New Cruise Ship Bow Design

In addition to some slight differences in appearance MSC Seaside is larger than Leonardo.

New cruise ship bow design. The worlds first cruise ship featuring a revolutionary X-bow design has set sail on its inaugural passenger cruise. That means the best new cruise ships for 2021 include some favorites that were due to come out in 2020 like Carnival Cruise Lines much-anticipated Mardi Gras. Edge Class pushes the boundaries of cruise ship architecture from bow to stern and everywhere in between.

The design is featured on the bow of the vessel just like the sister ship Scarlet Lady. Ready To Break Free. The X-BOW introduces the gentle displacer.

New Cruise Ship Design Focuses on Health Safety and Energy Phoenix World Village expedition ship design - photos courtesy of Knud E. What it turns out to be is a refinement of the bulbous bow that most oceangoing ships have used since the 1980s to move more smoothly through the waves. Not only was she the first of seven new Infinity-class purpose-built expedition cruise vessels for SunStone Ships but she was also the first-ever cruise ship to be built in China.

Though new designs seem to be dropping in every now and then they seem to have reached a saturation point as most of them seem to be improvements made on old designs. A tapered fore ship shape with a different volume distribution as well as sectional angles resulting in a wave piercing effect at small wave heights and also reduces pitching and bow impact loads in bigger seas. A normal bow without a bulb.

The Ulstein X-Bow the iconic wave-piercing bow design for offshore and specialty vessels is making its debut in an expedition cruise. According to Fain the plain bulbous bow. Ulsteins X-BOW technology isnt new.

New X-Bow cruise ship promises smooth sailing. The unique sleek look of the bow may make some cruise ship purists gasp but it does goes well with the overall modern look of the ship. In fact it launched the design in 2005 but until now its only been used by ships with industrial purposes.