Passengers ships : Cruise ships

Fosen Yards have been the proud provider of hull and outfitting for the cruise ship "The World of ResidenSea", awarded ship of the year in 2001, and the coastal cruise shuttle vessels "Midnatsol" and "Trollfjord" for Hurtigruten.

Both in regard to exterior and interior, Fosen Yards have taken pride in providing excellence and comfort for ship owners and their customers. The proof for this is customer satisfaction and awards granted to us (link).

Cruise ship Merwede Shipyard
2334 DWT

Prinsendam was built for Holland America Line in the early days of the cruising industry. The ship provided luxury accommodation for 452 passengers. The lavishly decorated public areas were to be the company's hallmark and would set the trend for later ships to join the fleet.

Cruise ship Meyer Werft

More big orders placed by AIDA Cruises (Rostock) are filling Meyer Werft's order books until 2010.

Building the club ships for the AIDA fleet has contributed to a high utilisation rate at the shipyard. “We are very pleased with these contracts, which are extremely important for us. It took us almost two years to win them, and we had to face fierce competition on the way. Now we are glad that we are the ones who will build these new, sophisticated ships for the German cruise market”, said Bernard Meyer, managing partner of Meyer Werft, in 2004.

Each ship will have a length of more than 250 meters and a breadth of more than 30 meters, being longer than two football fields. The new club ships are already the third generation of AIDA cruise liners. Passengers on these ships will find a lot of new features as well as innovative technology. It is understood that these ships will also feature the well-known red lips on their bows.

The AIDA ships are powered by four large diesel engines and will achieve a speed of 22 knots, or approx. 40 km/h. More than 2,000 passengers can be accommodated in more than 1,000 cabins.

Cruise ship STX Europe former Aker Yards
138000 DWT

Sistership of MSC Fantasia delivered in December 2008, MSC Splendida is taller than the Eiffel tower with 333.33 meter long, 37.92 meter wide and 60 meter tall (16 decks). With a 138,000 gross tonnage, she includes 1,637 cabins to host a total of 5,284 persons onboard of which 1,325 crew members. Only 27 months were necessary from first steel cutting to build this new 55,000 UMS giant of the seas featuring quantities of technical innovations that further increase cruise passengers' fascination.

Part of the Fantasia Class, claimed by MSC as world most beautiful ships, MSC Splendida is a further superb illustration of Saint-Nazaire shipyard's expertise in executing environmental solutions. Advanced water treatment (recycling of grey and black water) and energy-saving systems for both electricity and air conditioning by the use of individual detectors, are major innovations implemented on Fantasia Class.

Cruise ship STX Europe former Aker Yards
137300 DWT

Adventure of the Seas, the third cruise ship in the Voyager-class, was delivered (26 Oct 2001) by STX Europe, Turku.

The concept design of the Voyager class cruise ships was made by Kvaerner Masa-Yards Technology in close co-operation with Royal Caribbean. Production of Adventure of the Seas started in August 1999, and she was docked out on January 5, 2001. The successful sea trials took place in September 2001. All tests performed proved the vessel to meet or exceed specified parameters.