Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Seabourn names 2nd expedition cruise ship Seabourn Pursuit
Seabourn Cruises named its 2nd ultra-luxury, purpose-built expedition cruise ship, the 264-passenger Seabourn Pursuit. Construction for the vessel...
September 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bangladesh to build international standard cruise ships
The government of Bangladesh has taken initiatives to build international standard cruise vessels with the aim to launch them within 2 years...
September 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions' newest ship National Geographic Resolution completes sea trials
The sea trials of Lindblad Expeditions' newest ship National Geographic Resolution were successfully carried out over the last weekend. The sea...
September 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri starts construction of new “Sphere” class cruise ship for Princess
The steel of the first of two LNG-powered cruise ships for Princess Cruises was cut at Centro Servizi Navali (in San Giorgio di Nogaro/Udine Italy...
September 4, 2021 - Accidents
48 firefighters extinguish a fire on Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Wonder of the Seas
A fire broke out around 11:15 PM (Paris time/UTC 1:15 AM), on Saturday, August 28, aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Wonder of the Seas and...
August 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Infanta Elena of Spain to christen the 3-masted full-rigged Sea Cloud Spirit in Palma
Sea Cloud Spirit is getting an aristocratic godmother. The sister of Spain’s King Felipe VI, Infanta Elena of Spain, will christen the new 3...
August 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn launches newest expedition ship Seabourn Venture in Genoa, Italy
Carnival Corporation's ultra-premium brand Seabourn marked a construction milestone with the launch of its newest expedition ship Seabourn...
August 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line’s Prima Class ship floated out at Fincantieri Marghera
Norwegian Prima, the first of 6 ships of NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Prima Class, was floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera...
August 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RCI-Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas construction update
The video below is showing the latest update on the construction of RCI-Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas - the world's largest cruise ship ever...
August 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Tillberg Design of Sweden & Winch Design create Somnio - the largest private residence...
A private superyacht named Somnio is being built by the Norwegian shipyard VARD. The name Somnio, which derives from Latin, means “to dream...
August 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines' 5th & 6th "modern riverboats" named American Symphony & American Serenade
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced the delivery of American Melody from Chesapeake Shipbuilding on schedule. Despite challenges, the Maryland...
August 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
A-ROSA Cruises' newest ship to be named Arosa Sena
AROSA Cruises' eco-friendly newbuild which is scheduled to set sail in May 2022 will be named A-ROSA Sena. The project was initially announced under...
August 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Venture ship's Inaugural Cruise rescheduled for April 2022
The ultra-premium brand Seabourn revised the date for the first cruise of its newest expedition ship Seabourn Venture. The ship will now depart on...
August 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft to build MY Njord residential superyacht with 117 apartments
An 84,800 GT residential yacht called MY NJORD with a total of 117 apartments is to be completed for ORD-Ocean Residences Development Ltd. by the end...
August 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri’s VARD delivers polar exploration ship Le Commandant Charcot to PONANT
Fincantieri’s subsidiary VARD, which is one of the major global shipbuilders of specialized ships (expedition and support vessels), delivered...
August 3, 2021