Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Signs for Meraviglia-Plus Ships
MSC Cruises exercised an option for a couple of Meraviglia-Plus mega cruise vessels with STX France (St Nazaire). The two underlying...
December 25, 2016 - Cruise Industry
STX France and 2 Owners Sign Contracts for 8 Ships
The French cruise ship builder STX France (St Nazaire) and 2 of its customers signed firm building contracts covering 8 ships that have been...
December 23, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean 'Icon Class'
The next class of Royal Caribbean ship will be LNG-powered (by liquefied natural gas) and introduce the use of fuel cell technology to considerably...
December 11, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Wärtsilä Handles Dry Waste in Cruise Ships
Wartsila recently developed complete offering for handling cruise ships' dry waste. The new offering complements company’s portfolio for...
December 4, 2016 - Cruise Industry
MAN Powers Global Class Cruise Ships
MV Werften and MAN Diesel & Turbo concluded a contract to equip a pair of global class cruise ships. With a RT (registered tonnage) of 200...
November 19, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Damen Presents Next Generation Expedition Cruising
Damen Shipyards Group revealed its recently finished, brand new Expedition Cruise Vessel design. With Damen taking the lead, the design also draws...
October 16, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Newbuilds to Mark 'New Era in Shipbuilding'
The next class of Royal Caribbean cruise ship will be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas) and introduce the use of fuel cell technology to...
October 11, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Damen and Fincantieri Linked with STX France Takeover
France’s Le Monde identified Italy’s Fincantieri and Holland's Damen as potential buyers of STX France (Saint-Nazaire). The company is...
September 12, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Time Lapse Shows Construction of MSC Meraviglia: Bow and Stern View
The following thrilling time lapse videos show the piece by piece building of 167,600-GT, 1,033-ft long MSC Meraviglia. The newest...
September 11, 2016 - Cruise Industry
New Russian Cruise Ship Design
Recently at Lotus shipyard, Astrakhan, part of ASC (United Shipbuilding Company) the keel was laid for the 1st Russian passenger cruise ship in...
September 5, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong Creates MV Werften
During a recent staff meeting held in Germany, Genting Hong Kong revealed that the three shipyards in the German State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
July 14, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri Sets Up a Joint Venture in China
The world leader in cruise ship building,Fincantieri, and CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation), China’s biggest shipbuilding...
July 5, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Russia Builds First Cruise Liner in 60 Years
The president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, Russia) announced plans to build the first cruise liner of the country since the 1950s...
May 20, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong Signs for Ten Ships
GHK-Genting Hong Kong has signed an order for 10 new vessels with Lloyd Werft Group (Bremerhaven), comprising of two mega-ships for Star Cruises and...
May 16, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong Reveals Completion of the Purchase of Three German Shipyards
Genting Hong Kong revealed the completion of the acquisition of Nordic Yards’ three shipyards in Stralsund, Wismar and ...
April 28, 2016