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The Croatian yard Brodosplit obtains according to order for the construction of a cruise ship for polar shipments
It is ordered by Quark Expeditions. Launched the first unit that is destined to the Oceanwide Expeditions
June 12, 2018
Quark Expeditions, crocieristica company and tour operator specialized in the travels in the polar regions that take part of the Travelopia group that in its turn is of property of the society of private equities KKR, has ordered to the Croatian ship yard Brodosplit the construction of a cruise ship for polar shipments, is in the Arctic region that in that antarctic one.
The ship will have 103 cabins in a position to accommodating 200 passengers and will have a crew of 116 people. The unit will be long 128 meters and wide 21,5, will be equipped of four main engines diesel engine-constituents from 4.400 kW total and will have the maximum speed of 16 knots. The ship will be completed in time in order to navigate in the course of antarctic season 2020-2021.
While saturday slid in the Croatian yard is launched the cruise ship for polar shipments destined to the Dutch Oceanwide Expeditions. The new unit, as that which it will be realized for Quark Expeditions, is realized in class Polar Class 6(on 10 November 2016).
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