Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)

Silversea extends cruise suspension until July 16, delays 2020 ship launches
Silversea Cruises announced it had extended the pause of passenger shipping operations until July 16 due to the pandemic. Silversea plans to resume...
May 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises tests on land Global Dream ship's Space Cruiser Coaster
Started the testing on land the revolutionary "Space Cruiser Coaster" - to become the longest roller coaster at sea. The Germany-based amusement ride...
May 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Brodosplit Shipyard launches Quark Expeditions’ Ultramarine
Quark Expeditions’ new polar expedition ship Ultramarine was launched at the Brodosplit shipyard (Split, Croatia) on Saturday, May 16. The...
May 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
DIV Shipbuilding commences construction of the world’s greatest luxury superyacht
Following the completion of the engineering stages, Ocean Residences Development have taken a step forward in the next stages of the development of...
May 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Sea Cloud Spirit delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic
The first new Sea Cloud ship in nearly 20 years, Sea Cloud Spirit, will enter service later than initially planned due to the COVID crisis. ...
May 7, 2020
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Croatian shipyard starts the construction of Scenic Cruises' ship Scenic Eclipse 2
On April 24, 2020, the Croatian shipyard "3 Maj" (Treci Maj Brodogradiliste) started building the top-luxury yacht Scenic Eclipse 2 - a new cruise...
May 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Production of Vodohod Russia's first expedition cruise ship starts at Helsinki Shipyard
The production of the first of the two luxury expedition cruise ships ordered from Helsinki Shipyard Oy started on April 27, 2020. Steel-cutting...
April 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Silversea’s Galapagos cruise ship Silver Origin begins sea trials
On Monday, April 27, at 9 AM the top-luxury cruise ship Silver Origin (De Hoop Shipyard vessel #489) departed from the outfitting quay in Schiedam...
April 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Wartsila contracted for 6 new Amundsen Expeditions cruise ships
The Helsinki Finland-based marine technology corporation Wartsila was contracted to develop a new design for up to 6 new expedition-type (small-sized...
April 26, 2020
Cruise Industry
St Petersburg Russia’s Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard to build 2 new-class riverboats
Russia's Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard concluded an agreement with State Transport Leasing Company for the building of two "Project A45-90.2" passenger...
April 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Enchanted Princess ship's delivery delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic
The delivery of the Princess Cruises' newbuild Enchanted Princess has been delayed due to Fincantieri's shipyards closures as a result of the global...
April 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises delays Endeavor ship’s launch
Crystal Cruises postponed the launch of its newest vessel - Crystal Endeavor, due to the temporary closure of MV WERFTEN (shipbuilder) yards in...
April 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Luftner Cruises' newest ship Amadeus Cara
Shipyard De Hoop (in Tolkamer, Lobith, Holland) laid the keel for the new riverboat ordered by Luftner Cruises - Amadeus Cara. The 135-m long MS...
April 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Spirit of Adventure to be delivered within 12 months
The delivery of Saga Cruises' Spirit of Adventure, the second of a couple of 58,250 GT cruise ships for the line in the UK from Meyer Werft, is...
April 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
Steel Cutting Held for Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle
A steel cutting ceremony was held for the new CX103 expedition cruise design, Sylvia Earle, on March 16, 2020, at CMHI Haimen yard in China. Sylvia...
March 27, 2020
Cruise Industry