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[edit] RMS Majestic
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Majestic |
| Owner: | Collins Line |
| Operator: | Collins Line |
| Port of registry: |  TBA |
| Ordered: | December 2009 |
| Builder: |  H&W Britannia |
| Yard number: | 627 |
| Laid down: | May 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 160,000 GT (est.) |
| Length: | 360 metres (1,181 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 46.5 metres (152 ft 7 in) |
| Height: | 71 metres (232 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 12 Volvo diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 4 azipods (two fixed, two azimuthing) |
| Speed: | 35 kn (40 mph) (est) |
| Capacity: | 2,800 passengers |
RMS Majestic is an ocean liner currently being built by Belfast-based shipbuilder H&W Britannia for Collins Line. On delivery in May 2011, Majestic will operate as a running mate to the larger Queen Guinevere. The Majestic is of a mixed new-generation and traditional design, which will make her take a different appearance to most passenger ships in service. She will be the second largest Collins Line ship built behind the 2010 Queen Guinevere.
The name of the ship was announced by Collins Line in March 2010, in order to allow for at least two ocean liners to continue operating following the upcoming retirement of the Queen Adelaide. Due to her estimated speed, it is likely the Majestic will challenge for the Blue Riband Trophy.
It was announced by Collins Line that her first captain will be Captain Tony Breslin.
[edit] Design
[edit] Exterior
The Majestic will be of a hybrid design which combines tradional design from the current Queen Guinevere and new generation design. At the stern of the ship, there will be more open plan deck space compared to that of her earlier fleetmate. Also, the Majestic's funnel will be towards the stern of the ship, rather than near the centre.
[edit] Interior
The interior layout of the Majestic will be based around the four-deck North Star Entertainment Plaza. The interior design will be a mix of old and new, with some features from the 1947 Majestic being used on the new vessel. The ship will feature an Atlantic Sky Lounge the bow of the ship below the bridge, which is new to Collins Line. Also included will be the traditional Monarch Lounge and North Star Lounge.
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[edit] RMS Queen Guinevere
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Queen Guinevere |
| Owner: | Collins Line |
| Operator: | Collins Line |
| Port of registry: |  Liverpool |
| Ordered: | April 2008 |
| Builder: | H&W Britannia |
| Yard number: | 7072 |
| Laid down: | October 2008 |
| Launched: | October 2009 |
| Maiden voyage: | February 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 184,636 GT |
| Length: | 367 metres (1,204 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 62 metres (203 ft 5 in) |
| Height: | 71 metres (232 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 10 Volvo diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 4 azipods (two fixed, two azimuthing) |
| Speed: | 31.7 kn (36.5 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,628 passengers |
RMS Queen Guinevere is a transatlantic ocean liner and also the flagship of Collins Line. She is the most expensive passenger liner ever to be built. The Queen Guinevere was Collins Line's first new ocean liner since the Queen Adelaide in 1974. The ship was named by Elizabeth Collins in 2008, whom also named the Queen Adelaide in 1973, when the vessel was launched. The Queen Guinevere was named for the former two vessels with the same name, with the first named for Guinevere.
Queen Guinevere's facilities include 17 restaurants and bars, 6 swimming pools, a casino, cinema, library and planetarium. The vessel also has on board kennels and a nursery. Queen Guinevere is one of very few vessels still afloat to have remnants of the traditional class system, currently operating with four "classes", particularly seen with the on-board lounges, dining options and suites.
The ship was primarily built to cross the Atlantic, and therefore designed considerably differently to other passenger vessels. She has a maximum speed of 31.7 kn (36.5 mph) and a cruising speed of 27 kn (31 mph), which is considerably faster than other passenger ships in service, such as the Oasis of the Seas' cruising speed of 22.6 kn (26.0 mph). Instead of a standard diesel-electric layout for her engines, Queen Guinevere uses a CODAG layout in order to travel at her maximum speed.
[edit] Design
[edit] Exterior
The Queen Guinevere was designed by Cammell Laird chief naval architect Paul Dawson. Dawson intended the design of the Queen Guinevere resemble the design of the traditional Collins Line ocean liners, such as the 1974 Queen Adelaide and 1947 Majestic, even though the basic design of the ship is heavily based on the Queen Mary 2. The Queen Guinevere has 14,700 square metres of open deck space, with screens to protect passengers when the ship is at high speed. Two of the ship's swimming pools are on the outside deck at the stern.
As per tradition, there is a wrap-around promenade deck on G Deck. The ship's lifeboats are also 25m above the waterline, 10m more than the standard SOLAS requirements, however Dawson managed to gain permission from SOLAS officials to place the lifeboats out of position for the sake of the ship's design. The ship, like the Queen Mary 2, has a Constanzi stern to allow for the placement of the propeller pods.
