Luxury yacht for the Siberian governor

Demand for the luxury in growing. One of the expanding industry is luxury boats production. New companies constantly appear offering their services in luxury boat building. Nobody had any experience first, there were no luxury boats in Soviet Russia for 70 years in a row. So some manufacturers copy their works from the Western industry, but some go their unique, Russian way, creating something

The Invisible Ship

The invisible ships for radars. At the end of 2009 it was entered into service of the American fleet. Powerplant - 2 gas turbines, GE LM2500,2 diesel MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH 20V 8000 M90.Power - Turbines 2 x 29,500 hp diesel engines 2 x 12,203 hpScrews - 4 water jet: 2 Wartsila LJ160E, two Wartsila LJ150ESpeed - 45 knots (at sea up to 3 points)Cruising Range - 3500 miles (18 knots), 1000

Abandoned Frozen Ships

A graveyard of vessels frozen into blocks of ice near Kamchatka, Russia.

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Legendary Christina yacht Aristotle Onassis

Among the legendary yacht can not remember the famous "Christina" Greek millionaire Aristotle Onassis. At its board, he met with Maria Callas. At the same board, as the biographer, ever shut up best operatic voice XX century.Christina originally built in 1943 as a Canadian convoy escort, the yacht was purchased by shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis in 1954. Onassis spent over $4 million to

World’s Largest Cruise Ship - Oasis of the Sea

It’s yet to be finished, but with these artistic renderings, we get to see inside of the future record holder for the world’s largest ship, a serious competitor for another maritime wonder, Liberty of the Seas. Oasis of the Sea will be a luxurious traveling city, complete with shopping streets, bars, restaurants, an amphitheater the size of a football field. And if this didn’t blow you away,

The yacht with a brief titled "A"

Yesterday afternoon at the port Kristiansanda (Norway) became one the most fantastic forms yacht, which I wrote in early January. According to the Norwegian newspaper VG this miracle ship flying the flag of Bermuda of multi-millionaire, former chairman of the MDM - Bank Andrei Melnichenko.The size of a miracle yacht A created by the project designer Philippe Starck, are impressive: 120 m in

Forbes: Abramovich was the owner of the largest yachts in the world

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich retained the title holder of the largest yachts in the world according to Forbes in 2009, which is released on Saturday.His yacht Eclipse, length 557 fitov (169 meters), which left stocks with a German shipyard Blohm & Voss, remains unparalleled in its scope.Media reported that the nine-deck yacht, two helipads are located in the hangar, four motorized

Explorer Of The Seas

Operator: Royal Caribbean IntCapacity (double occupancy): 3,114Full Capacity: 3,840Space Ratio: 44.1 / 35.8Gross Tonnage: 137,308 gtLength: 1,021 ft. / 311 mMarginally larger than her sister ships and thus the largest passenger liner ever built until the QM2 and the new Freedom class Royal Caribbean ships, this 137,308 gt giant is truly a floating city. Rock climbing, ice skating, minigolf and

Liberty of the Seas - Royal Caribbean cruise ship

Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean cruise ship of the Freedom class which entered regular service in May 2007. The 15-deck ship accommodates 4,370 passengers served by 1,360 crew. She was built in 18 months at the Aker Finnyards drydock in Turku, Finland, where her sister ship Freedom of the Seas was also built. At over 154,000 gross tons, she joins her sister ship Freedom of the Seas as

World's most luxurious cruise liners

World's Largest cruise ship

Owned by Royal Caribbean International, the 1,184-foot ship will spend three weeks at the port before it makes its first regular voyage on Dec. 5.Five times larger than the Titanic, the $1.5 billion ship has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. It has 2,700 cabins and can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew members.Accommodations

A ship of dreams Celebrity Solstice

The first of the Solstice Class ships, the Celebrity Solstice will set the standard for style and elegance on the high seas. Experience well appointed and intelligently designed staterooms as well as a new contemporary class of veranda staterooms called Aquaclass that gives guests unlimited access to the AquaSpa relaxation room, Persion Garden and Blu- an AquaClass exclusive specialty restaurant.