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Watch: Cruise Ship AIDAPrima Construction Time-Lapse

Watch: Cruise Ship AIDAPrima Construction Time-Lapse

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June 15, 2016

Nicely done time-lapse showing the construction, float out, and christening of the new 124,100-ton AidaPrima cruise ship.

The AidaPrima was delivered in March by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is known for being the first cruise ship in the world to be equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) *while in port, as well as the first to get Mitsubishi’s Air Lubrication System designed for increased fuel efficiency at sea.

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