MS Navigator of the Seas
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 Navigator of the Seas at the port of Barcelona in Spain. |
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| Name: | Navigator of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry: | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Ordered: | 24 May 2000[1] |
| Builder: | Kværner Masa-Yards Perno shipyard, Turku, Finland |
| Yard number: | 1347[1] |
| Laid down: | 27 September 2000[1] |
| Launched: | 25 January 2002[1] |
| Completed: | 18 November 2002[1] |
| In service: | 2002-present |
| Identification: | Call sign: C6FU4 DNV ID: 22759 IMO number: 9227508 MMSI: 311478000 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Voyager-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 138,279 GT |
| Length: | 311.1 m (1,021 ft) |
| Beam: | 38.6 m (127 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Depth: | 21.3 m (70 ft) |
| Decks: | 15 |
| Installed power: | 6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric Two ABB Azipods and one Fixipod Four bow thrusters |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,114 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,213 |
MS Navigator of the Seas is fourth Voyager-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International, and the first second-generation Voyager-class ship. She was once the largest ship in the fleet and still ranks among the largest passenger ships in the world.
Concept and construction
Constructed at Aker Finnyards in Turku, Finland, the ship measures 138,279 GT and can carry 3,114 passengers, plus crew. Her length is 1,020 feet and with a beam of 157.5 feet.
The ship contains over US $ 3 Million dollars in art displayed in stairwells and public areas. Navigator of the Seas' main centrium sculpture spans over 7 stores and is based on the bubbles a scuba diver makes when swimming under water. Her promenade also features lighting that changes color based on time of day as well as with events occurring on the ship.
Navigator of the Seas is the first of the second generation of Voyager-class vessels. Major differences include a larger Windjammer buffet area, which extends out over the aft of the ship, and the addition of the "Jade" Asian fusion buffet. The second-generation ships also feature glass balconies that extend out from the side of the ship, while the first-generation ships had metal-walled balconies recessed into the superstructure. In addition, the saltwater aquarium in the first-generation Schooner Bar was replaced with a piano and additional seating. These design changes were carried over for Mariner of the Seas as well as for the ships in the later Freedom class.
Technical
Main propulsion
The ship has a diesel-electric powertrain using three Azipod azimuth thrusters. Each propeller is driven by a double wound 3-phase synchronous motor with 4-bladed fixed-pitch bronze propellers. The motors are mounted outside the hull directly on the propeller shaft inside the pod. The three propellers are arranged so that the center propeller is a pushing on–azimuthing Fixipod-type and the two wing ones are of pulling-azimuthing–type steering propellers.
- Motors: three 14,000 kW (18,800 hp) at 145 rpm each
- Total: 42,000 kW (56,000 hp)
- Stabilizers: 4 Brown Brothers Stabilizer Fins
- Bow Thrusters: 4 KAMEWA 3000 kW each
- Maximum speed: 24 knots (44 km/h)
- Fuel consumption at full speed: 10,637 kg/h (2,871 gal/h)
Generators
Six Wärtsilä Diesel 12V46 generators producing 12,600 kilowatts each for a total of 75,000 kilowatts or 103,000 bhp. All gensets are monitored by the Wärtsilä CBM (Condition Based Maintenance) group by using Wärtsilä automatic data sending concept.
Fresh water production
The ship has three ways in which to produce fresh water—Two Alfa Laval Desalt Flash and Energy Recovery Evaporators and one Pall Rochem seawater desalination unit (reverse osmosis) "Rosmarin" 80404-50/300-A-SW
- Steam evaporator: 230,000 gallons[vague] (900 metric tons) per day
- Seawater desalination unit (reverse osmosis): 80,000 gal (300 t) per day
- Total freshwater production: 540,000 gal (2,100 t) per day
- Water consumption: 58 U.S. gallons (220 liters) per person per day
- Ice cube production: 65,000 lb (29,000 kg) per day
Operations
As of 2012[update]Navigator of the Seas alternates between Caribbean itineraries in the winter and Mediterranean itineraries in the summer. Navigator of the Seas was sailing Mediterranean cruises based out of Civitavecchia, Italy until November 2012. In November 2012, she began to depart from New Orleans, Louisiana where she sails 7-night Western Caribbean cruises until early April 2013. She will return to Civitavecchia for the Summer of 2013 before moving to Galveston, TX to sail 7-night Mexico cruises.[2]
In January 2014, Navigator of the Seas will spend a month in drydock to receive "Royal Advantage" upgrades, including an outdoor movie screen, digital signage, ship-wide Wifi, new Concierge and Diamond lounges, and the changeover of the Cafe Promenade and Portofino restaurants to the Park Cafe and Giovanni's Table concepts first introduced on the Oasis class cruise ships.[3] Some inside staterooms will also be receiving a "virtual balcony", an 80-inch floor-to-ceiling high-definition television displaying live views from outside the ship.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Navigator of the Seas (22759)". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=22759. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "Cruise Calendar". Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "NOW OUR BEST SHIP IS EVERY SHIP.". Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ Stieghorst, Tom. "Navigator of the Seas to get virtual balconies". Travel Weekly. Northstar Travel Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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