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Topic: First Block for "Norwegian Gem"

Beezo
First Class Passenger
Member # 1505

posted 06-20-2006 01:06 AM

First Block for "Norwegian Gem"

New Freestyle Cruising Ship for Norwegian Cruise Line

Papenburg, 17.06.2006 -

- In the covered building dock of Meyer Werft in Papenburg, one of a total of 67 steel blocks of the new 93,500-gt cruise vessel “S.670” was put into place on the keel blocks on Saturday. Following an old shipbuilding tradition Mr. Loui Keong Hui, son of Tan Sri Lim, Chairman of Norwegian Cruise Line, laid the traditional "lucky penny", before the block was put down by the yard´s 800-ton crane. The first block weighs more than 350 tons, is 20 m long, 27 m wide and about 9 m high.

“Norwegian Gem” is the seventh ship which is built by Meyer Werft for the cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). It is supposed to be delivered in autumn 2007. This new vessel is one of the world’s biggest panmax-cruise ship that has ever been built.

The ships length overall will be 294.13 m, the breadth is 32.2 m. The ship will be able to reach a speed of more than 25 knots. 2,384 passengers will be accommodated in 1,188 cabins and will be taken care of by a crew of over 1,000.

from meyerwerft.com

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~Brian

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Beezo
First Class Passenger
Member # 1505

posted 06-20-2006 01:52 PM

Interesting fact...the ship will be delivered only 16 months from now!

~Brian

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 06-20-2006 02:01 PM

...and the washing machine is already in place. No dirty towels on this ship - even while it's built.

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 06-20-2006 03:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Beezo:
Interesting fact...the ship will be delivered only 16 months from now!

Pride of Hawaii's first block was laid on 6 February 2005, and she was delivered to NCL on 19 April 2006. 14½ months. It's pretty amazing, isn't it?

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 06-21-2006 01:26 AM

that section is a bow piece?
cruiseshipluver

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 06-21-2006 06:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
that section is a bow piece?

I'm no expert, but I believe that this must be so. The ships are assembled in the orientation that you can see. And the block that's been laid is at the "bow" end of the building dock, as the "stern" end is still occupied by Norwegian Pearl. So it must follow that this is a bow piece. Its shape is also very suggestive of that.

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 06-21-2006 10:16 AM

I see the gentlemen appear to be Korean? Execs. What country is NCLs Corp HQs in ?? Just wondering??
F4

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 06-21-2006 05:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Frosty 4:
I see the gentlemen appear to be Korean? Execs. What country is NCLs Corp HQs in ?? Just wondering??

Malaysian, I think, not Korean. I believe that Star Cruises is corporately based in Hong Kong but also listed in Singapore.

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HKcruises
First Class Passenger
Member # 6094

posted 06-21-2006 07:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Globaliser:
Malaysian, I think, not Korean. I believe that Star Cruises is corporately based in Hong Kong but also listed in Singapore.

They are a Malaysia company but HQ is located in Hong KOng

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 06-22-2006 01:52 AM

quote:
HKcruises wrote:
They are a Malaysia company but HQ is located in Hong Kong

They are Malaysian ethnic Chinese, correct HKcruises?

******

Cheers

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 06-23-2006 02:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Globaliser:
I'm no expert, but I believe that this must be so. The ships are assembled in the orientation that you can see. And the block that's been laid is at the "bow" end of the building dock, as the "stern" end is still occupied by Norwegian Pearl. So it must follow that this is a bow piece. Its shape is also very suggestive of that.

Yes, i was looking at the shape and thinking so, but i still wasnt 100% sure so thats why i asked..
cruiseshipluver

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singapore girl
First Class Passenger
Member # 5593

posted 06-23-2006 10:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bulbousbow:
They are Malaysian ethnic Chinese, correct HKcruises?
******
Cheers

he is Malaysian ethnic Chinese
he is boss/CEO of Genting.
Star cruise's parent is Genting .
Star cruise currently listed in HKG and SIN
Genting listed in Malaysia
Genting International listed in SIN
Genting owns Malaysia's only casino
GEnting internatioanl and Star cruise bid Singapore's first and 2nd integrated resort which costs around SGD$5b each . $1USD=$1.67SGD
They team up with Universal Studio to bid Singapore 2nd Integrated resort.
Anyway SIngapore's first integrated resort awarded to Las Vegas Sand. the 1 with highest bid $SGD3.8b + $SGD1.2b (land price). Las Vegas Sand's largest ever single bet
Genting is a cash rich corp. Most of the revenue comes fr casino.

Malaysia is a islamic country where gambling is prohibited, except for chinese and indian there.

That's y Genting desperately diversify its asset to overseas, such as cruise, power station, bidding Singapore and England's casino license.

Genting is the largest shareholder of Valuair(Singapore's budget carrier), which is now merged with Jetstar Asia

That's y Star cruises able to offer competitive Fly-cruise package to feed Superstar Virgo and Superstar Gemini.

[ 06-23-2006: Message edited by: singapore girl ]

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 06-25-2006 02:09 AM

quote:
singapore girl wrote:
Malaysia is a islamic country where gambling is prohibited, except for chinese and indian there.

Interesting that they haven't banned it completely. Could it be because of taxes?

******

Cheers

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 06-25-2006 02:04 PM

will, Gem have livery like the others too??(i know mostlikely) but i just want to be sure?
cruiseshipluver

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chrisrotlmacin
First Class Passenger
Member # 4531

posted 06-25-2006 03:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
that section is a bow piece?
cruiseshipluver

The section is not the Bow section is the section behind the bow . Main laundry , deck 3 FWD .

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