Cruise ship HONDIUS

A polar expedition ship is named Hondius and it is built for the Dutch-based Oceanwide Expeditions. It is 107.6 meters long, 17.6 meters wide and the speed of 15 knots is provided by two main engines with a total power of 4200 kW. It can host 196 passengers accommodated in 85 cabins, which is taken care of by 72 crew members. Hondius is the first vessel built to class “LR PC6”, meeting the latest and highest demands of Lloyd’s Register for “Polar Class 6” vessels, the highest Polar Class notation for ice-strengthened vessels. The vessel is also fully comply with the mandatory requirements of the Polar code, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), for safe ship operation and the protection of the Polar environment. SPECIFICATIONS Hondius is the strongest icestrengthened vessel in the Polar Regions and is equipped with stabilizers, and very suitable for advanced, innovative exploratory quality voyages in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions. The ship offers to its passengers a high standard of a hotel as well as various categories of cabins, from spacious apartments to double and four-bed cabins, where they will be provided with multiple secured systems for a safe and comfortable stay. The design and all technical solutions are all the work of Brodosplit's talented designers. As such, this ship will be the best ambassador of Croatian shipbuilding and industrial achievements. Hondius offers high-quality accommodation for 174 passengers in one spacious suite (35 square meters, 377 square feet), six grand suites with balconies (27 square meters, 291 square feet), eight junior suites (19 to 20 square meters, 205 to 215 square feet), eight superior cabins