow with Fincantieri to propose satisfactory a technical-commercial package and financial for the shipowner".
Frank Del Rio, president and managing director of Prestige Cruise Holdings, the group that possesses the crocieristici marks Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises, have emphasized that "this new order represents an important moment increase for our company, a fundamental stage - he has specified - towards the construction of a new generation of cruise ships that will constitute the more exclusive line to the world for the cruises of luxury. Seven Seas Explorer will be the constructed more luxurious cruise ship up to now, will be able to boast of a relationship the most elevated passenger-crew between to the world and it will allow to offer to our hosts a service us highly personalized and our extraordinary experience, that it is the sign symbol of the Regent brand".
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