Spirit of Discovery (2019)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/spirit-of-discovery-2019

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the ship's gross tonnage?58,250 GT
2. What is the shipyard?Meyer Werft
3. What is the Spirit of Discovery?The Spirit of Discovery is a big cruise ship that sails the ocean. It was built in 2019 and is the newest ship in Saga Cruises' fleet.
4. When did the Spirit of Discovery start its first trip?The ship was delivered on June 24, 2019, and it began its first voyage on July 10, 2019.

Gross Tonnage (GT): A non-linear measure of a ship's internal volume, used for regulatory and commercial purposes.
New-Build Vessel: A ship constructed from the ground up by a shipyard for a specific owner.
Maritime Tourism: The sector of the tourism industry focused on travel by sea, typically via cruise ships.
Economies of Scale: The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output decreasing as scale increases.