{"id":25360,"date":"2026-02-24T04:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25360"},"modified":"2026-02-24T04:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:02:14","slug":"alaskas-phillips-cruises-and-tours-orders-additional-sightseeing-catamaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25360","title":{"rendered":"Alaska&#8217;s Phillips Cruises and Tours orders additional sightseeing catamaran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>Alaska&#8217;s Phillips Cruises and Tours orders additional sightseeing catamaran<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Anchorage, Alaska-based Phillips Cruises and Tours has placed an order for a new sightseeing catamaran that will be operated daily in Prince William Sound.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel will be a near-identical sister of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/maritime-tourism\/vessel-review-chugach-express-alaska-tour-operator-welcomes-new-fast-catamaran-to-fleet\">Chugach Express<\/a><\/em> (pictured), which was handed over to the same owner in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The catamaran will also utilise a design developed by Nic de Waal of New Zealand-based naval architecture firm Teknicraft Design.<\/p>\n<p>The new vessel will also be constructed to US Coast Guard Subchapter T classification standards. Upon completion, she will have a length of 84.5 feet (25.7 metres), a beam of 30.7 feet (9.35 metres), seating for up to 150 passengers on two decks, and a fuel capacity of 1,200 gallons (4,500 litres).<\/p>\n<p>The vessel will integrate Teknicraft Design\u2019s signature symmetrical and asymmetrical combined hull shape, a wave-piercing bow, and a patented hydrofoil-assisted hull design. The hull and the hull components will be capable of breaking up wave action and ensure reduced drag while enhancing passenger comfort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Jens Karsten<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/maritime-tourism\/alaskas-phillips-cruises-and-tours-orders-additional-sightseeing-catamaran\">Go to baird maritime<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Anchorage, Alaska-based Phillips Cruises and Tours has placed an order for a new sightseeing catamaran that will be operated daily in Prince William Sound.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel will be a near-identical sister of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/maritime-tourism\/vessel-review-chugach-express-alaska-tour-operator-welcomes-new-fast-catamaran-to-fleet\">Chugach Express<\/a><\/em> (pictured), which was handed over to the same owner in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The catamaran will also utilise a design developed by Nic de Waal of New Zealand-based naval architecture firm Teknicraft Design.<\/p>\n<p>The new vessel will also be constructed to US Coast Guard Subchapter T classification standards. Upon completion, she will have a length of 84.5 feet (25.7 metres), a beam of 30.7 feet (9.35 metres), seating for up to 150 passengers on two decks, and a fuel capacity of 1,200 gallons (4,500 litres).<\/p>\n<p>The vessel will integrate Teknicraft Design\u2019s signature symmetrical and asymmetrical combined hull shape, a wave-piercing bow, and a patented hydrofoil-assisted hull design. The hull and the hull components will be capable of breaking up wave action and ensure reduced drag while enhancing passenger comfort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,22,121,3750],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-25360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ausmarine-passenger-vessels","category-baird-maritime","category-maritime-tourism","category-passenger-vessel-shipbuilding","tag-baird-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}