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‘MV NARRATIVE’ REVOLUTIONISES meet its environmental goals, as the yard special-
CRUISING ises in the construction of LNG -powered vessels,
A new American-European collaboration is seek- which shows the strong position of the European
ing to revolutionalise the cruise market. Amer- shipbuilding industry in the cruise market.
ican Storylines announced an agreement with
the Croatian Brodosplit shipyard to construct an SEA CRUISE IN THE PORT OF
ultra-luxury cruise ship, whose value is expected AMSTERDAM CONNECTED TO SHIP-TO-
to reach $1.5 billion. SHORE POWER
The cruise ship, dubbed MV Narrative, will have The Port of Amsterdam is working towards the
room for 547 residences that will be up for sale, energy transition by making sea cruises more sus-
and the two companies believe it will be the first tainable. In 2025, sea cruises will be connected
of its kind to be powered by liquid natural gas to ship-to-shore power at the Passenger Terminal
propulsion. In fact, in their recent press release, Amsterdam (PTA).
they stated that this cruise ship would be the This will reduce emissions from a cruise ship at
market’s most eco-friendly vessel. the quay and improve the air quality in the sur-
The apartments for sale on the ultra-luxury cruise roundings. From 2030, it will be a legal require-
ship range from a 237-square-foot studio to a ment for sea cruises to use ship-to-shore power.
2,411 square-foot four-bedroom home., with pro- The Port of Amsterdam wants to be a leader in
cess ranging between $300,000 and $8 million. It the energy transition. That is why it is speeding
is worth noting that there will be the possibility to up the installation of green ship-to-shore power
rent the residences through a special Storylines for both sea and river cruises. Thanks to ship-to-
rental program. shore power, the berths at the PTA will become
In addition, the cruise ship will feature a water- greener, significantly reducing the CO2 emissions
front marina (aft, lower level) that will give access of sea cruise ships at the quay and improving air
to personal watercraft, a microbrewery, an art quality by reducing particulate matter, among
gallery, and a hydroponic garden farm. other things. Since these ships will no longer
Storylines founder Shannon Lee stated that the need to use their generators, ship-to-shore power
partnership with Brodosplit allows Storylines to will also help reduce odour and noise.

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