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        嘉年华邮轮公司（Carnival）最新建造的“Mardi Gras”号已加入巴哈马海事局（Bahamas Maritime Authority，简称BMA），成为该船籍注册处的第一艘液化天然气（LNG）动力邮轮。

 

        据悉，该船于5月21日从巴塞罗那出发，预计于6月4日抵达佛罗里达州的卡纳维拉尔港（Port Canaveral），为其首航做准备。

 

        除了使用新LNG技术，“Mardi Gras”号的特色在于其装配了Bolt过山车。Bolt是世界上第一座邮轮过山车。

 

        根据声明，该邮轮将是第一艘在北美运营的LNG动力船。然而，其使用的替代燃料据说会对海洋环境产生极大影响。

 

        嘉年华邮轮公司负责合规、环境和职业安全的高级副总裁Domenico Rognoni解释了公司为何会选择为邮轮悬挂巴哈马国旗，他说：“我们第一艘船是初代‘Mardi Gras’号，其首航目的地就是巴哈马。因此，我们认为在BMA注册新代‘Mardi Gras’号，能够体现双方关系对于嘉年华邮轮公司的价值，还能体现我们对该国一如既往的支持亦是对巴哈马具有重要意义。

 

        嘉年华邮轮公司总裁Christine Duffy补充说：“‘Mardi Gras’号将是巴哈马的常客，我们很高兴能将这种全新的环境可持续发展理念传到巴哈马和加勒比地区的许多港口，让更多的船只、客人和船员来到这些地方。

 

        由于COVID-19疫情对邮轮行业和造船业造成了一定的影响，这艘容客量为5200的邮轮多次被要求延期交付。

 

        最终，芬兰造船厂Meyer Turku于去年12月向嘉年华邮轮公司交付了该船。

 

        该船在海试结束的两个月后完成了交付。

 

        （本文版权归国际海事信息网所有，图片版权归原作者，转载请注明出处。）

 

Bahamas registry welcomes first LNG-powered ship

 

Mardi Gras, Carnival’s latest newbuild, has joined the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) as the registry’s first LNG-powered cruise ship.

 

As informed, the ship departed from Barcelona on 21 May, and is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida on 4 June to begin preparations for the inaugural voyage.

 

Along with the new LNG technology, Mardi Gras will feature Bolt, the first-ever roller coaster build on a ship.

 

However, the use of an alternative fuel source is said to have the greatest impact on the maritime environment as the ship will be the first LNG-powered vessel to operate in North America, according to the statement.

 

Explaining why the company chose the cruise ship to fly the Bahamian flag, Domenico Rognoni, Carnival’s Senior Vice President for Compliance, Environmental & Occupational Safety, commented: “Our first ever ship was the original Mardi Gras and its inaugural voyage was to The Bahamas, so we believe registering the new Mardi Gras with the BMA is a fitting demonstration of both the value of that relationship to Carnival, and our ongoing commitment to the country.”

 

“The Bahamas will be a frequent destination for Mardi Gras, and we are pleased to bring this new level of environmental sustainability to the many ports in the Bahamas and the Caribbean that the ship and our guests and crew will be visiting,” Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line added.

 

The delivery of the 5,200-passenger ship was delayed on several occasions, due to the COVID-19 impact on the cruise and shipbuilding industries.

 

Finally, Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku delivered the vessel to Carnival Cruise Line in December last year.

 

The delivery took place two months after the vessel completed its sea trials.