Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic to purchase its own SH Vega ship from Helsinki Shipyard
Swan Hellenic revealed plans to purchase its own SH Vega cruise ship from Helsinki Shipyard (Finland), through the auction process. The Finnish...
June 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Look at Scenic Eclipse 2 - Ultra-Luxury Yacht Building Timelapse
Luxury cruise line Scenic Cruises unveiled a new timelapse video chronicling the construction of its newest Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse 2, which...
June 20, 2022 - Accidents
MV Werften's unfinished Global Dream 2 cruise ship to be scrapped
There is no future for the second Global class newbuild cruise ship which keel was laid at MV Werften's Warnemunde yard in December 2019. While the...
June 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton’s LNG-powered superyachts Ilma and Luminara to be equipped by ALMACO
Ritz-Carlton's new LNG-powered superyachts Ilma and Luminara will be equipped with state-of-the-art provision stores, galleys/kitchens, and...
June 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony held for CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s 2nd LNG-powered ship Carnival Celebration
Carnival Celebration - the second CCL-Carnival Cruise Line-operated LNG-powered vessel, had its coin ceremony held on June 15th, at the Meyer Turku...
June 18, 2022 - Accidents
NCL pushes back launch of Norwegian Viva cruise ship
Exactly a year from the scheduled launch date of Norwegian Viva, NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of the vessel’s first 2...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on TUI's methanol-ready cruise ship Mein Schiff 7 in Turku (Finland)
Construction started on Tuesday, June 14, in Turku (Finland) on the first large cruise ship that is specifically designed to be methanol-ready for...
June 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton Evrima cruise ship successfully completes sea trials
The new cruising arm of luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton sent out emails to clients saying its 6-times-delayed first ship, the 298-passenger Evrima...
June 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line takes delivery of its 5th cruise ship Disney Wish
On Thursday, June 9, in Port Bremerhaven (Germany), Meyer Werft delivered MS Disney Wish to DCL-Disney Cruise Line, closing the book on the...
June 11, 2022 - Accidents
Virgin Voyages delays Resilient Lady ship's inauguration from Aug 2022 to May 2023
Virgin Voyages revised the schedule of its 3rd liner - Resilient Lady and will defer the upcoming launch to 2023-Q2. Initially scheduled to debut...
June 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC EXPLORA JOURNEYS' first out of 4 luxury cruise ships floated out at Fincantieri’s shipyard in...
The float out of EXPLORA 1, the first out of 4 luxury expedition ships ordered by MSC Group (world's largest container shipping company) for MSC...
May 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Royal Caribbean's Icon OTS Sphere of Activity underway
Construction on RCI-Royal Caribbean’s newest liner Icon of the Seas is currently underway in Turku (Finland) and one of the newbuild’s...
May 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa to boast most luxurious Yacht Club to date
In 2022, MSC Cruises is introducing its highly anticipated MSC World Europa to the fleet. MSC World Europa (initially announced as "MSC Europa...
May 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Helsinki Shipyard’s newbuild SH Vega successfully returns from sea trials
The sea trials of the new ship NB-517 (IMO: 9895252) Swan Hellenic’s SH Vega were successfully completed on May 20, 2022. The crew of the sea...
May 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ship Viking Mars delivered by Fincantieri Ancona (Italy)
Viking Mars - the newest Viking OCEAN ship that Fincantieri is building was delivered on Thursday, May 12, at the shipyard in Ancona (Italy). The...
May 12, 2022