La Superba - Cruise Ferry
Key Data:
Shipbuilder
Nuovi Cantieri Apuania
Owner
Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), part of the Grimaldi group
Cost
$120 million
Gross
50,000t
Length
211.5m
Beam
31.5m
Height to bridge
33m
Garage decks
4
Capacity
2,500 lane metres, 1,000 cars
Public areas
7 interconnecting decks
Deck 7 (Atlantic Deck)
Le Chandelier restaurant (404), Capirccio restaurant (402), Mosaico Italiano restaurant, Grand Palais hall, Piano bar, Fashion café (115), Video games room, Casino
Deck 8 (Coral Deck)
Banqueting area, theatre
Deck 9 (Sky Deck)
Meeting rooms, conference hall, library, panoramic lounge
Lido deck
Sky Club disco (176)
Accommodation
2,920 passengers
Cabins
567
Presidential suites
6
Double suites
31
Cabins for the disabled
526
Standard cabins
526
Pullman-type reclining seats
940
Main engines
4 x Wartsila 16V46C units
Total output
67,200kW
Reduction gearboxes
2
Propellers
2
Blades
4
Maximum speed
30 knots
Rudders
2 x Rolls Royce Frydenbo electrohydraulic
Bow thrusters
2 x Rolls Royce type 2200 controllable pitch
Output
1,500kW at 1,190rpm
Generators
4 x Wartsila Vasa 6R32
Total output
9,360kW
Retractable stabiliser fins
2
Type
Simplex S6000, manufactured by B+V Industritechnik
