Propulsion Pods On Cruise Ships

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Pods are devices which combine both propulsive and steering functions in one device. Pods create less noise and vibration which equals less impact on sea life he said. Modern cruise ships use either gas turbine or diesel electric engines as their power source for propulsion as well as for the ships systems.

Celebrity Cruises will send two ships Summit and Infinity into unscheduled drydocks March 29 and April 13 respectively to repair propulsion pods. With the milestone of 5 million. However Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas have three pods.

The first Azipod propulsion order for a cruise ship came in 1995 for Carnival. Pod-propulsion is an industry standard today in passenger cruise ships and has been applied also for product tankers two refits icebreakers and offshore vessels. In case the ships have large breadth two or more azipod systems independent from one another can be used to provide subtle maneuvering.

Ships like Norwegian Epic Carnival Dream and Ruby Princess use the. Azipod propulsion is a gearless steerable propulsion system where the electric drive motor is housed within a pod outside the ship hull. The Oasis-class vessel is sailing at reduced speed due to an unspecified propulsion issue with one of three propulsion pods.

Ad Book Today and Save. 2 and 3 in full scale and in model scale 125. Side thrusters use is eliminated as pods can be used to provide side thrust.