Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)

Keel Laid for Hanseatic Inspiration
The keel laying for Hanseatic Inspiration held on Wednesday, October 18, set in motion the next stage of building for the 2nd of the pair of new...
October 20, 2017
Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Viking’s 6th Ocean Ship
The keel laying for the 6th of 8 ocean ships Viking Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri Italy, took place on Wednesday, October 18, at the shipyard...
October 19, 2017
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Boasts Underwater Drone Footage
Hurtigruten introduced a new way to see what lurks beneath the most remote polar waters of the world. On its expedition ships, the line introduced an...
October 13, 2017
Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Inspiration First Steel Cut
Construction of second new expedition ship of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Hanseatic Inspiration, is already underway at Vard's shipyard (Tulcea Romania...
October 9, 2017
Cruise Industry
Mein Schiff 2 Keel Laid
The keel of TUI Cruises' new Mein Schiff 2 was laid today, October 5, at Meyer Turku shipyard. The production milestone marks the start of the hull...
October 5, 2017
Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku Floats Out Mein Schiff 1
Shipbuilder Meyer Turku floated out the new Mein Schiff 1 for owner TUI Cruises today, September 29. The ship will undergo further interior...
September 29, 2017
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri Takes Control of STX France
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri takes effective control of STX France under shared ownership agreement that was revealed on Wednesday, September 27...
September 29, 2017
Cruise Industry
Amazing Ship Launching
The process of transferring a ship to the water is called ship launching. In many cultures, it is a naval tradition dating back thousands years...
September 29, 2017
Cruise Industry
Fourth Viking Ocean Cruises' Ship Delivered
The 4th of 8 cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises ordered from Fincantieri, Viking Sun, was delivered on Monday, September 25, at the shipyard...
September 26, 2017
Cruise Industry
First AIDAnova Module Released into Water
On Thursday, September 21, an AIDAnova module was released into the water for the first time at Neptun shipyard, Rostock. This is the first of a...
September 24, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: World Dream Conveyance
The official river conveyance of World Dream took place on Sunday, September 17 in Papenburg Germany. The conveyance marked the official start of...
September 20, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction of Costa Smeralda Starts at Meyer Turku
The official steel-cutting ceremony for the first of two Costa Cruises newbuilds to be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas) was held on...
September 14, 2017
Cruise Industry
Vard to Build Small Cruise Ship for Coral Expeditions
Vard Holdings won a contract to build a small cruise ship for the based in Australia expedition cruise operator Coral Expeditions (operating Coral...
September 12, 2017
Cruise Industry
Work Starts on New Princess Ship
The steel cutting of the newest ship for Princess Cruises took place on Friday, September 8, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone...
September 9, 2017
Cruise Industry
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