Cruise news (Turku Finland-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Silja Europa Enters Dry Dock for Renovation
The Tallink Grupp-owned cruiseferry Silja Europa entered drydock at Turku Repair Yard (Naantali, Finland) for scheduled renovations and general...
January 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Mardi Gras Receives Her Funnel
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras ship will be the company’s largest-ever at 180,000 GT when she debuts later in 2020. Vessel's launch...
January 19, 2020 - Accidents
8 Carnival Mardi Gras ship cruises cancelled due to delayed delivery
On December 20, 2019, Carnival Cruise Line officially announced that Mardi Gras ship's delivery in 2020 will be delayed by Meyer Werft (shipbuilder...
December 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Takes Delivery of Costa Smeralda
On Thursday, December 5, Costa Smeralda was delivered to Costa Cruises from Meyer Turku. The newbuild sailed towards Barcelona on Friday afternoon...
December 7, 2019 - Accidents
Reports About Sabotage Cast Shadow Over Costa Toscana Building
While the launch of the building of Finland's 2nd liquefied natural gas-powered (LNG) passenger cruise ship was celebrated at Meyer Turku Shipyard in...
August 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cruises Orders 3rd Icon Class Ship
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced it has ordered a 3rd Icon Class ship scheduled for delivery in 2025. The shipbuilding order for the...
July 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Coin Ceremony Held for Carnival Mardi Gras
Construction officially started on Carnival Cruise Line’s biggest ship ever, Mardi Gras. The 180,000 GT vessel is scheduled to debut in 2020...
June 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Smeralda Floated Out
Costa Cruises celebrated the official float-out of its new ship, Costa Smeralda, at Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland on Friday, March 15. As part of...
March 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Announces Name of New XL-Class Ship
Carnival Cruise Line announced that it will name its newest XL-class cruise ship to be delivered in 2020 Mardi Gras, bringing back to fleet the name...
December 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
World’s First Autonomous Ferry Demonstrated in Finland
Rolls-Royce publicly demonstrated “world’s first fully autonomous ferry” on a cruise between Parainen and Nauvo, Finland. The...
December 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Carnival Cruise Line's Newest and Largest Ship
The first steel was cut today for Carnival Cruise Line’s newest XL-Class ships. The new livery was unveiled for the 180,000-ton XL newbuild...
November 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Contract Signed for Second Global Class Cruise Ship
Just 7 weeks after the keel-laying of Dream Cruises’ first Global class cruise ship (at MV Werften yard in Wismar Germany), Deltamarin and...
October 31, 2018 - Accidents
Woman Found Dead on Tallink Silja Ship
The body of a woman has been discovered in a cabin on Tallink-Silja's Baltic Princess ferry at Turku harbour Monday night, October 15...
October 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on New Viking LNG-Fuelled Cruise Ship
Viking Line announced that building of its new passenger cruise ship had commenced at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd shipyard (China). The LNG...
September 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Coin Ceremony Held for Costa Smeralda
Costa Cruises celebrated on July 4 the traditional coin ceremony for its newbuild, Costa Smeralda, at Meyer Turku shipyard, one of the world's...
July 4, 2018