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On the
Danube at high-speed from Vienna to Bratislava,
three times daily tour/retour.
City center to city center: from
Schwedenplatz/Marienbrücke to Bratislava/Nový most in 75 minutes.
The TWIN CITY LINER is a light aluminium high-speed catamaran
with jet propulsion. Due to its low draft and low wash, the
high-speed catamaran is the perfect solution for the Danube and
especially for the Danube Canal, which is often very shallow in the
summer. |
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Images: © E. Gaube |
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| The heart of the TWIN CITY LINER
is a pair of MTU diesel engines and Hamilton water jets. The water
jets generate a turbo effect and can propel the ship to speeds of up
to 70 km/h. In order to skim along the Danube quickly, quietly and
economically, however, cruising speed averages about 60 km/h. |
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| The high-speed catamaran is fully air
conditioned and equipped with luxurious first-class seating,
info-flatscreens, panoramic windows and a lookout deck. |
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| The exclusive Sky-Gourmet-Catering
on board offers a wide range of delicious, freshly prepared petite
dishes, snacks and drinks at decent prices. Souvenirs are also
available on board. Euros as well as Slovak crowns are gladly
accepted as means of payment. |
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| FACTS & FIGURES |
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Owner:
MOBIX VermögensverwaltungsGmbH
Concessionaire & Operator:
Central Danube Region Marketing & Development GmbH
Built by:
Båtservice Mandal, Norway |
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| Year of
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2006 |
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Aluminium |
| Length: |
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33,7 m |
| Beam: |
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8,5 m |
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max. 0,85 m |
| Height: |
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5,90 m |
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54 tons |
| Propulsion: |
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2 MTU diesel engines + 2 Hamilton water jets |
| Power: |
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1960 HP (1440kW) |
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38 knots (70 km/h) |
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380V/240V |
| Flatscreens: |
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3 |
| Sound
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yes, incl. wireless microphone |
| Passengers: |
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106 persons |
| Crew: |
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5 persons |
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| ROUTES &
LANDING STAGES |
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| Vienna and Bratislava are the nearest
located EU capitals. Only 60 kilometres are separating the two
cities. At the moment, both cities move together even closer,
because the Twin City Liner goes city center to city center: From
Schwedenplatz there are 12 kilometres along the Donaukanal (Danube
canal), therefore the only sluice between Vienna and Bratislava
(Danube/Freudenau) can be by-passed. |
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| Then we are skimming along the Danube
at 32,5 knots or 60 km/h cruising speed for approximately 50
kilometres and are landing directly next to the Old Town of
Bratislava. |
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| LANDING STAGE
VIENNA |
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