Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry

American Song Receives Final Touches
ACL/American Cruise Lines announced that the first modern riverboat in the history of the United States was nearly complete. This week, ACL's...
August 2, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Celebrity Edge Begins Sea Trials
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (former STX France, which regained the historic name earlier in July) reports that the Celebrity Edge...
July 30, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Contracts Confirmed for the Construction of 2 Viking Cruises Ships
Vard Holdings Ltd (subsidiary of Fincantiery) announced that the contracts for the design and building of two ships for Viking Cruises had been...
July 25, 2018 - 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