Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's newest ship Wonder of the Seas starts sea trials on August 22
RCI-Royal Caribbean's new flagship Wonder of the Seas is scheduled to depart on her first sea trials between August 22-25 from the French...
July 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
SunStone Ships to order new Boundless-Class cruise ships for charter
The Florida-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc plans to order newbuilds bigger than the company's current vessel design (Infinity...
July 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's newest cruise ship Viking Mars floated out at Fincantieri Ancona
Viking Mars, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri Italy is building for the shipowner Viking Cruises, was floated out on Thursday, July 15...
July 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Sunstone Ships' Ocean Explorer delivered by China Merchants Heavy Industry
The biggest tonnage provider in the expedition market, SunStone Ships, announced the successful delivery of the 2nd next-generation, INFINITY-class...
July 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' new ship AIDAcosma leaves MEYER WERFT’s building dock
On Saturday, July 10, AIDA Cruises' newbuild - AIDAcosma left the covered building dock II (Hall 6) of MEYER WERFT. The 337-m-long vessel...
July 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Godmothers announced for Tauck’s new ms Andorinha riverboat
A couple of Tauck’s top executives, each with 20+ years in the company, are expected to serve as co-godmothers when the new MS Andorinha...
July 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong to build and manage cruise ships for hotel brands
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced plans to build and manage a series of newbuild cruise ships on behalf of world-renown hotel brands. Speaking at the...
July 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady delivered, Resilient Lady floated out
The delivery of Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady took place on Thursday, July 1, and the line's Resilient Lady was floated out on Friday, July 2, at...
July 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HANSEATIC Spirit ship delivered to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises by VARD-Fincantieri
The world's largest cruise shipbuilder Fincantieri (via its subsidiary VARD) delivered HANSEATIC Spirit - the 3rd boat in a new series of luxury...
June 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction starts on MSC’s 3rd MERAVIGLIA-PLUS cruise ship MSC Euribia
The first steel was cut on Monday, June 28, at Chantiers de l’Atlantique (shipbuilding company in Saint Nazaire, France) with which officially...
June 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Expedition Cruises' newest yacht Crystal Endeavor christened at MV Werften in Stralsund
Crystal Expedition Cruises' newest yacht Crystal Endeavor was christened on Saturday, June 26, at MV Werften in Stralsund Germany. Mecklenburg...
June 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Helsinki Shipyard floats out Swan Hellenic’s first expedition cruise ship SH Minerva
On Wednesday, June 23, Swan Hellenic announced that Helsinki Shipyard had floated the line's SH Minerva out of the dry dock. Her twinship, SH Vega...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC’s 2nd Seaside EVO class cruise ship to be named MSC Seascape
A traditional coin ceremony for the second Seaside EVO class ship of MSC Cruises was held on Thursday, June 24, at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises to name next newbuild Seven Seas Grandeur
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises will name the line's next newbuild Seven Seas Grandeur. The 6th ship in Regent's fleet is scheduled to debut in the...
June 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines launches 2 new ships in 2022
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it had signed contracts with Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury MD, to build two vessels (from the "Modern...
June 19, 2021