Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Steel Cut for P&O Cruises New Ship
P&O Cruises marked a major construction milestone. The cruise line recently cut the first steel for its newest ship being built at Meyer Werft...
May 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Silver Dawn Ordered From Fincantieri
Silversea contracted Fincantieri Italy with a shipbuilding order for another ultra-luxury cruise vessel, scheduled for delivery in November 2021. The...
May 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Viking Jupiter Floated Out
The 6th cruise ship Fincantieri is building for Viking Cruises was launched today, May 10, in Ancona, Italy. Viking Jupiter now heads to the...
May 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
TUI to Build New Hapag-Lloyd Cruise Ship
TUI Group approved construction of a 3rd Hanseatic-class newbuild for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, scheduled for delivery in 2021. In its half-year results...
May 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Purchase of Transas Finalized by Wartsila
The maritime technology company Wartsila announced the acquisition of the UK-based marine company Transas. Control of the Transas company was...
May 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Ovation Delivered in Genoa
The 2nd ultra-luxury cruise ship, that Fincantieri built for Seabourn, Seabourn Ovation, was delivered today, April 27, at Fincantieri shipyard...
April 27, 2018 - 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