Vision for Ultra Voyager

Sperry marine, part of Northrop Grumman Corp, has been chosen by Royal Caribbean International to supply the navigation and communication package for the ?Ultra Voyager? cruise ship, on order at Aker Masa-Yards in Finland. When completed in 2006, this will be the world?s largest cruise ship, roughly 15% larger than the five previous Voyager-class vessels. The ship will carry up to 3,600 guests and 1,400 crew.

The ?Ultra Voyager? installation will be based on the new-generation Sperry Marine Vision FT integrated bridge system which features large, high-resolution flat-screen displays, convenient console layouts, ergonomic controls and new operating software.

The bridge layout will be identical to those on other Royal Caribbean ships with all displays and consoles arranged in a U-shaped configuration. The systems can be controlled with trackball devices built into the pilot chairs? armrests while all critical components are duplicated, providing total redundancy and continuous safe operation in case of any failure or malfunction.

Sperry supplied the integrated bridge systems for the previous Voyager-class and Radiance-class cruise ships, and has retrofitted the existing Royal Caribbean fleet of cruise ships, ensuring that all vessels have a standardised bridge installation.