Emerald Star
- Length: 135 metres
- Accommodation: 91 cabins, 182 passengers
- Yard number: 464
- Delivered: 15 May 2014
Evidence through experience
Different challenges.
Proven experience.
Explore selected vessels, repeat programmes and partner-led projects. Each reference explains the project context and De Hoop’s role.
Explore the referencesSilver Origin & Celebrity FloraThe Amadeus seriesEmerald Star & Emerald SkyESNAAD 221–230Specialist vessels for OceanografíaBreuil & BrionAmethystHorizon
Expedition cruise
Silver Origin & Celebrity Flora
Silversea · Celebrity Cruises
Purpose-built expedition cruise vessels combine guest spaces with the operational requirements of their destination. Silver Origin and Celebrity Flora demonstrate De Hoop’s experience in this demanding market.
Project role & context
De Hoop newbuild references. Each vessel is presented under its respective cruise brand.
River cruise series
The Amadeus series
Lüftner Cruises
From earlier Amadeus vessels to Amadeus Silver II, Silver III, Provence and Queen, the published portfolio shows a succession of river cruise projects for Lüftner Cruises.
Project role & context
Multiple newbuild references demonstrate experience across successive vessels and evolving passenger requirements.
River cruise
Emerald Star & Emerald Sky
Emerald Waterways
The Emerald river cruise references connect passenger comfort with the technical demands of inland navigation. Emerald Star was delivered in 2014 with a published length of 135 metres and accommodation for 182 passengers in 91 cabins.
Project role & context
De Hoop newbuild references, published under the Emerald Waterways name.
Offshore series
ESNAAD 221–230
ESNAAD / ADNOC
A series of ten platform supply vessels illustrates De Hoop’s experience in delivering repeated vessels for an offshore operator.
Project role & context
Newbuild series. The vessels are listed individually in our vessel-type overview; this photograph represents the series.
Offshore / Mexico
Specialist vessels for Oceanografía
Oceanografía
Caballo Genitor and Caballo Xanthus are published as mud-mix and supply vessels; Don Daniël as a diving support vessel. Together they demonstrate different operational requirements within offshore support.
Project role & context
Selected De Hoop newbuild references for the Mexican offshore market.
Special vessels
Breuil & Brion
Socatra · Airbus component logistics
Developed to transport large Airbus A380 components, these vessels address an unusual combination of cargo size, shallow water and restricted bridge clearance.
Project role & context
Purpose-designed transport vessels. De Hoop’s archive describes Brion’s adjustable cargo decks and delivery to Socatra.
Special vessels / heritage
Amethyst
A distinctive chapter in the yard’s history
A semi-submersible diving platform built far inland: Amethyst illustrates the ambition and technical range of De Hoop’s heritage. The project combined substantial steel construction with the practical challenge of moving an unusual structure towards the coast.
Project role & context
Yard number 315. The anniversary book records the lower hull leaving for Wilton-Fijenoord in Schiedam in January 1986 for completion. This reference recognises De Hoop’s contribution within that wider construction process.
Open Shipyard
Horizon
Leapher Shipbuilding
Horizon was realised at an allocated part of De Hoop’s yard. In July 2024, Leapher took over the build-site lease from hull builder Passer SIDC, renting approximately one third of the yard.
Project role & context
Leapher project; hull by Passer SIDC. De Hoop provided the site and, as described by its management, personnel, supporting services and equipment rental.
Details from the original project reports
Reference facts.
These specifications describe the vessels at the time of the original reports.
Selected historical references; not a complete production list. Vessel names and customer brands reflect De Hoop’s published project archive. Delivery archive · Yard news
ESNAAD series
Ten platform supply vessels. The first, ESNAAD 221 (yard number 470), was delivered on 15 July 2015. De Hoop reported completion of the series on 22 February 2017.
Read the series completion report ↗Brion
Yard number 403, delivered to SOCATRA on 22 November 2004. Designed with adjustable cargo decks for large aircraft components, shallow waters and low bridges.
Read the original project report ↗