Pride of Rotterdam
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| ms Pride of Rotterdam | |
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| Shipbuilder: | Fincantieri, Marghera Yard, Venice, Italy |
| Launched: | 29 September 2000 |
| Delivered: | 12 April 2001 |
| Current route: | Rotterdam — Hull |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement tonnage: | 25,113 |
| Length: | 215.45 m |
| Beam: | 31.88 m |
| Draft: | 6.05 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Wärtsilä 9L4C, total 37.800kW |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Passengers: | 1360 |
| No. of Cabins: | 530, incl. 6 suites, 9 Deluxe, 5 Family and 6 Disabled Cabins |
| Car capacity: | 400 |
| Stabilisers: | Fin Type |
| Flag: | Dutch |
| Distance Europoort - Hull: | 204 Nautical Miles/ 378km |
The Pride of Rotterdam (along with its sister ship The Pride of Hull) is the P&O Ferries flagship of the fleet and is one of the world's largest cruiseferries, working the route between the ports of Hull and Rotterdam. The construction of the cruiseferry was carried out at Fincantieri's Marghera yard in Venice. The Pride of Rotterdam took less than 14 months to build.
[edit] Facilities
The facilities are based over 12 decks. The main public rooms and services centre around atrium area on Decks 8 and 9. Deck 8 incorporates the bureau de change, continental café, shops, and a children's area, as well as the hotel facilities reception. Dining facilities are located aft.
As of 2006, the cyber cafés that once operated on the vessel is out of service. These are now used for storage purposes but may in future reopen as alternative retail space.
The entertainment facilities include a casino, Irish bar, two cinemas and a double-deck show lounge.
Deck 9 boasts a fully equipped business centre, wine bar, and an a la carte restaurant. There as also a lounge bar and restaurant exclusive to freight drivers.
Decks 8 and 9 are connected by processional staircases port and starboard, while all the connecting decks are accessed by a main stairtower.
The Pride of Rotterdam has 546 cabins with a total of 1,376 beds. Passenger cabins are forward on Decks 8 and 9 and aft on Deck 7, as well as being located throughout Deck 10. The vessel is managed by a crew of just 141, whose accommodation is on Deck 11.
At the base of the funnel on Deck 12 lies a multi-functional sky lounge — the only public space — designed for access to the teak-planked sun decks outside. This sky lounge also serves as a piano bar and breakfast area.
[edit] Vehicles
For speed of turnaround, the car deck is accessed through a side entrance in the ship and consequently separated from the main freight deck entrance. The 2.7m-high car deck is designed to accommodate 250 cars, caravans etc.
The freight capacity of the Pride of Rotterdam is 3,345 lane metres. These freight decks are accessed via an 18m-wide by 12.5m-long stern door/ramp from Hamworthy KSE. The main deck is completely flat for the easy loading of trailers. On boarding, the vehicles travel up one side of the vessel, turn in the spacious bow area, and then proceed back towards the stern on the other side.
On Deck 3, a total of 1,483 lane metres (3.1m wide, 7m high) can be employed, while on Deck 5, the upper trailer deck is accessed via two Ham worthy KSE hoistable ramps, giving a further 1,560 lane metres. Each ramp is 58m long and 3.4m wide. While the deck is 4.8m in height, it is open aft, permitting the carriage of hazardous cargo. At the aft end of Deck 7 there is an exclusive area for drivers, featuring 14 single and 39 double cabins.
