Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- 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 - 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