Utopia (cruise ship)

History
Name:	Utopia
Owner:	Utopia Residences
Operator:	Utopia Residences
Port of registry:	Bahamas
Route:	circumnavigation of the world
Ordered:	November 20, 2009 (amended in 2012)
Builder:	Samsung Heavy Industries
Cost:	US$1.1 billion
Maiden voyage:	2016 (planned)Still unknown as final papers not signed
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General characteristics
Type:	Residential cruise ship
Tonnage:	108,000 GT
Length:	296 m (971 ft)
Beam:	36 m (118 ft)
Height:	50 m (160 ft)
Draught:	8.3 m (27 ft)
Decks:	16
Installed power:	50,400KW 6 × Wärtsilä diesel engines
Propulsion:	2 × 14 MW ABB Azipod, azimuthing 3 × Bowthrusters total 9,000KW Two sets of fin stabilizers
Speed:	22 KN
Capacity:	199 luxury residences 218-room hotel
Crew:	600
Notes:

Utopia is a planned luxury residential ocean liner project. The company has recently completed all of its marine architecture and marine engineering, and the hull and propeller testing have been completed by Samsung. A formal marketing launch of the ship, reportedly costing US$1.1 billion, is expected in 2017. Final financing is being provided by The Frontier Group. The original binding letter of intent to build Utopia was amended in 2017. The ship was to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the largest shipbuilders in the world. The Finnish engineering company Elomatic Marine is credited for the design concept of the vessel, with architectural design by Tillberg Design U.S.

The original business plan called for residences with prices from US$3.9 million to US$30 million, but Utopia has since increased its prices on its residences.

The 296 m (971 ft), 108,000 GT, ship will have a 190 residences ranging in size from 130 to 613 m² (1,400 to 6,600 sq ft). The ship will also have 175-room hotel, casino, 16,000 sq ft spa, night club, and many other amenities.

The ship will be largely financed by the Frontier Group, a private equity firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. Frontier will put up most of the funds to cover the US$1.1 billion in construction costs.

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