M/V HONDIUS
Hondius is the first-registered Polar Class 6 vessel in the world, meeting the latest and highest Lloyd’s Register standards for ice-strengthened cruise ships. Surpassing the requirements of the Polar Code adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Hondius represents the most flexible, advanced, innovative touring vessel in the polar regions, thoroughly optimized for exploratory voyages that provide you the utmost first-hand contact with the Arctic and Antarctica.
Specifications
| Passengers: | 170 in 80 cabins |
| Staff & crew: | Crew 57 | Guides 13 | Doctor 1 |
| Length: | 107.6 meters |
| Breadth: | 17.6 meters |
| Draft: | 5.30 meters |
| Ice class: | Polar Class 6 (equivalent 1A-Super) |
| Displacement: | 5,590 tonnes |
| Propulsion: | 2 x ABC main engines; total 4,200 kW |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
