Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Mein Schiff 1 Handed Over to TUI Cruises
The new flagship cruise liner of German TUI Cruises was delivered today, April 25, from Meyer Turku shipyard in south west Finland. The new Mein...
April 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Vard Signs with Viking for Two Special Cruise Ships
Vard Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Fincantieri, Italy, signed a Letter of Intent for the design and building of two special cruise ships for Viking...
April 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
New Strategic Partner of Uljanik Shipyard Revealed
Pula-based Uljanik Shipyard unveiled its new strategic partner, taking majority ownership: Kermas Energija, owned by Danko Koncar. Croatian...
April 2, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri Expects Nearly 50 Million Cruise Passengers in 2030
The Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri, which is the world's largest cruise ship builder, presented a business plan for 2018-2022, calling for...
March 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
China Plans Shipbuilders' Merger
The government of China is working on a plan to combine its two largest shipbuilders to create an industrial behemoth that would dwarf South Korean...
March 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of the World's Largest Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean on Friday morning, March 23, took delivery of the new world's largest cruise ship, 228,081 GT Symphony of the Seas from the STX...
March 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn's 5th Ship Completes Final Sea Trials
Seabourn's newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, has achieved another major milestone with the completion of her final round of sea trials held in the...
March 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Damen to Build Two Ferries with Full Electric Propulsion for Ontario
Damen Shipyards reported the Government of Ontario had accepted its proposal to build 2 ferries featuring full electric propulsion. Damen is...
March 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on China's First Polar Expedition Cruise Ship
China has started building its first ever polar expedition cruise ship, according to state news agency Xinhua. The country looks to shipping lanes...
March 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry
National Geographic Endurance Keel Laid
A major milestone in the construction of the most sophisticated expedition ship in the world was marked on Saturday, March 17, via the keel laying at...
March 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for New Regent Ship
The steel-cutting ceremony for Seven Seas Splendor took place at Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona on Wednesday, March 15. Splendor is the 2nd ship...
March 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Norwegian Bliss Departs Meyer Werft
The Norwegian Bliss cruise ship departed Meyer Werft in Papenburg last night, Tuesday, March 13, for her conveyance along Ems River. The ship will...
March 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Carbon-Free Cruise Concept Launched by STX France
On March 3, 2018, STX France revealed a carbon-free cruise vessel design (named Silenseas) using wind as main power source. The new wind-power...
March 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MV Werften Begins Construction on First Global Class Ship
Construction work started on the first Global Class ship on Thursday, March 8, at MV Werften in Germany. Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of...
March 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
PONANT Announces an Order for 2 More Expedition Ships
As PONANT celebrates company's 30th anniversary in 2018, it announces building order for 2 additional ships in PONANT Explorer series. By 2021 the...
March 7, 2018