The cruise market is showing a strong and continuous growth, and the cruise operators are in search for new concepts and bigger ships that can offer more spectacular experience to the passengers. The actual value of a cruise ship is determined by its design, onboard facilities and entertainment, as well as technical performance in terms of seaworthiness, environmental performance, and safety. Currently the Asian market makes out only 4.2 percent of the world cruise market; it is believed that this market has potential for growing much faster than other markets and that this may be achieved by introducing a new type of mega cruise ship.
The proposed concept is a wide, catamaran type ship with two sleek, wave-piercing hulls. The overall length is 366 m with the total width 70 m. There are two separate superstructures facilitating more than two thousand passenger cabins, all with exterior balconies. There is also extensive exterior deck space. The twin hull design implies good stability and seaworthiness; however, the deck connecting the two hulls, will be exposed to extreme forces in severe weather; in particular the warping forces on the twin hull represent a formidable challenge. To this end a ship-wide cellular deck structure is devised for strength and stiffness; at the same time the interior of this large deck structure offer significant interior space for multiple usages. The ship also features many other new solutions such as protected space for life and service boats, and a possibility for use of a spectacular, large kite for supplementary propulsion.
크루즈 시장은 지속적인 성장세를 보이고 있으며, 크루즈 여행사들은 더 크고, 더 멋지고, 더욱 새로운 크루즈선을 원하고 있다. 크루즈선의 가치는 그 자체 디자인과 크루즈선에서 이루어지는 휴식, 레져, 엔터테인먼트, 쇼핑, 스포츠, 공연 등 문화 활동에 대한 승객의 만족도에 의해 결정된다. 본 연구에서는 증가하는 크루즈 시장의 관광인구에 대비하고, 소비자의 만족도를 높이기 위한 새로운 개념의 쌍동선형 크루즈선을 제안한다.
크루즈선을 쌍동선형으로 만들게 되면 Roll과 Pitch motion에 강해지고, 데크 면적이 커져 더 넓고, 쾌적한 공간을 가질 수 있게 된다. 또한 쌍동선형은 슈퍼 스트럭쳐를 어렵지 않게 두 개의 동으로 나눌 수 있기 때문에 모든 객실을 승객들이 선호하는 대기와 접한 발코니 형으로 만들 수 있고, 다양한 활동 공간을 보다 더 많이 확보할 수 있다.
