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See the light
JT Kalmar is one of the world’s leading
specialists of custom-designed and
manufactured solutions for architectural
lighting projects in the cruise ship industry.
It offers lighting concepts that range
from classic chandeliers to contemporary
decorative luminaries as well as
functional lighting solutions.
Its products have appeared at
international exhibitions from the 1893
World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago,
US, to Euroluce 2009 in Milan, Italy.
JT Kalmar has been associated with
some of the most prestigious projects in
the cruise industry such as RCI’s Oasis
of the Seas and MSC Cruises’ Splendida
and Magnifica. In 2010 the company’s
lighting will illuminate RCI’s Allure of
the Seas, NCL’s Norwegian Epic and
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth.
More than 40 cruise ships, including
RCI’s Voyager, Freedom and Genesis
The French city of Le Havre de Grâce
was established in 1517 by King Francis I
of France. In September 1944, 80% of the
city centre was destroyed and its port
was completely devastated. It has taken
20 years for Le Havre to find a new lease
of life and in 2005 the city centre was the
first 20th century urban settlement in
Europe to be added to the World Heritage
List by UNESCO.
Le Havre is a city of
outstanding heritage,
offering sites such as
the Malraux Museum
(the second biggest
impressionist collection
in France after the
Orsay museum in Paris),
the historic showflat,
the shipowner’s
mansion, and the
hanging gardens.
An aquatic complex, designed by French
architect Jean Nouvel, was delivered in
2008, while the ‘Les Docks’ shopping mall
opened in October 2009. A new sustainable
development centre will be composed of a
120m-high metallic structure dominating
Le Havre, and will include a panoramic
restaurant offering views over the city and
the bay of the Seine.
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Further information: JT Kalmar
Tel: +43 140 908 80 Fax: +43 140 908 8080 Email: office@kalmarlighting.com Website: www.kalmarlighting.com
The harbour of grace
Le Havre is a recognised World Heritage site.
class, along with
Cunard’s Queen
Victoria and Queen
Mary 2, lay claim to
its expertise as a
provider of lighting
solutions.
JT Kalmar
develops its
lighting concepts
in Vienna. Its key
competence is
customisation
according to
specifications from
architects and
planners.
Besides the cruise ship industry, it
also provides lighting installations for
government buildings, hotels, palaces
and museums. �
JT Kalmar lighting.
Le Havre is the gateway to Paris,
connected by the TGV train to Paris Charles
de Gaulle International Airport. It is also a
perfect stopover to discover Normandy,
offering its own version of France, with local
dishes, verdant landscapes, historical towns
and friendly people.
The port of Le Havre can handle the
biggest cruises ships. There are 67 calls
scheduled for 2010, totalling 115,000
passengers, a 25% increase on 2009.
The cruise centre offers a friendly
welcome as well as shopping and
services such as internet access, and car
and bicycle rental.
By March this year, Le Havre will see
the completion of a €1 million project that
will include facilities to handle
turnarounds of up to 500 passengers.
These facilities will help Le Havre meet
the expectations of cruise lines and draw
French customers to the cruise market. �
Further information: Tourist office of Le Havre
Tel: +33 023 274 0407 Fax: +33 023 542 3839 Email: cruises@lehavretourisme.com Web: www.le-havre-tourism.com
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