Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)

VIDEO: Ships Launch Compilation
There are two common ways to put a newbuid to water. The method which is used by most shipyards today is assembling the ship in...
June 5, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: World Class - MSC largest cruise ships ever
On May 31, 2017, during MSC Meraviglia ship's delivery ceremony at STX France shipyard (Saint-Nazaire), MSC Cruises signed a new...
June 2, 2017
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri to Create a Cruise Ship Industrial Park
Fincantieri signed an LOI (letter of intent) with Shanghai City’s district of Baoshan and with CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation...
June 1, 2017
Cruise Industry
AIDAprima Cruise Ship Building & Christening
The 124100-GT-ton, 3300-passenger cruise ship AIDAprima is AIDA Cruises' ever largest ship and is operated under the Costa Crociere division of the...
May 31, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Seaside in Fincantieri Shipyard
MSC Seaside is the first of the MSC Cruises Seaside-class ships. The ship is scheduled to debut in November 2017. This will be the first vessel...
May 28, 2017
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri Signs for the Acquisition of STX France Majority Stake
Fincantieri S.p.A. announced it had signed today a share purchase agreement for acquisition of 66.66% of STX France share capital from STX Europe AS...
May 19, 2017
Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Nature First Steel Cut
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises marked the official start of the construction of the first of its two new-build expedition ships with the first steel cut on...
May 11, 2017
Cruise Industry
Viking and Fincantieri Sign for 2 Additional Ships, Option for Another 2
Fincantieri and Viking Ocean Cruises signed a memorandum of agreement for the building of 2 additional ships, with an option for another 2. The...
April 19, 2017
Cruise Industry
New Saga Sapphire Cruise Includes Tour of Meyer Werft Shipyard
Saga Sapphire passengers can take a ‘sneak peak’ at Saga Cruises new ship which is still under construction at Meyer Werft shipyard...
April 14, 2017
Cruise Industry
France Clears Way for Fincantieri to Purchase STX Stake
The French government announced it had reached a preliminary deal clearing the way for Fincantieri, Italy to acquire a 48% stake in shipbuilder STX...
April 7, 2017
Cruise Industry
Carnival Signs China Cruise Ship Deal With Fincantieri
Fincantieri, Carnival Corporation & plc and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) signed a binding MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) for the...
February 23, 2017
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for the World’s First LNG Cruise Ship
On Tuesday, February 21, a new age dawned for cruise shipping sector at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. Felix Eichhorn, AIDA President and Bernard...
February 22, 2017
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation and Wärtsilä Announce Strategic Partnership
Carnival Corporation & plc and Wärtsilä announced they had signed a comprehensive, 12-year agreement which strengthens the existing...
January 30, 2017
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Signs for Meraviglia-Plus Ships
MSC Cruises exercised an option for a couple of Meraviglia-Plus mega cruise vessels with STX France (St Nazaire). The two underlying...
December 25, 2016
Cruise Industry
STX France and 2 Owners Sign Contracts for 8 Ships
The French cruise ship builder STX France (St Nazaire) and 2 of its customers signed firm building contracts covering 8 ships that have been...
December 23, 2016
Cruise Industry