Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
First X-BOW Polar Ship Delivered to SunStone
The first expedition cruise ship in the Infinity class series of SunStone was officially named Greg Mortimer at China Merchants Heavy Industry's...
September 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Windstar's Second Star-Class Ship
On Thursday, September 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo Italy, Christopher Prelog (VP of Fleet Operations for Windstar Cruises) pushed...
September 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Meraviglia-Plus Class Ship Completes Sea Trials
MSC Cruises first Meraviglia-Plus class liner MSC Grandiosa successfully completed the 3-day sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean (August 28-31). MSC's...
September 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Construction of Two Vigo-Built Cruise Ships Suspended Due to Financial Difficulties
At Hijos de J.Barreras, the yard halted the building of two Norwegian coastal cruiseferries for Havila Kystruten. The reason is, the company is...
August 31, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Silver Moon Launched at Fincantieri Ancona
The launching ceremony of the 2nd of 3 new ultra-luxury cruise ships which Fincantieri is building for Silversea, Silver Moon, took place on Thursday...
August 29, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Genting Announces the Name of Dream Cruises’ First Global Class Ship
Genting Cruise Lines officially announced the name of their first 208,000 GT Global-Class liner at IBTM China, the largest business travel &...
August 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Float Out of Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line announced that its latest vessel, Norwegian Encore, had successfully completed a major milestone in her construction when she...
August 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for the Next AIDA Cruises Ship
With the official steel-cutting ceremony at Meyer Werft, work has started on the next new ship for AIDA Cruises. Just like AIDAnova (delivered in...
August 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Scottish Government to Nationalize Last Commercial Shipbuilder
This week, Scotland's Government will nationalize the last civilian shipbuilder on Clyde in an effort to save two high-profile shipbuilding ...
August 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Enchanted Princess Floated Out
Fincantieri floated Princess Cruises’ new ship Enchanted Princess out of the building dock at the yard in Monfalcone, Italy. Fincantieri's long...
August 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Emerald Harmony Ship Build
The Mekong River-based new riverboat RV Emerald Harmony was filmed being built from scratch in a time-lapse video. Emerald Harmony is the cruise...
August 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fincantieri Uses ALE Technology for Ferry Stretches
The lengthening of a pair of Grimaldi Group cruise ferries by Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Italy, earlier this year was accomplished via...
August 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Celebrity Flora - the First-Ever Cruise Ship Custom-Built for the Galapagos Islands
NYC New York-based BG Studio International included a host of environmentally friendly features in Celebrity Flora - specially designed for Galapagos...
August 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Costa Toscana
The Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc, Costa Cruises, celebrated on Tuesday, July 30, the first steel-cutting for the brand's 2nd ship...
July 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
American Harmony Passes Sea Trials
ACL/American Cruise Lines’ newest riverboat, American Harmony, has successfully passed sea trials, received her Coast Guard certification and...
July 20, 2019