DNV GL to classify Crystal Cruises’ expedition yachts
Rendering of the Endeavor-class expedition yacht (Source: MV Werften)
22. December 2016
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
The 20,000gt vessels, to be the world’s largest expedition yachts with ice class, will be three of the first passenger ships to be classified according to new DNV GL rules, MV Werften notes.
It says it will build them at its shipyard in Stralsund, Germany, beginning in 2017, with deliveries scheduled in 2019, 2020 and 2021. To have Ice Class PC6 and comply with the IMO's Polar Code, the vessels are designed to operate mainly in Arctic and Antarctic regions and cruise in the tropics when travelling between the poles. Each will be able to accommodate up to 200 passengers in 100 suites and the same amount of crew.
