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The Wärtsilä RT-flex96C is a two-stroke turbocharged low-speed diesel engine designed by the Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä. It is designed for large container ships that run on heavy fuel oil. Its largest 14-cylinder version is 13.5 meters high, 26.59 meters long, weighs over 2,300 tonnes, and produces 80.08 megawatts.
The ship's power comes from six medium-speed, marine-diesel generating sets: three 16-cylinder Wärtsilä 16V46D common rail engines producing 18,480 kW (24,780 hp) each and three similar 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V46D engines producing 13,860 kW (18,590 hp) each. The fuel consumption of the main engines at full power is 5,213 litres (1,377 US ...
These engines are mounted under the stern of the ship and they each drive 6.1-metre (20 ft)-wide rotatable propellers. In addition to the three main engines, there are four bow thrusters used for docking, each with 5.5 MW of power or 7,380 horsepower. [19] Among the Oasis-class ships, Symphony of the Seas uses
The Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is the biggest cruise ship in the world. The nearly 1,200-foot ship set sail in January 2024 and accommodates 5,610 guests and 2,350 crew members ...
Queen Mary 2's power plant comprises four sixteen-cylinder Wärtsilä 16V46CR EnviroEngine marine diesel engines, generating a combined 67,200 kW (90,100 hp) at 514 rpm, and two General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines, provide a further 50,000 kW (67,000 hp); these drive electric generators, which in turn provide the power to drive four 21,500 kW ...
Royal Caribbean launched its 28th cruise ship, the world's second-largest, in July. Despite its gargantuan stature and equally sized list of amenities, Utopia is only operating three- and four ...
There is nothing subtle about the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean’s new, nearly 1,200-foot-long and 250,800 gross ton Icon of the Seas - which set sail from the Port of Miami on ...
Icon of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world [24] by gross tonnage. [26] [27] [3] The ship has a crew of 2,350, and a capacity of 5,610 passengers at double occupancy, or 7,600 passengers at maximum capacity. [5] Icon of the Seas has 20 decks with seven swimming pools and six water slides. The company claims the ship has the tallest ...