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“A major source of annoyance to passengers has been eliminated”
03 APR 2009: It’s no joke. One of the main complaints from passengers
onboard cruise ships concerns the noise generated by the flushing of
vacuum toilets, which can cause a considerable disturbance, especially
at night. Well, those days/night sounds could be over for good.
Helsinki-based Evac Oy, which supplies around 75% of toilets onboard cruise ship newbuilds worldwide, has now come up with a solution to the problem with its recently launched Evac 910 vacuum toilet.
The new loo is apparently no louder than comparable gravity toilets found on land and is said to be about five to eight decibels lower than that of other cruise ship toilets.
According to Markus Peltola, director, European sales, the company put a lot of research and development effort into reducing the sound pressure level.
“Evac 910 is now clearly the quietest vacuum toilet available to marine customers, with a sound level comparable to gravity toilets. With this toilet a major source of annoyance to passengers has been eliminated, and we are sure this will make a big difference to their enjoyment of the onboard experience." Said Perolta.
Although suitable for all types of vessel, the Evac 910 is targeted mainly at the passenger ship market. The first deliveries, to river cruise liners (where the sound level is probably the most critical) at Neptun Werft in Germany for the two-ship Arosa project, were made in November 2008.
Evac is now working on its biggest contract relating to marine vacuum toilets to date. More than 4000 Evac 910 toilets will be delivered to STX Shipbuilding in Finland, to equip the Allure of the Seas, the second Genesis class ship for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
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