Utopia (cruise ship)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Utopia |
| Owner: | Utopia Residences |
| Operator: | Utopia Residences |
| Port of registry: |
 Bahamas |
| Route: | circumnavigation of the world |
| Ordered: | November 20, 2009 (amended in 2012) |
| Builder: | Samsung Heavy Industries |
| Cost: | US$1.1 billion |
| Maiden voyage: | 2016 (planned)Still unknown as final papers not signed |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Residential cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 108,000 GT |
| Length: | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Beam: | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Height: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.3 m (27 ft) |
| Decks: | 16 |
| Installed power: | 50,400KW 6 × Wärtsilä diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 14 MW ABB Azipod, azimuthing 3xBowthrusters total 9,000KW Two sets of fin stabilizers |
| Speed: | 22 KN |
| Capacity: | 199 luxury residences 218-room hotel |
| Crew: | 600 |
| Notes: | [1] |
Utopia is a planned luxury residential cruise ship project. Completion of the ship is expected in 2016 at a cost of US$1.1 billion, but awaiting final financing and signed contracts. The original binding letter of intent to build Utopia was announced in 2009 but amended in 2012.[2] The ship is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the largest shipbuilders in the world, located in South Korea.[3][4] The Finnish engineering company Elomatic Marine is credited for the design concept of the vessel, with architectural design by Tillberg Design U.S.[1]
The business plan calls for residences with prices from US$3.9 million to US$30 million.
Amenities
The 296 m (971 ft), 108,000 GT, ship will have a 199 residences ranging in size from 130 to 613 m2 (1,400 to 6,600 sq ft).[5] The ship will also have 175-room hotel, casino, 16,000 sq ft spa, night club, and many other amenities.
Financing
The ship will be largely financed by the Frontier Group, a private equity firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. Frontier will put up most of the funds to cover the US$1.1 billion in construction costs.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Henrik Segercrantz (February 2010). "Utopia". Maritime Reporter. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ↑ "Utopia Residential Ship Signs Contract with Shipyard". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ↑ "Our Partners - Shipbuilder". Utopia. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "SHI Opens an Era of Cruise Shipbuilding in Korea". Samsung Heavy Industries. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Elomatic and Utopia’s historic conceptual design for residential ocean liner one step closer to becoming reality". Elomatic. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ↑ Christopher Tritto (13 December 2009). "Frontier backs US$1 billion luxury ocean liner Utopia". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 24 November 2010.