Proudly watching over Celebrity Reflection her sister ship’s start, Celebrity Silhouette is in the midst of the final phases of her own construction. Celebrity Silhouette Cruise ship will set sail in July of this year. The Celebrity Silhouette Cruise ship will be identical in size (122,000 tons) to the three previous ships in the Solstice Class, the Celebrity Solstice (2008), Celebrity Equinox (2009), and Celebrity Eclipse (2010). However, she will have 17 additional staterooms including 8 concierge class, 8 ocean view, and 2 inside cabins.
Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., builder of Nordhavn yachts, is pleased to announce that it has obtained a new location for its headquarters, which will house sales, project management, engineering, accounting, commissioning and shipping/receiving under one roof. It also allows for the company’s projected expansion needs as they anticipate growth from increased sales and new designs in the coming years.
Motor yacht Diamond A, a 57,30m (187′ 11″) superyacht built by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1998, suffered breathing problems. Her main stainless steel exhaust had corroded over time and her genset drystacks spilled soot. She needed help. Marine Exhaust Systems’ technical experts cured yacht Diamond A’s troubles with custom units that now have her breathing easy, in a crunch project of less than 6 weeks.
Tricon Marine, the exclusive builder of the NISI Yacht series, has been named as a finalist in the “Best Builder” category at the Asia Boating Awards 2011. The Asia Boating Awards 2011 ceremony will be held on May 6th in Hong Kong.
NISI Yachts is pleased to announce that its NISI 2400 motor yacht has been chosen as a finalist in the “Most Innovative Yacht of the Year” category for the prestigious Asia Boating Awards 2011. The most coveted new yacht of the year, NISI’s groundbreaking design infuses casual opulence, cutting-edge styling and unsurpassed engineering in the 78-foot superyacht NISI 2400. She is the first and only yacht under 100 feet built to commercial RINA Charter Class and MCA (MGN280) commercial certification.
The 130′ Tri-Deck Motorycaht SOJOURN will be attending the 2011 DELUXE San Diego. Motor yacht Sojourn was custom built by Gambol Industries with styling by Rene Brown Interiors. M/Y Sojourn is a luxurious offshore cruising yacht with trans-oceanic range that is delightfully appointed with the best furnishings and the latest audio-visual electronics and navigational equipment.
“Back to the Future”: MCC introduces its new 46-meter Long Range Motor Yacht at the 2011 Palm Beach Boat Show. MCC moves forward toward the future, and at the same time, turns back in time. At this week’s 2011 Palm Beach Boat Show, March 24-27th, MCC is introducing their new design for a 46-meter Long Range Motor Yacht—the Neo Classic Series.
Superyacht Australia’s conference branded ASMEX 2011 is certainly attracting attention worldwide with registrations already received from the Middle East, China, Taiwan, USA, NZ.
Oceanair, leading marine blind and shading experts for boats of all sizes, are pleased to announce the launch of their retail range for 2011. In addition to offering bespoke custom made blinds for boat windows, hatches, portlights and doors, the Oceanair retail range offers ready-to-go shading solutions that are easy to install and available in a wide range of standard sizes.
Hunt Yachts is opening a sales office in Annapolis, Md., to support the growing number of Hunt owners in the region. Hunt offers models from 25 to 68 feet in the Surfhunter, Harrier, Coupe, Inflatable and Express Cruiser lines, all from designs by C. Raymond Hunt Associates.
Going above and beyond standard regulations to accommodate students with physical disabilities, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) has appointed Robie Pierce (Newport, R.I.) the Accessibility Director for Rhode Island’s Education at Sea school ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. Pierce, who is well known for his activism within the community of sailors with physical disabilities, will be a consultant during the construction of the ship, which is currently undergoing hull modifications at Promet Marine Services in Providence.
At 198’, Trinity’s newest superyacht, the tri-deck motor yacht Areti, launched last week as the longest aluminum yacht to date from the renowned American boat builder. With considerable fanfare, owner’s representative, Captain Ted Kavalieros and Billy Smith met on board to celebrate her move from land to water; final outfitting will be completed in coming months with her delivery date scheduled for early summer 2011.