Cruising the Comfort Zone of Back-Up Power

Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery technology has been selected in preference to valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries to provide 30 minutes of emergency back-up power for Royal Caribbeans fleet of Radiance Class luxury cruise ships. Two of the four vessels from the Meyer Werft shipyard of Papenburg in Germany have already been delivered, with the other two due for launch this year and next.

The 2002 launched Brilliance of the Seas is fitted with SPH rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries for emergency back-up power.

Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery technology has been selected in preference to valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries to provide 30 minutes of emergency back-up power for Royal Caribbeans fleet of Radiance Class luxury cruise ships. Two of the four vessels from the Meyer Werft shipyard of Papenburg in Germany have already been delivered, with the other two due for launch this year and next.