Schulte Marine Concept will provide technical consultancy and newbuild supervision services to support construction of the ocean-going luxury expedition cruise ship, World Explorer.
The Mystic Group, led by Portuguese businessman Mario Ferreira, owns 16 ship river cruise operation DouroAzul and Nicko Cruises of Germany operating another 20 river vessels on the Danube, Rhine, Elbe, Yangtze, Mekong and Nile. Both DouroAzul and Nicko will be expanded with new ships in 2018.
Ferreira anticipates at least another three vessels besides World Explorer to be delivered over the next four years, notes S.M.C.
S.M.C’s extensive experience with highly complex projects in major shipyards, a growing portfolio of passenger ships and its international newbuilding expertise were crucial elements in the group winning the contract with Mystic Cruises.
126mtr long World Explorer has a passenger capacity of 200 and a crew complement of 111.
The vessel will meet the latest Polar Code operating requirements and will be equipped with state-of-the-art hybrid power and propulsion technology, which will enable the ship to cruise in environmentally-sensitive areas.
Construction of World Explorer has commenced at the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castello, in northern Portugal and she will start cruising during the winter season of 2018.
Krzysztof Kozdron, md of S.M.C, said: ‘Schulte Marine Concept is pleased to enter the expedition cruise newbuilding segment with an innovative vessel such as the World Explorer, which will be the ultimate benchmark for environmental sustainability and luxury cruising in remote areas. We look forward to working in partnership with Mystic Cruises and West Sea shipyard on this prestigious project.’
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