MS NOORDAM CRUISE SHIP NEW CALEDONIA
Le MS Noordam est un navire de croisière construit en 2006 ; il appartient à la société Holland America Line.
Ce navire fait partie de la classe Vista des navires de croisière de la compagnie Holland America Line.
Il a été baptisé le 22 février 2006 par l'actrice Marlee Matlin, il s'agit du sister-ship du MS Oosterdam, du MS Westerdam, du MS Zuiderdam et du MS Arcadia de la compagnie P & O Cruises.
Ce navire fait partie de la classe Vista des navires de croisière de la compagnie Holland America Line.
Il a été baptisé le 22 février 2006 par l'actrice Marlee Matlin, il s'agit du sister-ship du MS Oosterdam, du MS Westerdam, du MS Zuiderdam et du MS Arcadia de la compagnie P & O Cruises.
Ce navire de croisière fait souvent escale à Nouméa - Nouvelle-Calédonie (lien ici).
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MS Noordam is a member of Holland America Line's Vista class, and the fourth Holland America Line vessel to bear the name. The ship was christened on February 22, 2006, in New York City by the actress Marlee Matlin. Noordam is a sister ship of MS Oosterdam, MS Westerdam, MS Zuiderdam and P&O Cruises' MS Arcadia (originally ordered by the HAL, but sold to P&O). The prefixes of the four ships' names represent the four directions of the compass in Dutch.
The ship is powered by a CODAG arrangement of five diesel generators (3 x 16,000 HP units, and 2 x 12,000 HP units) and one gas turbine (18,000 HP), for a total power output of approximately 62.6MW (84,000 HP). The power generated is used both for propulsion, via two 17.5MW (23,467 HP) ABB Azipods, and the ship's "hotel load," which includes HVAC and freshwater production. She is capable of producing 1,700 tons (450,000 gallons) of fresh water daily via desalinization, although average consumption is only around 750 tons/day (200,000 gallons). The ship consumes approximately 216 tons/day (57,000 U.S. gallons) of heavy fuel oil, and 90 tons/day (23,000 U.S. gallons) of marine gas oil, at peak power production. She can achieve a maximum speed of approximately 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph).
The ship is powered by a CODAG arrangement of five diesel generators (3 x 16,000 HP units, and 2 x 12,000 HP units) and one gas turbine (18,000 HP), for a total power output of approximately 62.6MW (84,000 HP). The power generated is used both for propulsion, via two 17.5MW (23,467 HP) ABB Azipods, and the ship's "hotel load," which includes HVAC and freshwater production. She is capable of producing 1,700 tons (450,000 gallons) of fresh water daily via desalinization, although average consumption is only around 750 tons/day (200,000 gallons). The ship consumes approximately 216 tons/day (57,000 U.S. gallons) of heavy fuel oil, and 90 tons/day (23,000 U.S. gallons) of marine gas oil, at peak power production. She can achieve a maximum speed of approximately 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph).