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This past week has seen more furniture going into the cabins – desks, wardrobes, headboards, doors, and now carpet is starting to be laid in the cabins forward on Main Deck. As soon as anything is installed it is immediately covered again with protective material, so photos don’t yet do justice to the true appearance of these areas.

The galley equipment is going in, and down below, the freezers and provisions storage rooms are coming together. These areas have been designed so that the vessel can operate for up to four weeks without re-stocking, a range that will cover the longest itineraries planned for National Geographic Explorer for the Arctic and Antarctica.

One of the largest parts of the entire project has been the construction of the ice belt from stem to stern, the protective armor for the vessel’s polar operations. Pictured above is Emilio Homedes, the Production Manager for Astican Shipyard who has been overseeing this vital project.

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