Steel cutting held for ‘Silver Ray’ cruise ship
Shipbuilder Meyer Werft has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony in Germany’s Papenburg for a cruise ship that will include a fuel cell system and batteries in its effort to reduce emissions.
Ordered by Silversea Cruises, Silver Ray will be a sister to Silver Nova, which is already in build and should enter service in August 2023. The vessels are powered by LNG while a fuel cell system will power the entire hotel operations.
A battery system will increase the overall efficiency of the ship by absorbing peak loads, the company says, and a newly developed Micro Auto Gasification System converts waste on board into thermal energy.
Calling Silver Ray ‘one of the industry’s most environmentally conscious ships’, Silversea Cruises CEO and president Roberto Martinoli said she marked an important milestone.
“The second vessel in our pioneering Nova class, Silver Ray – and her sister ship, Silver Nova – will strengthen our leadership in ultra-luxury cruising, introducing advancements in engineering that support our mission to showcase the world to our guests, and to do so mindfully, respectfully, and in unprecedented comfort,” he said.
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