Havila Voyages’ Havila Capella was christened this week on the cruise line’s head workplace in Fosnavåg, Norway, by godmother Hege Sævik Rabben, in response to a press launch.
The christening ceremony befell simply over a yr after the ship started service alongside the coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes. Rabben, a Havila Voyages board member, christened the ship in clear water taken from Geiranger, in response to the cruise line.
“It’s a nice honor to be the godmother of such an excellent ship, particularly right here in Fosnavåg the place the ship is registered and the transport firm has its head workplace”, stated Sævik Rabben. “For each Havila Capella and the corporate, it has been a troublesome begin to the operation alongside the coastal route, however we’re optimistic for the long run.”
Havila Capella’s title, like the remainder of the corporate’s fleet, was impressed by stars. Per Saevik, chairman and predominant shareholder, introduced a naming competitors for his eight grandchildren wherein they must select a star title for the brand new ships.
“The names of all 4 of our ships are guiding stars. All through historical past Capella, Castor, Polaris and Pollux have been used for navigation at sea and to information sailors house,” commented Sævik.
“The traits of Havila Capella make her a guiding star alongside the coast, like her sister ships,” acknowledged Bent Martini, managing director, Havila Voyages.
With its hybrid operation of liquefied pure gasoline and the world’s largest battery pack on a passenger ship, the Havila Capella is essentially the most environmentally pleasant ship on the coastal route, the corporate highlighted.
“We now have already sailed the world heritage within the Geirangerfjord emission-free, 4 years earlier than the authorities’ necessities, and have ships which were constructed to fulfill the long run necessities and alternatives for utterly emission-free sailings. It’s subsequently becoming that Havila Capella is called after a guiding star.”
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