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Genting Hong Kong orders to ten new cruise ships to its shipbuilding group Lloyd Werft
Two oceanic major unit will be destined to Cruises Star and eight ships of luxury of smaller dimensions, of which six fluvial ones and two South Sea islanders, to Crystal Cruises
May 11, 2016
Genting Hong Kong Ltd. it has ordered to the shipbuilding group German Lloyd Werft, that recently he is passed under the property of the same group of Hong Kong, the construction of ten cruise ships, of which two oceanic major unit that will be destined to the crocieristico brand Cruises Star and eight unit of luxury of smaller dimensions, of which six fluvial ones and two South Sea islanders, for the Crystal Cruises brand.
The two ships for Cruises Star, of "Global" class, they will have each a tonnage of 201.000 tons and an ability pairs to 5.000 low beds. The units, that 2019 and 2010 will be completed between, will be planned with specific characteristics for being destined at the market Chinese.
"With the first two ships - it has explained the chairman of Genting Hong Kong, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay - we have engaged ourselves to offer a experience of vacation of world-wide level to the Chinese crocieristi to an accessible price".
First you are destined fluvial cruise ships to the new Crystal River Cruises brand, that this summer will to make one's debut ( on 3 November 2015), 2017 and 2019 will be taken in delivery between and will come at the market destined European. Moreover in August 2018 Crystal Cruises will take in delivery Crystal Endeavor, first megayacht of luxury of Polar class that will be able to accommodate 200 passengers and will be used is on the Arctic routes that antarctic are in warmer waters. The last one of the ordered ships, that it will be instead before three units of class "Crystal Exclusive", will have a tonnage of 117.000 tons, will be able to accommodate 1,000 passengers and will be delivered in the autumn of 2019. This last ship of the fleet of Crystal Cruises will be able to navigate, all over the world enclosed the polar circles.
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Genting Hong Kong Ltd. it has ordered to the shipbuilding group German Lloyd Werft, that recently he is passed under the property of the same group of Hong Kong, the construction of ten cruise ships, of which two oceanic major unit that will be destined to the crocieristico brand Cruises Star and eight unit of luxury of smaller dimensions, of which six fluvial ones and two South Sea islanders, for the Crystal Cruises brand.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
