ALMACO's Catering Solutions on Norwegian Escape

ALMACO Group has delivered the first of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway-Plus class ships, Norwegian Escape. The largest in Norwegian’s fleet, the ship was built at Meyer Werft and delivered on October 22, 2015.

ALMACO’s scope for Norwegian Escape includes design, supply and installation of all catering-related equipment in the Galleys, Bars, Buffets, Pantries, Provision Stores and Refrigeration Machinery.

As with the earlier ships, the galleys are equipped with ALMACO’s catering solution GEM system (Galley Energy Management) that enables ship owners to reduce the power consumption of the cooking equipment in the galley areas. Another technology ALMACO delivered on this ship is ALMACO REM (Refrigeration Equipment Monitoring), which controls and monitors the refrigeration plants, provision stores and the galley refrigerators with one single system, allowing a full overview of the hundreds of cold consumers of the ship. 

Norwegian Escape also features ALMACO PAC, or Precision Air Coolers, a proprietary design that achieves undisturbed airflow for an even temperature throughout the provision store with a reduced footprint. Due to the unit’s configuration, less space is required for maintenance, freeing up more space for provisions. Additionally, PAC requires less cabling and creates energy savings. 

ALMACO’s earlier deliveries of Norwegian Breakaway in April 2013 and Norwegian Getaway in January 2014 at Meyer Werft were instrumental in the delivery of Norwegian Escape. ALMACO will continue supporting Meyer Werft and Norwegian Cruise Line delivering a similar scope on the upcoming newbuilds starting with Norwegian Bliss.