Wärtsilä power for Ultra Voyager cruise ship

Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a contract by Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland to supply six Wärtsilä 12V46 as prime movers for the main generating sets for the Ultra Voyager cruise ship recently ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL).

Due for delivery in May 2006, the Ultra Voyager is a development of the five Voyager-class cruise ships built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards for RCL. The 160,000 GT newbuilding will carry 3,600 passengers and have about 15% more passenger space than its predecessors.

The Wärtsilä engines will form a 75.6 MW diesel-electric power plant supplying all power needs of the ship, including propulsion, ancillaries, hotel services, etc. The engines will be delivered during this year.