Cruise & Ferry Review - Spring/Summer 2024

57 “Our X-Bow hull design for cruise vessels was developed through decades of offshore expertise and cooperation with renowned interior designers. Its sloped design reduces slamming, vibrations and emissions, and creates space for recreation and entertainment, such as underwater loungers, explorer wings, observation decks and breathtaking views through windows integrated in the X-Bow. With the X-Bow hull design, cruise ships can operate efficiently in any weather condition, even in the challenging Drake Passage in Antarctica. We tailor our designs to operator needs, both in terms of size and optimisation for operations with minimal energy consumption and alternative fuels.” “Navigating through unique destinations to deliver the trip of a lifetime to passengers can be a risky endeavour. To mitigate risk in poorly charted or uncharted waters, cruise lines are going beyond regulatory requirements to keep vessels, passengers and crew safe by adding FarSounder’s Argos Forward Looking Navigation Sonar to their navigation package. This technology helps crew on the bridge to identify dangers on the seafloor and in the water column up to 1,000 metres ahead in 3D and real time. This provides the crew with data to help them make critical navigation decisions and sail ahead with confidence.” Lars Ståle Skoge Commercial Director, Ulstein Design & Solutions Cassie Stetkiewicz Director, Operations FarSounder “Gyro-Stabilized Systems offers the ability to stream views of the sea anywhere onboard the ship. The GSS Cineflex Pro Marine 512EX is a weatherproof system mounted to the masthead of the ship streaming 4K HDR video with an impressive 2,430 millimetres of zoom. Cruise lines Hurtigruten and Seabourn own the system, which is equipped with scene lock and video tracking to help them record and broadcast the natural beauty of the expedition and significant moments of life at sea.” Nick Ricciardi Vice President Sales and Marketing Gyro-Stabilized Systems

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