[edit] Interior
Most of the Queen Guinevere's public rooms are on the lower decks of the ship, with the passenger cabins placed above these. The interior of the ship is based on the Central Lobby, where most of the ship's shops and restaurants are based. The majority of the Queen Guinevere's suites have access to a balcony, however some are in the middle of the superstructure to allow the ship to maximise it's potential capacity.
The also has the traditional Monarch Lounge (A Deck) as well as the North Star Lounge (G Deck), which have been popular features on Collins Line ships since the 1947 Majestic. The ship's Guinevere Bar/Restaurant takes up two decks in the Central Lobby, and is the largest room of its kind on any ocean liner. There is also a casino, planetarium and two cinema screens on board the vessel.
[edit] History
[edit] Construction
[edit] Service
[edit] External links
Queen Guinevere - Collins Line
[edit] Largest ships in the world of their time
| Year | Name | Tonnage | Company | Countries of ownership and registration | Country of construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | SS Royal William | 540 GT | St. John & Halifax Steam Navigation Company | Canada (British North America) | Canada |
| 1838 | SS Great Western | 1,340 GT | Great Western Steamship Company | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1839 | SS British Queen | 1,862 GT | British & American Steam Navigation Company | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1840 | SS President | 2,366 GT | British & American Steam Navigation Company | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1845 | SS Great Britain | 3,270 GT | Great Western Steamship Company | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1853 | SS Himalaya | 3,438 GT | P & O Steam Navigation Company Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1853 | SS Atrato | 3,466 GT | Royal Mail Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1857 | SS Adriatic | 4,145 GT | New York & Liverpool United States Mail S.S. Co. (Collins) | United States | United States |
| 1858 | SS Great Eastern | 18,915 GT | Eastern Steam Navigation Company | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1867 | RMS (or SS) Republic | 4,352 GT | Pacific Mail Steamship Company Inc. | United Kingdom (prev. Canada and United States) |
United States |
| 1893 | RMS Campania | 12,950 GT | Cunard Line | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1893 | RMS Lucania | 12,952 GT | Cunard Line | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1897 | SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große | 14,349 GT | Norddeutscher Lloyd | Germany | Germany (location now part of Poland) |
| 1899 | RMS Oceanic | 17,274 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1901 | RMS Celtic | 21,035 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1905 | SS Amerika | 22,225 GT | Hapag | Germany | United Kingdom |
| 1905 | RMS Baltic | 23,876 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1906 | SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria | 24,581 GT | Hapag | Germany | Germany (location now part of Poland) |
| 1907 | RMS Lusitania | 31,550 GT | Cunard Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1907 | RMS Mauretania | 31,938 GT | Cunard Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1911 | RMS Olympic | 45,234 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1912 | RMS Titanic | 46,329 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1912 | RMS Olympic | 46,439 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1913 | SS Imperator | 52,117 GT | Hapag | Germany | Germany |
| 1914 | SS Vaterland | 54,282 GT | Hapag | Germany | Germany |
| 1914 | SS Bismarck | 56,511 GT | Hapag | Germany | Germany |
| 1922 | RMS Majestic | 56,511 GT | White Star Line Ltd. | Germany | Germany |
| 1927 | RMS Nomadic | 57,707 GT | Collins Line | Isle of Man (registry: United Kingdom) |
United Kingdom |
| 1935 | SS Normandie | 79,280 GT | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique S.A. | France | France |
| 1940 | RMS Queen Elizabeth | 83,673 GT | Cunard-White Star Ltd. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 1971 | SS Seawise University (ex Queen Elizabeth) |
83,673 GT | Orient Overseas Container Line | Hong Kong | United Kingdom |
| 1947 | RMS Majestic (after loss of Seawise University) | 79,116 GT | Collins Line | Isle of Man (registry: United Kingdom) |
United Kingdom |
| 1974 | RMS Queen Adelaide | 90,419 GT | Collins Line | Isle of Man | United Kingdom |
| 1996 | MS Carnival Destiny | 101,509 GT | Carnival Cruise Line Inc. | United States (registry: Bahamas) |
Italy |
| 1997 | MS Grand Princess | 108,865 GT | P & O Princess Cruises Ltd. | United Kingdom/United States (registry: Bermuda) |
Italy |
| 1999 | MS Voyager of the Seas | 137,276 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norway/United States (registry: Bahamas) |
Finland |
| 2000 | MS Explorer of the Seas | 137,308 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norway/United States (registry: Bahamas) |
Finland |
| 2004 | RMS Queen Mary 2 | 148,528 GT | Cunard Line Ltd. | United Kingdom/United States (registry: United Kingdom) |
France |
| 2006 | MS Freedom of the Seas | 154,407 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norway/United States (registry: Bahamas) |
Finland |
| 2009 | MS Oasis of the Seas | 225,282 GT | Royal Caribbean International | Norway/United States (registry: Bahamas) |
Finland |
