28 CFI CURATED Viking Line chooses Finnish suppliers for refurbishment Cruise ferry operator Viking Line has fully renovated the 22 balcony cabins onboard Viking Gabriella, updating the space based on feedback from guests. “For the renovation, we focused on getting the most possible out of the view and creating a more spacious feel in the cabins,” said Johan Nordberg, Viking Line architect. “People can admire the sea views through the windows from the queen-size bed and the sofa, which can be turned into an extra bed. The cabins have been painted in light, fresh tones, but for the fixed furnishings like tables and closets we chose a trendy, slightly darker tone. We replaced the heavy textiles with brighter, lighter ones.” Finnish suppliers were chosen for the refurbishment, with I.S. Mäkinen delivering the sofas and Fintom Services reupholstering old ones. Fabric for sofas and pillows came from Hocus Interiors Pocus, other textiles came from Vallila and interior fittings were delivered by Porin Puukaluste. Illyria Interior wallpapered the cabins and installed the furnishings, while Wall to Wall replaced the carpets. New sinks came from Liedon Kivliike. Metalcolour celebrates 50 years of innovative coil coating Metalcolour built its first coil coating line in 1973 and today has production units in Sweden, Denmark and Singapore. This enables it to provide high-quality film-laminated and pre-painted steel and aluminium that can be used in cruise ship interior spaces for both decorative and technical purposes. The firm has developed solutions over the years that are now considered best practice, including fire-classified, film-laminated steel, heat-applied protective foil, close tolerances in gloss control and special technical coatings. Metalcolour has delivered to some of the world’s largest cruise ships, most recently to Royal Caribbean International’s Icon of The Seas and Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova. “Finding new applications and maintaining our key values will be the way forward for both technical and decorative coating,” said Ingemar Forsberg, CEO of Metalcolour in Sweden and Denmark. “We will continue to do all we can to keep both existing and new customers happy with their collaboration with Metalcolour. The 50-year long journey will continue.”
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