Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Chinese-built cruise ships Ocean Explorer and Ocean Victory complete sea trials
During February's first week two expedition cruise ships - Ocean Victory and Ocean Explorer, of the ULSTEIN CX103 design, succefully completed...
February 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri starts building Viking Ocean's newest cruise ship Viking Mars
The keel was laid on Thursday, February 4, at the Ancona Italy shipyard for the 8th cruise ship of the shipbuilder Fincantieri for the shipowner...
February 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co's new ferry MANXMAN powered by ‘World's Most Efficient Diesel...
Isle of Man UK/Douglas-based Steam Packet Company announced that its newbuild ferry MANXMAN will be powered by the world’s most efficient 4...
February 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC's newests cruise ship MSC Virtuosa delivered at Chantiers de l’Atlantique
MSC Cruises on Monday, February 1, took delivery of MSC Virtuosa, the latest highly-innovative ship to join the fleet. A small flag ceremony was...
February 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
France and Italy call off deal for Fincantieri to take majority stake in Chantiers d'Atlantique...
A proposed merger between the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, in which the government has a majority stake, and the French state-controlled...
January 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages announces new delivery dates for Havila Castor and Havila Capella
Havila Voyages confirmed that the first 2 ships in its fleet - Havila Castor and Havila Capella, had been delayed and would be setting sail in Summer...
January 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Cruises' newest ship Costa Toscana launched at Meyer Turku Finland
On January 14, Costa Cruises celebrated the launch (float-out from drydock) of the company's newest ship - Costa Toscana at the Meyer Shipyard...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's 10th ship Silver Dawn floated out at Fincantieri Ancona
Silversea Cruises’ newest ship Silver Dawn touched water for the first time during an official float-out ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard...
January 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship Carnival Celebration
Construction works on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s 2nd Excel-class ship Carnival Celebration started with the steel cutting ceremony at...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries floats out its first new LNG ferry Salamanca
The first of two LNG-powered ships (China-built) for Brittany Ferries - MS Salamanca - has been floated on January 5, 2021. The newbuild cruiseferry...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft Papenburg Shipyard invests in cruise ships' Zero Emissions Tech
One of the oldest shipyards in service, the cruise shipbuilding company Meyer Werft celebrates 226 years in late-January. Throughout its history, the...
January 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Quark Expeditions' new ship Ultramarine sets sail for her maiden voyage
On December 18, 2020, Hull 487 (polar cruise ship Ultramarine) set sail for her maiden voyage in order to be docked at Viktor Lenac Shipyard in...
December 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
GHK-Genting Hong Kong terminates plan to sell and lease back Crystal Endeavor megayacht
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced that the plan to sell and lease back the Crystal Endeavor megayacht for a total price of EUR 350 million had...
December 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions' Ultramarine ship to be delivered in February 2021
Croatian shipbuilding company Brodosplit announced it will deliver a EUR 106 million (USD 130 million) Polar Class (PC6) expedition ship to the small...
December 24, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' first expedition ship Viking Octantis floated out at Fincantieri's Vard
Viking Cruises on Tuesday, December 22, announced that its first expedition vessel - the 378-passenger ship Viking Octantis - had been “floated...
December 23, 2020