Crusie news (tagged with shipbuilding)

Sky Princess Officially Named in Fort Lauderdale
Princess Cruises christened its newest vessel, Sky Princess on Saturday, December 7, in a tribute to the pioneering women of the United States' Space...
December 9, 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
Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Seabourn's First Purpose-Built Expedition Ship
Seabourn celebrated a major milestone in the construction of its first purpose-built expedition ship - the keel-laying for Seabourn Venture during an...
December 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
MS Fridtjof Nansen Completes Sea Trials
Hurtigruten announced that its new hybrid battery-powered expedition ship MS Fridtjof Nansen is to be completed earlier than expected. This is...
December 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
Order Canceled for SeaDream Innovation
SeaDream Yacht Club and Damen decided not to proceed with the construction of the new (March 2018 ordered) SeaDream Innovation - initially planned...
December 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Floats Out MSC Virtuosa
MSC Cruises celebrated over the weekend the launching of its MSC Virtuosa at Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, France). The launch followed...
December 2, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MS Mustai Karim Completes Sea Trials
United Shipbuilding Corporation’s (USC) Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard successfully completed sea trials on the new Russian sea-and-river cruise...
November 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Ice Model Hull Test Completed for Seabourn Venture
Seabourn marked another key milestone in the building of its new expedition cruise ship, Seabourn Venture, via the completion of ice model testing...
November 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda Passes Sea Trials
Costa Smeralda successfully passed her technical sea trials carried out with LNG (liquefied natural gas), the world's cleanest fossil fuel, which...
November 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Midship Section of GHK Global Dream Arrives in Wismar
After having been towed fifty miles for nearly a day at sea, the hull of the Global Dream cruise ship arrived safely at the place where it is due to...
November 26, 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
BC Ferries to Receive Four More Electric-Hybrid Ferries
BC Ferries awarded contracts for the building of 4 more energy-efficient "Island Class" ferries, scheduled to join the 2 that are due to enter...
November 9, 2019
Cruise Industry
Sea Cloud Spirit Touches Water for the First Time
Sea Cloud Spirit, which is currently under construction at Metalyards & Docks Shipyard (Vigo Spain) passed her first round of seaworthiness...
November 7, 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
First Steel Cut for the First LNG-Powered World Class Ship
Early Thursday morning, October 31, a major milestone event took place at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire with the...
November 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Launch of Costa Smeralda Delayed Again
Costa Cruises announced it had been notified by the Finnish Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland of a further delay in the building of its new flagship...
October 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Steel Cut for the First Chinese-Built Cruise Ship
On Friday, October 18, CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding got underway on a project to build the first fully China-made cruise ship (TBN). ...
October 20, 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
VIDEO: Keel Laid for AIDAcosma in Rostock
On Tuesday, October 15, the first building-block for AIDA Cruises’ 2nd LNG-powered ship (Cosma) was put in place at Neptun Werft shipyard in...
October 16, 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
Viking Reveals Details of Two New Ships
Viking Cruises revealed some details of Viking Ocean's expedition fleet, consisting for now of 2 new vessels (currently under construction) &ndash...
October 14, 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
VIDEO: New Oasis Class Ship to Be Named Wonder of the Seas
The next Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class cruise ship will be named Wonder of the Seas. The world's newest largest passenger liner is scheduled for year...
October 12, 2019
Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Lindblad's National Geographic Resolution
Lindblad Expeditions and Ulstein recently celebrated the keel laying of the cruise line’s second polar newbuild under construction at CRIST...
October 9, 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
VIDEO: RV Kanee Pandaw Reaches Completion
Pandaw Expeditions announced the completion of company's newest riverboat - MV Kanee Pandaw - at Pandaw Mandalay Shipyard in Mandalay, Burma...
October 4, 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