Cruise news (FincantieriVARD-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
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 - Cruise Industry
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 - Cruise Industry
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 2021...
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