Crusie news (tagged with shipbuilding)

First Steel Cut for the Next AIDA Cruises Ship
With the official steel-cutting ceremony at Meyer Werft, work has started on the next new ship for AIDA Cruises. Just like AIDAnova (delivered in...
August 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
Scottish Government to Nationalize Last Commercial Shipbuilder
This week, Scotland's Government will nationalize the last civilian shipbuilder on Clyde in an effort to save two high-profile shipbuilding ...
August 12, 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: Emerald Harmony Ship Build
The Mekong River-based new riverboat RV Emerald Harmony was filmed being built from scratch in a time-lapse video. Emerald Harmony is the cruise...
August 3, 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
VIDEO: Celebrity Flora - the First-Ever Cruise Ship Custom-Built for the Galapagos Islands
NYC New York-based BG Studio International included a host of environmentally friendly features in Celebrity Flora - specially designed for Galapagos...
August 2, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Costa Toscana
The Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc, Costa Cruises, celebrated on Tuesday, July 30, the first steel-cutting for the brand's 2nd ship...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
American Harmony Passes Sea Trials
American Cruise Lines’ newest riverboat, American Harmony, has successfully passed sea trials, received her Coast Guard certification and...
July 20, 2019
Cruise Industry
Carnival's Newest Ship Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest vessel, Carnival Panorama successfully completed her sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in anticipation of her...
July 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten’s Newbuilds to Contribute to Energy Efficiency
Two of Havila Kystruten’s newbuilds - Havila Castor and Havila Capella’s compressors are expected to contribute to energy efficiency...
July 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Arctic Expedition Cruises to Become a Trend for Russia
According to Alexei Rakhmanov, president of USC-United Shipbuilding Corporation (Russia's largest state-own shipbuilding company), expedition cruises...
July 13, 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
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
Spirit of Discovery Delivered to Saga Cruises
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft delivered Spirit of Discovery to the British cruise company Saga Cruises. The 38,350 GT ship is Saga's first ever...
June 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Oceanwide Expeditions Orders Hondius Sister Ship for 2021
Due to the success of the new Polar Class 6 expedition cruise vessel MV Hondius, Oceanwide Expeditions ordered a sistership. MV Janssonius is...
June 22, 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: Keel Laid for P&O Cruises’ Iona
The keel laying ceremony of the newbuild for the British P&O Cruises with ship number S. 710 was another milestone at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg...
June 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
American Harmony to Receive Final Touches
American Cruise Lines announced that at 5 am (Friday morning, June 7) its 2nd new modern riverboat - American Harmony, moved under its own...
June 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Seabourn Venture
Seabourn celebrated a major milestone in the building of its new expedition vessel, Seabourn Venture, with the official cutting of the first steel...
June 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
Second Expedition Cruise Ship Confirmed for Coral Expeditions
One of the major global shipbuilders of specialized ships, VARD, is cementing its relationship with Coral Expeditions after the success of the...
June 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions Names New Ship Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions announced the name of their brand new polar expedition ship due to set sail late in 2020. The technologically-advanced...
June 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Saga Lays Keel for Spirit of Adventure
Saga Cruises marked the keel laying of its 2nd new cruise ship specially designed for the British market, Spirit of Adventure, via a ceremony at...
June 4, 2019
Cruise Industry
SunStone Ships Signs an Agreement for Infinity Class Vessel No.7
SunStone Ships signed an agreement on Wednesday, May 29, in Hong Kong for the Infinity Class Vessel No.7, continuing with its European designed...
June 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Building of Second Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Ship Confirmed
The shipyard from Hijos de J.Barreras in Vigo Spain, signed the latest contract for a second luxury vessel for The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection...
May 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Spirit of Discovery Completes Conveyance
The new ship for Saga Cruises - Spirit of Discovery, along with Meyer Werft's shipbuilding team completed vessel's conveyance from the...
May 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Details on Global Class Ships Unveiled
Genting Cruise Lines held a special event in Hong Kong on May 24 to celebrate the “Greater Bay, Greater China, Greater Opportunities&rdquo...
May 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Damen Opens Engineering Centre in Helsinki
Damen Shipyards established its presence in Finland for the first time. The company's Helsinki office was set up to take advantage of the engineering...
May 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Spirit of Discovery Floated Out
Saga Cruises' first newbuild, Spirit of Discovery, took to the water for the first time ahead of her inaugural sailing in July 2019. The vessel...
May 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Odyssey of the Seas
On May 3, 2019, Royal Caribbean marked a major milestone in the development of its Odyssey of the Seas. Scheduled for delivery in fall 2020, the new...
May 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
Ulstein Verft Welcomes National Geographic Endurance
On Tuesday, April 23, the workers at Ulstein shipyard closely followed the hull arrival of the new polar expedition cruise ship National Geographic...
April 25, 2019
Cruise Industry