Shippax Guide 13

STX Finland - VIKING GRACE
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Product information Shippax Guide 13

Established 1975

Shippax Guide is the annual extensive ship register publication including all existing ro-pax ferries and cruise vessels.

Theme vessel in this issue: 

STX Finland - VIKING GRACE

Articles:

THINK

THE IDEA: Viking Line decides to have a new ferry. How did the idea grow? Which Market needs? Management and investors making choices: the designers, the yard, the environmental-friendly concept, LNG.

By Philippe Holthof

SUCCESS STORY

APPROVED FOR GAS: Viking’s long road to get safety approvals to use LNG.

By H Von Herforth

DESIGN

THE DESIGN PROCESS:

a) Naval architecture

b) Interior designer

By H Von Herforth (a) and Véronique Schaillée (b)

BUILD

THE BUILDING: the shipyard, the experience, the challenges.

Made in Finland.

By Marko Stampehl

DREAM

MAKING THE PASSENGERS ‘HOT’: How to launch a new ferry and make your future passengers enthusiast long before she’s in service. The use of Social Media.

By Véronique Schaillée

DISCOVER

DESIGN DELIVERED: we show how beautiful the ship is in a very contemporary way.

By Philippe Holthof and Mike Louagie

EXPERIENCE

THE ULTIMATE CRUISE & FERRY EXPERIENCE

a) A live view on the ro-ro operations.

b) Travelling on her, graciously experienced by a female travel writer and globetrotter.

By H Von Herforth (a) and Véronique Schaillée (b)

Number of pages: 197 pages