Royal Caribbean Cruises and Rolls-Royce Marine have reached a resolution to the lawsuit regarding the Mermaid pod-propulsion system on Celebrity Cruises' Millennium-class ships.
When they were first designed and implemented, podded propulsion was a significant technological advance over traditional shaft propulsion, but it experienced a number of technical issues in the early years of use.
However, Royal Caribbean and Rolls-Royce have been successful in improving the reliability of the design. Mermaid pods are installed on four Celebrity ships – 'Millennium', 'Summit', 'Infinity' and 'Constellation'.
"We are not only satisfied to have reached a solution with Celebrity Cruises, but that we have been able to improve and enhance the Mermaid pod's reliability," said John Paterson, President-Marine, Rolls-Royce.
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