Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean’s largest ship Icon OTS floated out at Meyer Turku yard (Finland)
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Icon of the Seas reached her next major construction milestone on Friday, December 9, at the Meyer Turku shipyard...
December 12, 2022 - Accidents
CCL's new Carnival Jubilee cruise ship's delivery in 2023 postponed due to shipyard delays
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line notified guests booked on the first 6 voyages of the company's Carnival Jubilee ship that because of shipyard delays...
December 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Sophia Loren christens MSC Seascape ship at NYC’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal
MSC Cruises christened the 5900-passenger vessel MSC Seascape on Wednesday, December 7th, at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal. ~3000...
December 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages takes delivery of the brand’s 3rd ship, Resilient Lady
On December 8th, 2022, Richard Branson’s premium cruise line, Virgin Voyages, made waves yet again and took delivery of the brand’s 3rd...
December 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tallink Grupp takes delivery of the newest Baltic cruiseferry MyStar
On December 7th, at the delivery ceremony held at noon at RMC-Rauma Marine Constructions' shipyard (Rauma, Finland), to the shipowner Tallink Grupp...
December 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CSSC Cruise Technology launches a new self-developed 80,000 GT type
On November 25, Wusongkou Forum was held in Shanghai and China State Shipbuilding Corporation launched its self-developed 80,000 GT (volume) cruise...
December 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Helsinki Shipyard invites tenders for Swan Hellenic's 3rd ship (SH Diana)
Helsinki Shipyard (Finland) said it had started to invite tenders for an incomplete 12500 GT-ton cruise ship originally intended to be operated by...
December 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines to launch 2 new cruise ships
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL/containership company) announced it is looking to diversify into the cruising business. The company's Board of...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First China-made Adora Cruises' ship to set sail in 2023
China's first domestically developed cruise ship will be delivered by the end of next year under the new brand Adora Cruises which was unveiled in...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' 4th ship Brilliant Lady floated out at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard
The floating-out ceremony of the last of 4 ships that Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages ordered to Fincantieri Italy, Brilliant Lady, took place...
November 27, 2022 - Accidents
Delivery of Silversea’s cruise ship Silver Nova delayed by a month
The German shipbuilder Meyer Werft revealed that the delivery of Silversea’s Silver Nova ship would be delayed by a month. The shipyard cited...
November 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for Silversea's second EVOLUTION-class cruise ship Silver Ray
Meyer Werft started production of the Silver Ray cruise ship for Silversea Cruises on Wednesday, November 23, hosting a symbolic steel-cutting...
November 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First LNG bunkering of P&O UK’s second Excel-class cruise ship Arvia
The Dutch independent fuel supplier to the maritime industry, Titan, concluded the first LNG-liquefied natural gas delivery to P&O UK’s 2nd...
November 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean Cruises takes US$1.5 billion in financing on 4 ships
Viking Ocean Cruises announced it is taking US$1.5 billion in financing on 4 ships. The 4 export credit loan facilities are backed by the Italian...
November 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Group forms Meyer Wismar to complete Disney's ship Global Dream
MEYER Group announced it will complete the cruise vessel under construction at the former MV Werften in Wismar (Germany) for DCL-Disney Cruise Line...
November 21, 2022