New products boost design and efficiency in cruise ships

Indeed, Brombach + Gess has launched its BALUSTRADEmove system. Its marketing manager Louisa Schmid explains, “We, at Brombach + Gess, attach great importance to sustainability and offer our customers the possibility to refit existing systems with our products. The BALUSTRADEmove system is one of them which can be used to add-on or retrofit to an existing or newbuilding system. At the same time, BALUSTRADEmove offers improved wind and weather protection of open areas, eg seat or leaning areas, through the installation. Conversely, this means more comfort for passengers. Flexibility of use through individual adjustment is among the many advantages of the system.”  

It has also recently brought to market a prefabricated sliding window kit for refurbishment. “We installed our sliding window kit on a cruise ship in the pool area which led to better air flow and the passengers feeling cooler and happier in the hot summer months. The installation took place while in service, which was made possible by our window kit,” says Ms Schmid.  

Summing up some of the main trends within cruise shipping refit glass bonding projects, she says, “The main trends in glass bonding projects for cruise ship refit include larger glass surfaces. In parallel, the improved climate values in terms of thermal insulation and solar protection is an important issue in refits.”  

Elsewhere, Antti-Teollisuus Oy has launched two new doors: B-15 Fire Door dB(LE+) Single Leaf certification number MEDB000071A and B-15 Fire Door DdB(LE+) Double Leaf certification number MEDB000081U.  

Both doors have been developed for high sound reduction purposes. The single leaf door B-15 Fire Door dB(LE+) is targeted for up to Rw=44dB applications and the double door B-15 Fire Door DdB(LE+) up to Rw=42dB applications.  

Antti-Teollisuus Oy commercial director Markko Takkinen says, ”Both doors have the letter E which describes features for electronic applications such as ONLINE locking solutions and door operation automation. The doors were tested with an automatic sill gasket system (drop down gasket) where the gasket is concealed inside the door leaf when door is opened. This system gives an extended lifetime for the gasket as it is better protected when not active.”  

Both doors can use a large choice of finishings including paint, PVC-lamination, HPL-lamination or digital prints etc and are equipped with the Antti Marine service-free hinge system including the option to be equipped with the E-HINGE. 

Door closing systems can be chosen from a large variety of manual and automatic applications. The double door B-15 Fire Door DdB(LE+) supports an automatic latching operation for both door leaves. 

Interior refit boost 

Gerolamo Scorza has carried out a range of refurbishments recently, including on Oceania Sirena (November 2021 – December 2021 Genoa), where the floors were refurbished in the toilets of top suites, hinges replaced in the showers of cabins on deck 8 and accessories replaced in various cabins.  

Both NCL Pearl and NCL Jewel were also refurbished with mini suites, the penthouse suite and family suite refurbished with various upgrades including new wall finishing, renewed furniture, new flooring; and bathrooms refurbished with bathtubs replaced with showers, renewed walls with different finishings, new glass walls, sanitaires, sinks, mirrors and accessories.  

NCL Jade (February 2022 – March 2022 Genoa – Marseilles) underwent an internal refit that included ceiling restoration and painting in 50 cabins, flooring restoration and a new wall covering with a glass elliptical shape for the sneeze guard of the Brazilian restaurant, and 60 roller blinds replaced, both mechanical and manual. A marble counter was replaced along with the Spinnaker Bar flooring.  

Other recent Scorza refurbishments include Oceania Nautia and NCL Sky.  

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