Cruise news (FincantieriVARD-tagged)
- 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 - 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