FEATURE | Norwegian firm developing sail-powered cruise ship design

Rendering of a sail-powered catamaran cruise ship by Norway's YSA Design

Norwegian naval architecture firm YSA Design has unveiled a concept for a new type of sail-powered catamaran cruise ship that offers the flexibility to access waters where larger vessels will have difficulty operating. YSA Design said the design includes a host of features to attract premium-end...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/feature-norwegian-firm-developing-sail-powered-cruise-ship-design/

YSA Design jumps onboard Northern Xplorer’s zero-emission cruise ship project

Norwegian company YSA Design has become the latest member of a consortium led by Northern Xplorer, a recently established Norwegian cruise venture, that aims to build the world’s first zero-emission cruise ship.

The post YSA Design jumps onboard Northern Xplorer’s zero-emission cruise ship project...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/ysa-design-jumps-onboard-northern-xplorers-zero-emission-cruise-ship-project/

YSA brings greater accountability and efficiency to cruise ship design

Trond Sigurdsen, Chairman, YSA Design

Powerful modelling software from the forefront of land-based architecture can help cruise ship owners to provide better accountability of the steps they are taking to enhance sustainability, material selection and inclusiveness in guest services, according to YSA Design.

The Oslo-based interiors and exteriors design specialist is breaking new ground in using the Revit data-based tools and Building Information Modelling (BIM) driving digital transformation in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/ysa-brings-greater-accountability-and-efficiency-to-cruise-ship-design/

YSA Design serves modern cruising needs on HAL flagship Rotterdam

YSA Design serves modern cruising needs on HAL flagship Rotterdam

Magrodome onboard HAL Rotterdam

The distinctive look and feel of a cruise ship delivered in 2021 has been turning heads during the inaugural season of MS Rotterdam, but Holland America Line’s (HAL) new flagship also includes some familiar features.

The 2,668-guest Pinnacle-class cruise vessel left Amsterdam on a 14-day passage to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before entering a schedule of Caribbean cruising during November.

For...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/29/ysa-design-serves-modern-cruising-needs-on-hal-flagship-rotterdam/

YSA Design Insights: Issue 6

YSA Design Insights: Issue 6

Another seaside adventure with MSC Seashore

Building on a relationship that extends back nearly a decade, YSA Design has conceived and developed three spaces on board MSC Cruises’ MSCSeashore. The third vessel in the international cruise line’s pioneering Seaside class of passenger ships made her maiden voyage in August 2021.  Read more

Peace of mind in interior spaces
As the cruise industry adapts to the post-Covid travel landscape, new trends are taking shape in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/23/ysa-design-insights-issue-6/

YSA Design partners with Scenso to deliver cleaner air on cruise ships

YSA Design partners with Scenso to deliver cleaner air on cruise ships

With the cruise industry preparing for its comeback, shipowners are engaged in efforts to make their vessels safer and more hygienic. According to architecture and design experts YSA Design, clean air should be a top priority.

The Oslo-based company is collaborating with energy services and engineering firm Scenso, whose interactive software solution will harvest data from onboard air quality sensors. With an approach using...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/10/ysa-design-partners-with-scenso-to-deliver-cleaner-air-on-cruise-ships/

YSA Design proves natural choice for exclusive SeaDream Global Yachting club

SeaDream Innovation will introduce the concept of ‘global yachting’ to the expedition cruise market on her debut in September 2021

YSA Design proves natural choice for exclusive SeaDream Global Yachting club

Proven experience in smaller ultra-luxury cruise ships and a lasting relationship with the pioneer of superyacht vacationing are behind the selection of YSA Design as the design partner for the truly special SeaDream Yacht Club vessel SeaDream Innovation.

Innovation will offer yachting...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/16/ysa-design-proves-natural-choice-for-exclusive-seadream-global-yachting-club/

Cruise Ship Design for The Human Scale

The Spring/Summer 2019 issue of International Cruise & Ferry Review published the suggestions given by YSA Design chairman Trond Sigurdsen, why cruise lines could pay more attention to how they design interiors to attract more guests.

Here’s an excerpt from it.

Focus on brand and passenger demographics

From an architectural perspective, a shipowner must balance the need to secure bottom-line revenue with the need to create a cruise experience that makes guests feel comfortable, relaxed and...

http://mfame.guru/cruise-ship-design-for-the-human-scale/

Venetian style and glamour heads east

YSA Design Insights: Issue 3

Venetian style and glamour heads east

Designed for Chinese guests eager to experience the style and elegance of a visit to Venice from the comfort of a luxury ship cruising in regional waters, Costa Venezia was due to reach Tokyo at the end of April after a 53-day maiden voyage from Trieste to prepare for its first season operating out of Shanghai.  Read more

A 21st Century Art Movement

The art installed on board Nieuw Statendam has certainly been turning heads and is...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/04/venetian-style-and-glamour-heads-east/