Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages Signs with Wartsila for Scrubbers
The 3 ships forming Virgin Voyages fleet will start operations in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and will all be equipped with Wartsila hybrid scrubber system...
July 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Celebrity Apex
The first steel was cut for the newest ship of Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Apex, at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard (former STX France) in Saint...
July 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Adds 2 New Next-Generation Ships
Princess Cruises announced it had signed a memorandum of agreement with Fincantieri, Italy to build two next-generation liners, due to be added to...
July 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions to Build New Polar Cruise Ship
Lindblad Expeditions is currently building a new polar expedition ship. Scheduled for delivery in 2021, the polar cruise vessel (NatGeo Resolution...
July 20, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Confirms Orders for Two More Leonardo-Class Ships
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) announced it had confirmed previously announced options for the 5th and 6th Project Leonardo Class cruise...
July 13, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Coin Ceremony Held for Costa Smeralda
Costa Cruises celebrated on July 4 the traditional coin ceremony for its newbuild, Costa Smeralda, at Meyer Turku shipyard, one of the world's...
July 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VARD to Design and Build New Ship for Hapag-Lloyd
Vard Holdings Ltd announced it had secured a new contract for the design and building of a luxury expedition cruise ship for German cruise line Hapag...
July 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Announces Letter of Intent for 2 Ultra-Luxury Expedition Ships
Seabourn announced it had signed a Letter of Intent for the building of two new ultra-luxury expedition vessels with new partnership between...
July 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Spirit of Discovery
Saga Cruises laid the keel for line’s first new cruise ship, Spirit of Discovery, on Thursday, June 28. The official ceremony was held at...
June 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laying Ceremony Held for Seven Seas Splendor
The keel laying ceremony was held on Thursday, June 28, at Ancona shipyard for Seven Seas Splendor, the 2nd super luxury cruise ship which...
June 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Greg Mortimer Keel Laid
The keel was laid for Greg Mortimer cruise ship, being built at CMHI (China Merchants Heavy Industry) yard in Xaimen. Greg Mortimer is the first in a...
June 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Venezia Floated Out
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Costa Cruises celebrated the official float-out of Costa Venezia on Friday, June 22. Costa Venezia is line...
June 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Pioneer Hydrogen-Fuelled Ferry to Be Built in Scotland
Glasgow-based Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd. is leading a European consortium which secured EU funding for the development of the first sea-going...
June 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for SunStone Expedition Cruise Ship
Shipbuilder CMHI (China Merchants Heavy Industry) held an official keel laying ceremony on June 12 for its new expedition cruise ship, being built...
June 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Cruises and STX France Celebrate 3 Ship Building Milestones
MSC Cruises and STX France signed an order for the construction of a 5th Meraviglia class cruise ship. Scheduled for delivery in 2023, the vessel...
June 14, 2018