Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises Share Exterior Renderings of New “Diamond Class” Ships
Crystal Cruises unveiled exterior renderings of their new “Diamond Class” ships. The first ship of the series is due to join the fleet in...
September 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Lindblad's Newest Ship Launched
After 10 months of construction, National Geographic Venture, touched water for the first time in Whidbey Island, Washington. National Geographic...
September 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for GHK-Dream Cruises’ first GLOBAL ship
The keel-laying ceremony for the first Global-Class liner for Dream Cruises (Global Dream) was held at MV WERFTEN’s Rostock shipyard on Tuesday...
September 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on New Viking LNG-Fuelled Cruise Ship
Viking Line announced that building of its new passenger cruise ship had commenced at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd shipyard (China). The LNG...
September 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Enters European Luxury Ferry Market
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) enters the luxury European cruiseferry market as part of the restructuring of company's shipbuilding business...
September 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Extend Cooperation
Fincantieri and CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing, extending the industrial co-operation...
September 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
American Song Prepares for Inaugural Cruise
American Cruise Lines announced that its newbuild, American Song, had successfully passed sea trials and was currently on her way to the “Big...
August 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Nieuw Statendam Completes Sea Trials
Holland America Line’s ms Nieuw Statendam, the 2nd Pinnacle Class cruise ship in the fleet, returned to Marghera shipyard of Fincantieri, Italy...
August 30, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: AIDAnova Floated Out
AIDAnova, the first LNG-fueled cruise ship in the world, made her debut on Tuesday, August 21, in a float out ceremony at Meyer Werft Papenburg. The...
August 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Crystal Endeavor
An official keel-laying ceremony was held for Crystal Cruises' expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor on August 21, 2018. The cruise line celebrated the...
August 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Brittany Ferries' LNG-Powered Honfleur
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has begun to assemble the hull of Honfleur, Brittany Ferries’ first LNG-powered vessel, at its...
August 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Newbuild to Leave Meyer Werft August 21
The first AIDA Cruises ship to use LNG is scheduled to leave Meyer Werft's covered building dock August 21. AIDAnova is the first cruise ship in the...
August 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Fastest GRP Passenger Catamaran to Be Built in Spain
The GRP Division of Astilleros Gondan shipyard (Spain) signed a contract to construct a new fast ferry - claimed would be the fastest GRP passenger...
August 13, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Reveals EUR 1.5 Billion Financing for 2 Seaside EVO Class Ships
MSC Cruises reached an agreement for EUR 1.5 billion (USD 1.74 billion) financing for two of company's new Seaside EVO class ships. The...
August 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri-STX Shipyard Deal Confirmed
The French government goes on supporting Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri's takeover of STX France, the country's finance minister Bruno Le Maire...
August 3, 2018