Date of Award
Fall 12-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Engineering
Department
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Major Professor
Dr. Brandon Taravella
Second Advisor
Dr. Christopher McKesson
Third Advisor
Dr. Lothar Birk
Abstract
This thesis provides a means to estimate the physical and performance characteristics of a preliminary cruise ship design. The techniques utilized to estimate these characteristics are showcased in the user-friendly interface known as the Cruise Ship Analysis Tool (CSAT). Using the CSAT, the implications that design feature decisions in the preliminary design stage have on a cruise ship’s profitability is analyzed. Then, the most profitable design feature assemblage among a finite number of varying design feature combinations is estimated and compared among cruise ship designs with different passenger carrying capacities. Profitability is analyzed using the measure of merit (MOM) known as net present value (NPV). If a preliminary cruise ship design has a positive NPV at a reliable rate of return and ship operating life, the design is considered to be a profitable investment if implemented. The greater the NPV, the more profitable the investment is considered to be.
Recommended Citation
Epstein, Justin, "Cruise Ship Preliminary Design: The Influence of Design Features on Profitability" (2014). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1914.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1914
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