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Ulstein Captures Its 7th Cruise Ship Design Contract For Sunstone
SunStone Ships goes for another cruise vessel in its INFINITY class. All the vessels in this class are designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. These vessels were the first to introduce the patented X-BOW design in the cruise industry, a …
Feb 20, 2023 / Vessels
Ocean Explorer - Ulstein-designed expedition cruise vessel successfully delivered from CMHI Haimen yard, China
The Ocean Explorer (CruiseMapper), an Ulstein-designed expedition cruise vessel featuring the iconic X-BOW®, has been successfully delivered from the CMHI Haimen yard, China, on 13th July 2021.Ulstein has delivered several expedition cruise ship …
Jul 15, 2021 / Cruise
ULSTEIN: Keel Laid For The Ocean Explorer
On 16 December 2019, the CMHI Haimen yard in China carried out the keel-laying ceremony for the Ocean Explorer. This is the fourth ULSTEIN X-BOW® design in the INFINITY class of expedition cruise vessels that the U.S. based shipowner SunStone Ships …
Jan 16, 2020 / Vessels
National Geographic Endurance gets water under her keel
The first X-BOW® polar vessel for Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., was launched into her right element on Saturday 7 December 2019. Due to Polar Class 5 (PC5), the ship can venture far into polar areas. The X-BOW® secures a comfortable transit …
Dec 11, 2019 / Vessels
ULSTEIN Introduces The X-BOW® In ‘Compact Concept’ RoPax Designs
Ulstein has developed a range of X-BOW® vessels for the RoPax market. The portfolio is based on Ulstein ‘compact concept’. This concept increases the competitiveness of such vessel designs by higher revenue making at lower financial and operational …
Jun 5, 2019 / Curious