Viking Line's \u00c5bo vessel Viking Grace returns to service today, January 29th, after extensive upgrades and maintenance work costing seven million euros. During the three-week dry-docking, the shipping company has invested in updating the large tax-free shop, a new dance floor in the nightclub, upgrades to the spa, and extensive technical maintenance measures that contribute to further emissions reductions.
The Viking Grace, which departs from Stadsg\u00e5rden in Stockholm for \u00c5land and Turku every morning, has been undergoing maintenance at the Turku Repair Yard for almost the entire month of January. Upgrade and maintenance work amounting to seven million euros has been carried out by over 300 experts and craftspeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travellers will primarily notice upgrades to Viking Grace's public interiors and spaces. The ship's 1,600 square-metre tax-free shop has a new, fresh look, and the Archipelago Spa has gained a new cold-dip pool and a new shower world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The carpets in the stairwells have been replaced and the walls re-wallpapered. In the nightclub Vogue, the furnishings have been updated and the 90-square-metre dance floor has been completely replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The dance floor at Vogue has been danced on so diligently for 13 years that there was nothing left to polish on the parquet. The new oak parquet flooring will guaranteed last for at least another 13 years, says Sari Launonen, superintendent at Viking Grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the shipyard, service work has also been carried out on, among other things, the ship's rudder, propeller shaft system, and bow thrusters. The generators, bow thrusters, and propulsion engines have been inspected and all systems adjusted to maximise operational reliability and minimise environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Dockings are a central part of maintaining a vessel's safety, energy efficiency and value. Regular maintenance and technological development ensure high operational reliability while simultaneously reducing emissions, says Sari Launonen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Viking Lines \u00c5bofartyg Viking Grace \u00e5terv\u00e4nder i trafik idag den 29 januari efter omfattande uppgraderingar och underh\u00e5llsarbeten f\u00f6r sju miljoner euro. Under den tre veckor l\u00e5nga dockningen har rederiet satsat p\u00e5 uppdatering av den stora taxfreebutiken, ett nytt dansgolv i nattklubben, uppgraderingar i spa:t samt omfattande tekniska underh\u00e5lls\u00e5tg\u00e4rder som bidrar till ytterligare utsl\u00e4ppsminskningar. Viking Grace […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":302480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[241,6734,1321,6733,502],"class_list":["post-302463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rederi","tag-tag-rederi","tag-reederi","tag-vikiline","tag-viking-graces","tag-viking-line"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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