Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)

Regent Names Newest Cruise Ship
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that its newest cruise ship will be named Seven Seas Splendor. A sibling to Seven Seas Explorer, which...
November 16, 2017
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VIDEO: MSC Cruises Introduces First Meraviglia-Plus Ship
The first vessel in the new Meraviglia Plus class of MSC Cruises will be named MSC Grandiosa. The name of the new ship was revealed during a couple...
November 15, 2017
Cruise Industry
Spectrum of the Seas Keel Laid
The keel laying of Spectrum of the Seas was celebrated yesterday, November 8, In Papenburg, Germany. The keel-laying of Royal Caribbean's ship marked...
November 9, 2017
Cruise Industry
Lindblad Signs Agreement for Building of New Polar Ship
The global leader of expedition cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, announced it had signed an agreement with Ulstein, Norwegian shipbuilder and designer...
November 8, 2017
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Carnival Horizon Successfully Completes Final Sea Trials
The newest ship of Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Horizon, successfully completed final sea trials in the Adriatic Sea. In the final stages of...
November 8, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Holds Coin Ceremony for Its Newest Cruise Ship
Costa Cruises today (November 1) carried out a coin ceremony for its newest liner Costa Venezia at Fincantieri shipyard, Monfalcone. Due to enter...
November 1, 2017
Cruise Industry
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
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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
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