Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)

VIDEO: Meyer Turku More Than Doubles Investments
Meyer Turku shipyard is currently more than doubling investments from previously announced EUR 75 million to EUR 185 million. The new investments...
September 8, 2017
Cruise Industry
AIDAnova Keel-Laying Held In Papenburg
The keel laying ceremony for the first block of the new cruise ship for the German shipping company AIDA Cruises, AIDAnova, was held yesterday...
September 7, 2017
Cruise Industry
Seabourn Cruise Line Launches Ovation
The second ultra-luxury ship (after Seabourn Encore) which Fincantieri is currently building for Seabourn, Seabourn Ovation, was...
September 1, 2017
Cruise Industry
World Dream Leaves Building Dock
The ship World Dream left Meyer Werft’s covered building dock on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Extensive tests of vessel's safety systems were...
August 27, 2017
Cruise Industry
Processing of Steel for MV Hondius Commenced
Polar expedition passenger ship mv Hondius will be the first to be built to class “LR PC6”, which meets the highest demands of Lloyd...
August 25, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Seaview Floated Out
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri celebrated the float-out of MSC Seaview today, August 23. The ceremony took place at Monfalcone shipyard, Italy, where...
August 23, 2017
Cruise Industry
Spectrum of the Seas First Steel Cut
Royal Caribbean marked the official start of construction by cutting the first steel for its newest Quantum Ultra ship at Meyer Werft shipyard in...
August 16, 2017
Cruise Industry
Construction of New Shipbuilding Hall Started at MV Werften
The symbolic first cut of spade, carried out by Genting Group Chairman & CEO Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Rostock’s senior mayor Roland Methling...
August 11, 2017
Cruise Industry
France Nationalizes STX Shipyard?
The French government temporarily nationalised STX France shipyard located in Saint-Nazaire after it failed to reach a 50:50 capital acquisition...
July 28, 2017
Cruise Industry
Shanghai to Develop a Cruise Ship Industrial Park
According to local officials, Shanghai district government intends to spend around 5 billion yuan (US$739.97M) to develop a cruise ship industrial...
July 26, 2017
Cruise Industry
Disney Cruise Line to Add Another Ship
Yesterday, July 15, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts chairman Bob Chapek revealed the 4-ship line would add 3 new vessels by 2023, which is one...
July 16, 2017
Cruise Industry
Fosen Yard Forms a Joint Venture with Chinese Shipbuilder
Fosen Yard, Norway has formed a joint venture with Hantong Shipbuilding, China, to build cruise, roro and ropax vessels. The new joint venture...
July 14, 2017
Cruise Industry
Work Started on Third Vista Class Ship
The steel cutting ceremony of the 3rd “Vista” class cruise ship (Panorama), that Fincantieri is building for Carnival Cruise Line...
July 7, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction of Symphony of the Seas - World's Largest Cruise Ship 2017
Symphony of the Seas is a step closer to claiming the title of the largest cruise ship in the world. Vessel's construction at St Nazaire...
June 21, 2017
Cruise Industry
Peace Boat Signs for the Ecoship
Peace Boat soon signed a letter of intent with the Finnish shipbuilding company Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc., to build the Ecoship, the greenest...
June 6, 2017
Cruise Industry