Crusie news (tagged with Fincantieri)

Carnival Panorama Godmother Announced
Carnival Cruise Line selected one of the most popular TV hostesses ever – Vanna White – as godmother for the newbuild Carnival Panorama...
November 23, 2019
Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Holland America's MS Ryndam
The keel-laying ceremony for the new cruise ship ms Nieuw Ryndam which Fincantieri is currently building for the shipowner Carnival Corporation (to...
November 22, 2019
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri and Ponant Cruises to Build 2 New-Class Expedition Ships
Fincantieri signed a memorandum of agreement, worth around EUR 300 million, for the construction and design of a couple of new-generation luxury...
November 21, 2019
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages Reveals Name of Second Ship
Virgin Voyages announced on Nov 19 the name of company's second ship - Valiant Lady - with planned inauguration in May 2021. For the inaugural season...
November 20, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Firenze Floated Out in Italy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Costa Cruises on Wednesday, November 6, celebrated the official float-out of Costa Firenze, Costa's 2nd ship...
November 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Carnival Panorama Delivered by Fincantieri
The new ship of Carnival Cruise Lines - Carnival Panorama, was presented on Tuesday, October 29, at the Fincantieri's Marghera Shipyard at the...
October 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Star Breeze Cut in Half to Receive New Section
Windstar Cruises is making the final cut to Star Breeze's hull to stretch/rebuilt the first of its 3 Star Ship liners and begin the process of...
October 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Sky Princess Delivered at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard
The 4th Royal Princess class ship built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises, Sky Princess, was delivered on Tuesday, October 15, at the Monfalcone...
October 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
Holland America Reaches Major Milestone in Ryndam's Building
Holland America reached a major milestone in the building of their next Pinnacle Class ship, ms Nieuw Ryndam, with the successful launch of the ship...
October 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Work Starts on New Cunard Ship
On Friday, October 11, Cunard Line celebrated the beginning of construction on its 249th ship with an official steel-cutting ceremony at Fincantieri...
October 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Announces Name of 6th Royal-Class Ship
Princess Cruises revealed the name of its 6th Royal-Class ship - Discovery Princess. Carnival Corporation's most-premium brand Princess Cruises...
October 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Inspiration Delivered by Vard Holdings
The subsidiary company of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri - Vard Holdings - delivered MS Hanseatic Inspiration. This is the second cruiser in...
October 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Keel Laid for MSC Seashore
A traditional maritime coin ceremony took place on Thursday, September 19, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone (near Trieste Italy), when the...
September 21, 2019
Cruise Industry
Enchanted Princess Officially Meets the Ocean
Princess Cruises celebrated a major construction milestone with the recent float out of its Enchanted Princess ship at the building-dock at...
September 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Shanghai to Build World's 3rd Largest Cruise Port
Shanghai unveiled plans to develop its Wusongkou Cruise Port into the third-largest in the world in terms of passenger trips and create an industrial...
September 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Sky Princess Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Princess Cruises accomplished another milestone in preparation for the debut of the line's newest ship, Sky Princess, with the successful completion...
September 10, 2019
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First Steel Cut for Windstar's Second Star-Class Ship
On Thursday, September 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo Italy, Christopher Prelog (VP of Fleet Operations for Windstar Cruises) pushed...
September 6, 2019
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Silver Moon Launched at Fincantieri Ancona
The launching ceremony of the 2nd of 3 new ultra-luxury cruise ships which Fincantieri is building for Silversea, Silver Moon, took place on Thursday...
August 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Enchanted Princess Floated Out
Fincantieri floated Princess Cruises’ new ship Enchanted Princess out of the building dock at the yard in Monfalcone, Italy. Fincantieri's long...
August 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fincantieri Uses ALE Technology for Ferry Stretches
The lengthening of a pair of Grimaldi Group cruise ferries by Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Italy, earlier this year was accomplished via...
August 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises opened bookings for MSC Seashore ahead of the inaugural season of the ship in the western Mediterranean. Starting June 2021, the vessel...
June 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Le Dumont-d'Urville Delivered to Ponant
The Norwegian subsidiary of Italian shipyard Fincantieri, VARD, delivered Ponant’s 4th Ponant Explorers ship, Le Dumont d'Urville, on June 14...
June 22, 2019
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New Costa Cruises Ship Named Costa Firenze
The new Costa Cruises Asian (Chinese) ship Costa Firenze is scheduled to start service in October 2020. The newbuild (currently under...
May 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
Biggest European Shipbuilders to Develop Connected Vessel Platform
Europe's largest shipbuilding companies announced a new cooperative initiative to develop a connected ship platform. In order to meet...
April 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
Holland America's Next Ship to Be Named Ryndam
Holland America Line announced that its next Pinnacle-Class liner will be named Nieuw Ryndam. The newbuild is scheduled for delivery in May...
April 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Windstar’s $250 Million Star Plus Initiative
At Fincantieri’s “Arsenale Triestino San Marco” shipyard in Trieste, John Gunner, Vice President of Expansion Projects for...
April 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri and Princess Sign Contracts for Next-Generation Cruise Ships
Fincantieri and Princess Cruises announced today, March 27, the signing of the final contracts for the building of 2 next-generation 175,000 GT...
March 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for a New Viking Cruises Ship
The official steel cutting ceremony of the 7th ship that Fincantieri is building for Viking Cruises, took place on Monday, March 18, at the shipyard...
March 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Confirms US$2.3 Billion Cruise Ship Order
MSC Cruises signed final contracts with Fincantieri for the building of 4 small luxury ships. The new vessels will be 64,000 GT and feature 481...
March 15, 2019
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First Steel Cut for Holland America's New Ship
The steel cutting ceremony for the 3rd ship that Fincantieri is building for Holland America took place on Wednesday, March 13, at the shipyard in...
March 14, 2019
Cruise Industry