Firm has already worked on three vessels and will install the same flooring on three more by 2019
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Rebecca Gibson |
Dutch flooring specialist Bolidt is to provide its environmentally friendly Bolideck decking systems onboard all six of Viking Ocean Cruises ships.
The company has already fitted its flooring systems on three of the vessels – Viking Star, Viking Sea and Viking Sky – which were delivered in 2015, 2016 and January 2017 respectively. Viking Sun, Viking Spirit and a yet-to-be-named newbuild will all be equipped with identical flooring when they debut in late 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.
“We have enjoyed a long and close relationship with Viking, supplying decking to its Longship series of river cruise vessels, as well as carrying out maintenance work across its inland cruise fleet for many years,” said Jacco van Overbeek, director of Bolidt’s Maritime Division. “All six of the Viking Ocean Cruises ships have the same deck specification, which is relatively unusual, and we are grateful for the continued trust shown by Viking across the series.”
All of the ships will feature slip-resistant Bolidt Future Teak decking systems in most outdoor areas, including the Wintergarden, balconies and terraces. Meanwhile, the sports deck, jogging track and shuffle board areas will have Bolideck Select Soft flooring, and some smaller areas of the outside deck will feature Bolideck Select Hard.
“We have always been impressed with the quality of the products, and the flexible approach to service delivery shown by Bolidt,” said Richard Goodwin, Viking Cruises’ vice president of engineering. “When we came to ordering these ocean-going cruise ships we were keen to have Bolideck systems onboard again. We were delighted to work with Fincantieri and the ships' designers to make this happen. We are very happy with the outcome, and look forward to continuing to collaborate with Bolidt on the remaining three ships in this series.”