Cruise news (FincantieriVARD-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
NCL's cruise ship Norwegian Prima delivered by Fincantieri Marghera (Italy)
The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced the delivery of the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's newest liner - Norwegian Prima. Prima is the...
July 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Regent Seven Seas Cruises' 3rd ship Seven Seas Grandeur
The keel-laying ceremony was held on Wednesday, July 13th, at the Ancona shipyard for the Seven Seas Grandeur ship, the third luxury ship that...
July 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri Italy signs a contract for building a new ultra-luxury cruise ship
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri signed with an international customer a contract for the building of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship, scheduled for...
July 11, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Seaside ship enters drydock due to engine issue and skips the July 11 cruise
Due to an electrical issue with one of the engines, MSC's Seaside ship will have to enter drydock (at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo Sicily...
July 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri and MSC to build 2 hydrogen-powered cruise ships for Explora Journeys
The Cruise Division of MSC Group - the luxury travel brand Explora Journeys, and the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced the signing of an MoA...
July 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's cruise ship Viking Saturn floated out at the Fincantieri Ancona shipyard (Italy)
Viking Saturn ship - the newest in the Viking Ocean Cruises fleet and currently under construction by Fincantieri, was floated out on Thursday, June...
June 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri started the construction of TUI's LNG-powered ships Schiff 8 and Schiff 9
The steel cutting of the first of 2 new-concept LNG-powered ships for TUI Cruises took place on Wednesday (June 22) in the presence of Wybcke Meier...
June 23, 2022 - Accidents
NCL pushes back launch of Norwegian Viva cruise ship
Exactly a year from the scheduled launch date of Norwegian Viva, NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of the vessel’s first 2...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Windstar's Star Pride ship debuts in Europe after major refit and refurbishment
The USA-based (Xanterra-owned) ultra-luxury travel company Windstar announced the debut of Star Pride cruise ship on Thursday, June 9. Leaving out of...
June 10, 2022 - Accidents
Virgin Voyages delays Resilient Lady ship's inauguration from Aug 2022 to May 2023
Virgin Voyages revised the schedule of its 3rd liner - Resilient Lady and will defer the upcoming launch to 2023-Q2. Initially scheduled to debut...
June 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC EXPLORA JOURNEYS' first out of 4 luxury cruise ships floated out at Fincantieri’s shipyard in...
The float out of EXPLORA 1, the first out of 4 luxury expedition ships ordered by MSC Group (world's largest container shipping company) for MSC...
May 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ship Viking Mars delivered by Fincantieri Ancona (Italy)
Viking Mars - the newest Viking OCEAN ship that Fincantieri is building was delivered on Thursday, May 12, at the shipyard in Ancona (Italy). The...
May 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for MSC Group's Explora Journeys second ship EXPLORA 2
MSC Group's Explora Journeys marked the keel laying for the 2nd of 4 ships, EXPLORA 2, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (near...
May 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, floated by Fincantieri
The first section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, was floated at Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia. The 116-m block that is due...
April 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' 3rd cruise ship Resilient Lady successfully completes sea trials
Virgin Voyages announced that their 3rd ship, Resilient Lady, had successfully completed the final sea trial, returning safely to Sestri Shipyard...
April 5, 2022