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THE “CARNIVAL LIBERTY” PRESENTED AT MONFALCONE
09 lug 2005
09 lug 2005
Today at Fincantieri’s shipyard at Monfalcone there was the presentation of the passenger ship “Carnival Liberty”, built for the American ship owner Carnival Cruise Lines (Carnival Group), the world’s leading cruise operator.
The ship, which follows the “Carnival Conquest” and the “Carnival Glory”, delivered in October 2002 and June 2003, and the “Carnival Valor”, presented in November 2004, is the fourth in a series of sister ships derived from the “Carnival Destiny” class, and was built in record time - just 24 months (7 in the workshop, 9 in the building dock and 8 at the outfitting pier). Currently under construction at Monfalcone yard is the “Crown Princess”, the first of three 116,000 gt ships, sisters of the “Caribbean Princess”, with deliveries scheduled in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
At 110,000 gross tonnes, the 18-deck “Carnival Liberty” is 290 metres long, 38 wide and 64 high, and has a service speed of 20 knots with a maximum capacity for 4,890 - 3,710 passengers and 1,182 crew accommodated in 2,121 cabins (1,487 of which for passengers). Energy generation and propulsion is different from the other ships in the “Carnival Conquest” class. Energy is generated by six Warstila 12 W 46C diesel engines of 12,600 kW, each of which is coupled to a three-phase 14,000 kVA synchronous generator. Propulsion, as for the sisterships, is provided by two electrical motors, one for each shafting line, of 20 MW each but of a different make.
The “Carnival Liberty” provides the highest standards of comfort alongside a wide range of entertainment. On board there is a 1,500-seat theatre, 5 swimming pools (one with a retractable cover), 4 restaurants (with seating capacities of 1,104, 872, 736, 148), of which one self-service and one à-la-carte, 22 bars, a casinò with 18 tables and 216 slot machines, a discotheque with 445 computerized video-monitors, an Internet café, a children’s play area, shops of various types, a gym, a fitness area, a jogging track, a volleyball court and a basketball hall.
The “Carnival Liberty” takes the total number of passenger ships built by Fincantieri since 1990 for Carnival Corporation to thirty three, and a further nine are due to be built by 2008 for five different brands in the Group (Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Crociera, Holland America Line, Cunard Line) at the shipyards of Monfalcone, Marghera and Sestri Ponente. In economic terms these forty two ships have brought Fincantieri revenues of over 16 billion dollars.
Today, Fincantieri is the world’s leading cruise shipbuilder with a market share of 45%.
The ship, which follows the “Carnival Conquest” and the “Carnival Glory”, delivered in October 2002 and June 2003, and the “Carnival Valor”, presented in November 2004, is the fourth in a series of sister ships derived from the “Carnival Destiny” class, and was built in record time - just 24 months (7 in the workshop, 9 in the building dock and 8 at the outfitting pier). Currently under construction at Monfalcone yard is the “Crown Princess”, the first of three 116,000 gt ships, sisters of the “Caribbean Princess”, with deliveries scheduled in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
At 110,000 gross tonnes, the 18-deck “Carnival Liberty” is 290 metres long, 38 wide and 64 high, and has a service speed of 20 knots with a maximum capacity for 4,890 - 3,710 passengers and 1,182 crew accommodated in 2,121 cabins (1,487 of which for passengers). Energy generation and propulsion is different from the other ships in the “Carnival Conquest” class. Energy is generated by six Warstila 12 W 46C diesel engines of 12,600 kW, each of which is coupled to a three-phase 14,000 kVA synchronous generator. Propulsion, as for the sisterships, is provided by two electrical motors, one for each shafting line, of 20 MW each but of a different make.
The “Carnival Liberty” provides the highest standards of comfort alongside a wide range of entertainment. On board there is a 1,500-seat theatre, 5 swimming pools (one with a retractable cover), 4 restaurants (with seating capacities of 1,104, 872, 736, 148), of which one self-service and one à-la-carte, 22 bars, a casinò with 18 tables and 216 slot machines, a discotheque with 445 computerized video-monitors, an Internet café, a children’s play area, shops of various types, a gym, a fitness area, a jogging track, a volleyball court and a basketball hall.
The “Carnival Liberty” takes the total number of passenger ships built by Fincantieri since 1990 for Carnival Corporation to thirty three, and a further nine are due to be built by 2008 for five different brands in the Group (Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Crociera, Holland America Line, Cunard Line) at the shipyards of Monfalcone, Marghera and Sestri Ponente. In economic terms these forty two ships have brought Fincantieri revenues of over 16 billion dollars.
Today, Fincantieri is the world’s leading cruise shipbuilder with a market share of 45%.