Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
P&O UK delays the scheduled December 9 debut of its new cruise ship Arvia
P&O Cruises delayed Arvia’s maiden voyage because of “reasons beyond our control”. The 5,200-guest Excel-class vessel...
October 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Explora Journeys delays maiden voyage of its first ship, EXPLORA I
Luxury lifestyle travel brand Explora Journeys (MSC Cruises' travel brand) announced an update to the coming into service schedule of its first ship...
October 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its newest flagship MSC World Europa
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique (fka STX France) and MSC Cruises celebrated today, October 24, the delivery of MSC World...
October 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hamburg (Germany) to boast new hydrogen fuel cell ready hybrid ferries
Hamburg (Germany) will soon boast new hydrogen fuel cell ready hybrid ferries. The 3 new ships are on order for the ferry operator for the city...
October 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream to join DCL-Disney Cruise Line
The world’s largest by passenger capacity and still unfinished cruise ship Global Dream could be joining DCL-Disney Cruise Line's fleet in 2024...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MEYER WERFT’s partner Freudenberg e-Power Systems introduces the world's first methanol-powered...
The methanol-powered fuel cell system from MEYER WERFT's strategic partner Freudenberg e-Power Systems is the world's first of its kind to receive...
October 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Former Onassis' yacht inspires Four Seasons Yacht design
The exterior design of two cruise superyachts that Four Seasons Yachts is due to operate seems to have been inspired by a yacht that belonged to the...
September 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SunStone Maritime Group launches Ocean Albatros in Haimen (China)
SunStone Maritime Group announced, that a launching ceremony for its Ocean Albatros ship had been successfully held on September 16 at China...
September 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila signs with lenders for refinancing of its cruise fleet
Havila Kystruten (parent company of Havila Voyages) signed term sheets with lenders for the cruise fleet's refinancing and set dates for the start of...
September 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri to build 4 further ships for Viking Cruises
In the context of the announcement for 6 options dated March 2018, Viking Cruises and Fincantieri put into effect the contracts for the 3rd and 4th...
September 10, 2022 - Accidents
P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia suffers minor fire at Meyer Werft's Papenburg yard
P&O UK's newest ship Arvia suffered a minor fire while undergoing the final stage of building at Meyer Werft's shipyard in Papenburg (Lower...
September 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Cunard Line's new cruise ship Queen Anne
Cunard Line laid the keel for its new cruise ship, the 3000-guest Queen Anne on Thursday, September 8th. The "keel-laying" marks the official first...
September 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC’s first LNG-powered cruise ship MSC World Europa to be named in Doha (Qatar)
The 6774-passenger ship MSC World Europa (the first of MSC Cruises’ WORLD-class series) is expected to inaugurate Doha’s Grand Cruise...
September 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL’s newest cruise ship Carnival Celebration sets sail on first sea trials
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship - Carnival Celebration, set sail on her first sea trials on Monday, September 5, at ~9:00 a.m. local...
September 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft floats out P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia
On Saturday, August 27, P&O UK's newest ship - Arvia, left Meyer Werft’s covered building dock 2 (Hall 6). The float-out maneuver started...
August 27, 2022