STX Europe delivers the world's largest and most innovative cruise
vessel
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - .On 28 October 2009, STX Europe's Turku shipyard delivered the world'slargest and most innovative cruise vessel to the U.S. cruise lineRoyal Caribbean International.The Oasis of the Seas marks an unforeseen step forward in thedevelopment of cruise vessels and opens totally new prospects forcruise business. The gigantic size of the ship provides opportunitiesfor a variety of novel functions. Bold design approach has generatednew and exciting innovations with help of which the vessel can offerendless amounts of new things to see and do to passengers of allages.The Oasis of the Seas and its sister ship, the Allure of the Seas,scheduled for delivery from the Turku shipyard at the end of 2010,can be called the most powerful and sophisticated vessels in theworld for a good reason. These floating vacation oases aretours-de-force resulting from a long product development cooperationbetween the cruise line, the shipyard and the maritime cluster thathas lasted more than forty years.The impact of the Oasis project on the employment rate in the wholeSouthwest Finland region has been significant. It has been calculatedthat, combined, the Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seasprojects provide the shipyard and the maritime cluster with 12,000man-years of labor.The Oasis of the Seas is 361 meters long and 66 meters wide at itswidest point and, at the highest, it rises 72 meters above the sealevel. The gross tonnage is 225,000. At the best, the vessel canaccommodate 6,360 passengers and 2,100 crew members. The shipfeatures 16 passenger decks and 2,704 staterooms. The total poweroutput of the ship's engines is 97,000 kW and the cruise speed is22.6 knots. The Oasis of the Seas will cruise in the Caribbean fromits home port is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Relevant photos available in the Internet at: www.stxeurope.com -Media Centre - Download Centre - User ID: stxeurope, Password: groupContact persons:Martin Landtman, CEO, STX Finland Oy, tel. +358 (0)50 577 0390Tanja Sabell, Manager, Communication & Competence, tel. +358 (0)41448 8740STX Finland Oy has three shipyards in Finland, located in Turku,Rauma and Helsinki. The company belongs to the international STXEurope Group, with a product range including passenger ships as wellas merchant and offshore vessels. The Group has 15 shipyards inBrazil, Norway, France, Romania, Finland and Vietnam. In all, STXEurope has approximately 16,000 employees. www.stxeurope.comSTX Europe's principal shareholder, the international conglomerateSTX Business Group, has production plants representing variousindustries all over the world and a total of approximately 39,000employees.Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 shipscurrently in service and one under construction. The line also offersunique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe,and Australia and New Zealand. For additional information or to makereservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.com orcall (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN. Travel professionals should gowww.cruisingpower.com or call (800) 327-2056.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 29.10.2009 - 08:30 Uhr
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