Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Explora 1 successfully completes sea trials
MSC Explora Journeys, the luxury lifestyle hospitality brand under the MSC Group, has announced that the sea trials for their first ship, Explora 1...
April 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Superyacht Scenic Eclipse II started the Maiden Voyage from Lisbon to Barcelona
Scenic Eclipse II, built by 3. Maj. Shipyard in Rijeka (Croatia), has been delivered and arrived in Lisbon (Portugal) for the inaugural voyage. The...
April 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' newest Nile River ship, Viking Aton, floated out
Viking revealed that its latest vessel for Nile River cruises, named Viking Aton, was floated out on April 4th, 2023, at the Massara shipyard in...
April 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
ACL's newest Mississippi riverboat American Serenade successfully passed sea trials
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced on April 6th, 2023, that the American Serenade has passed sea trials and is scheduled for her inaugural season...
April 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic takes delivery of its 3rd/final/largest cruise ship, SH Diana
Swan Hellenic has taken delivery of the SH Diana, the third and final cruise ship built by Helsinki Shipyard. This new vessel is larger than her...
April 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MEYER Group shows future fossil fuel-free cruise ships
The international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, MEYER Group, presented a cruise ship concept managing without fossil fuels. The...
March 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Construction starts of DCL’s second TRITON-class ship Disney Treasure
Germany’s Meyer Werft held an official keel-laying ceremony for the 2nd of 3 LNG-powered ships it is building for DCL-Disney Cruise Line, a...
March 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' 5th EDGE-class ship to boast Flex Fuel Engine able to use 3 types of fuel
When Celebrity Cruises introduces the 5th ship in its revolutionary Edge Series, the newbuild will feature the collaborative efforts of parent...
March 29, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Tech company ABB to power four Fincantieri-built cruise ships
Tech company ABB signed a contract with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to deliver 8 mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for 4 forthcoming...
March 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Silver Ray ship's construction/assembly starts at Meyer Werft Papenburg (Germany)
Meyer Werft and Silversea celebrated the keel laying of Silver Ray ship on March 23rd, hosting select Travel Advisors for the "coin ceremony" at the...
March 25, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for TUI's newest cruise ship Mein Schiff 7
On March 21st, TUI Cruises celebrated at an official ceremony at Meyer Turku shipyard the traditional keel-laying of its newest vessel, Mein Schiff 7...
March 25, 2023 - Accidents
Sea trials for MSC Euribia delayed due to union strikes in French ports
The first sea trials for MSC Cruises' newest ship MSC Euribia, currently under construction in Saint-Nazaire (France), were delayed due to union...
March 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Ritz-Carlton's second ship Ilma
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection celebrated a milestone at the keel-laying ceremony held on March 22nd at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique...
March 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean, Meyer Werft and Freudenberg e-Power Systems develop new fuel cell system for ships
Shipbuilder Meyer Werft, German battery technology company Freudenberg e-Power Systems, and Royal Caribbean Group are working on a completely new...
March 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on ACL/American Cruise Lines' 4th Coastal Cat/catamaran ship American Legend
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that construction had begun on the 4th Coastal Cat (from the Project Blue series) American Legend. First...
March 14, 2023