Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Sunstone Ships' Ocean Discoverer will not be built by China Merchants Heavy Industry
The Miami-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc has decided to move to a new class of newbuilds after the contracted Chinese...
May 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for MSC Group's Explora Journeys second ship EXPLORA 2
MSC Group's Explora Journeys marked the keel laying for the 2nd of 4 ships, EXPLORA 2, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (near...
May 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, floated by Fincantieri
The first section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, was floated at Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia. The 116-m block that is due...
April 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MEYER Group and FASSMER company jointly acquire shipbuilding engineering company NEPTUN SHIP DESIGN
The German shipbuilding companies Meyer Group and Fassmer-Werft announced they had decided to jointly acquire the shipbuilding engineering company...
April 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Pursuit's hull moved to Genoa (Italy) for final outfitting
Seabourn celebrated a major milestone in the building process for its Seabourn Pursuit ship, with the movement of the hull to the shipbuilder...
April 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ships to run on hydrogen
Viking OCEAN announced that the next couple of newbuilds being added to their fleet would run on hydrogen and carry more passengers than the...
April 19, 2022