Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry

Fincantieri and Ponant Cruises to Build 2 New-Class Expedition Ships
Fincantieri signed a memorandum of agreement, worth around EUR 300 million, for the construction and design of a couple of new-design expedition...
November 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Virgin Voyages Reveals Name of Second Ship
The premium cruise brand Virgin Voyages (virginvoyages.com) announced on November 19 the name of company's second ship - Valiant Lady - with planned...
November 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry

BC Ferries to Receive Four More Electric-Hybrid Ferries
BC Ferries awarded contracts for the building of 4 more energy-efficient "Island Class" ferries, scheduled to join the 2 that are due to enter...
November 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Sea Cloud Spirit Touches Water for the First Time
Sea Cloud Spirit, which is currently under construction at Metalyards & Docks Shipyard (Vigo Spain) passed her first round of seaworthiness...
November 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry

VIDEO: Costa Firenze Floated Out in Italy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Costa Cruises on Wednesday, November 6, celebrated the official float-out of Costa Firenze, Costa's 2nd ship...
November 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry

First Steel Cut for the First LNG-Powered World Class Ship
Early Thursday morning, October 31, a major milestone event took place at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire with the...
November 1, 2019 - Accidents

Launch of Costa Smeralda Delayed Again
Costa Cruises announced it had been notified by the Finnish Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland of a further delay in the building of its new flagship...
October 29, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Steel Cut for the First Chinese-Built Cruise Ship
On Friday, October 18, CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding got underway on a project to build the first fully China-made cruise ship (TBN). ...
October 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Star Breeze Cut in Half to Receive New Section
Windstar is making the final cut to Star Breeze's hull to stretch/rebuilt the first of its 3 Star Ship liners and begin the process of inserting...
October 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry

VIDEO: Keel Laid for AIDAcosma in Rostock
On Tuesday, October 15, the first building-block for AIDA Cruises’ 2nd LNG-powered ship (Cosma) was put in place at Neptun Werft shipyard in...
October 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Sky Princess Delivered at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard
The 4th Royal Princess class ship built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises, Sky Princess, was delivered on Tuesday, October 15, at the Monfalcone...
October 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Viking Reveals Details of Two New Ships
Viking Cruises revealed some details of Viking Ocean's expedition fleet, consisting for now of 2 new vessels (currently under construction) &ndash...
October 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry

Holland America Reaches Major Milestone in Ryndam's Building
Holland America reached a major milestone in the building of their next Pinnacle-Class ship, ms Nieuw Ryndam, with the successful launch of the ship...
October 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry

VIDEO: Work Starts on New Cunard Ship
On Friday, October 11, Cunard Line celebrated the beginning of construction on its 249th ship with an official steel-cutting ceremony at Fincantieri...
October 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry

VIDEO: New Oasis Class Ship to Be Named Wonder of the Seas
The next Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class cruise ship will be named Wonder of the Seas. The world's newest largest passenger liner is scheduled for year...
October 12, 2019