Ulstein wins seventh cruise contract for SunStone

The Ulstein designed vessels for SunStone were the first to introduce the patented X-BOW design to the cruise industry, which Ulstein said has been warmly welcomed by the sector.

“We are immensely pleased to announce that we have signed a new contract with the CMHI Haimen yard for the construction of a new X-BOW expedition cruise vessel of the Ulstein CX103 design,” said Lars Ståle Skoge, commercial director at Ulstein Design & Solutions.

Added customisation

Although all the vessels in this class are designed on the same platform, being 104.4 metres long and 18.4 metres wide, they are all customised to accommodate a varying number of passengers and crews.

The public spaces have also been carefully designed according to the client’s request.

This new vessel shares one of the key features of Ulstein’s Infinity class with windows placed all around the bow lounge.

Tomas Tillberg Design is responsible for the vessel’s interior design.

“Our main focus is to bring the outdoors inside, capitalising on the big windows like the two-story atrium ones and especially the spectacular FWD bow windows that Ulstein made possible thus furthering the small ship to a big ship feeling,” he said.

The vessel holds accommodation for 199 passengers and a crew of 101. It is ICE CLASS 1A certified for polar cruising, holds the highest comfort class and is SOLAS certified, with a Safe Return to Port passport.