The Netherlands: Shipyard De Hoop Launches River Venture

Shipyard De Hoop has successfully launched the 110 meter River Venture at the yard in Lobith.

This luxury cruise vessel is under construction as yard number 446 for a client Vantage Travel from Boston and is scheduled for delivery for the season of next year, together with the 135 meter vessel River Splendor.

The vessel has the passenger capacity of accommodating 134 people and 36 crew members.

De Hoop Lobith operates two slipways measuring 200 x 60 m and 120 x 22 m. The two cranes alongside the slipway have a hoisting capacity of 30 tons each, the crane alongside the outfitting quay has a capacity of 10 tons.

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Press Release, October 25, 2012; Image:Vantage Travel