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MSC World Europa – The future class of cruising
The first in a trailblazing new class of ships – the MSC World Class, this next-generation ship introduces to the market a completely new platform that boasts future-proof marine and on board hospitality technologies as well as ground-breaking and ultramodern design all-around. (more…)
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MSC Cruises and Total announced a supply agreement for approximately 45,000 tons per year of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to MSC Cruises’ upcoming LNG-powered cruise ships. (more…)
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique announced the upcoming installation of a first-of-its-kind model of Solid Sail/AeolDrive, its solution for sailing propulsion adapted to large ships, on the very heart of the shipyard. (more…)
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MSC Cruises today took delivery of MSC Virtuosa, the latest highly-innovative, environmentally-conscious ship to join its fleet. (more…)
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2021 will see two new MSC Cruises ships come into service, MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore, the latest ships to be delivered as part of the Company’s long-term new builds programme. (more…)
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A proposed merger between Fincantieri, the listed Italian shipbuilder in which the government holds a majority stake, and the French state controlled Chantiers de l’ Atlantique shipbuilder has fallen through, the finance ministries of France and Italy said in a joint statement. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Yesterday, Celebrity Cruises held the shipbuilding industry’s traditional coin ceremony for Celebrity Beyond, the next ship in the line’s award-winning Edge Series, signifying an important milestone in the innovative ship’s construction. (more…)
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The biggest cruise ship ever built will hit a major construction milestone this weekend. Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas will touch water for the first time as it’s “floated out” from a dry dock at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, where it has been under construction for more than a year. (thepointsguy.com)
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A maritime coin ceremony tradition took place earlier today at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France when the keel was laid for MSC Cruises’ first liquified natural gas (LNG)-powered ship, MSC World Europa. (more…)
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Two of the biggest shipyards in Europe forced to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic are taking their first steps to reopen. Fincantieri, which operates several shipyards in Italy, was forced to stop all work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in that country. The shutdown resulted in the delay of the delivery of Enchanted Princess, which was due to enter service this June. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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In what may be the first virtual delivery of a cruise ship, today (March 27) Celebrity Cruises Executives accepted official command of Celebrity Apex, the second ship in the line’s highly acclaimed Edge Series, via video conference with officials from Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard. (more…)
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Celebrity Apex returned to the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France, over the weekend following a very successful first sea trial. As anticipated, the Celebrity Cruises ship followed in the footsteps of its Edge Series sister ship, the award-winning Celebrity Edge, far surpassing performance expectations. (more…)
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Celebrity Apex Construction Hyperlapse Tour
As Celebrity Apex nears completion at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France, the innovative second-in-series ship promises to take modern cruising to the next level. (more…)
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Celebrity Beyond, the third ship in the highly acclaimed, award-winning Edge Series from Celebrity Cruises, has made the monumental move from concept to construct today as the first piece of steel was cut at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. (more…)
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Today MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique further extended their long-term partnership by making a number of strategic announcements at a ceremony held at the Matignon Palace, the French Prime Minister’s official residence. (more…)
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MSC Cruises last weekend celebrated the float out of MSC Virtuosa at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, the third major new ship building milestone the Company has celebrated in the past month at the shipyard. (more…)
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MSC Cruises today (31 October) took delivery of MSC Grandiosa from Chantiers de l’Atlantique, one of the world leaders in cruise ship construction. (more…)
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With reference to the rumors published by several media on the alleged decision by the EU antitrust authorities to commence a further in-depth analysis of the Fincantieri/Chantiers de l’Atlantique transaction, Fincantieri strongly disapproves of such rumors, which have also negatively affected its share price today. (more…)
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Excitement was in the air today as Royal Caribbean International announced the homeport and name of its fifth Oasis Class ship. (more…)
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MSC Cruises’ newest and most innovative ship to-date is due to enter service on 31 October and will see the line introduce two new major and important onboard environmental advances to complement a wide range of existing leading-edge environmental technologies across the company’s entire fleet: a state-of-the-art Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and next-generation Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) system. (more…)
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MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia-Plus class ship MSC Grandiosa has successfully completed her first intensive systems tests at sea during a three-day trial in the Atlantic Ocean between 28-31 August. (more…)
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As Royal Caribbean International this week began construction on their fifth Oasis-class ship, the big question was whether the newest addition to their fleet will, upon completion, claim the World’s Biggest title currently held by sister ship Symphony Of The Seas. (cruiseradio.net)
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The revolutionary Oasis Class will soon have a new sister, as today (April 24) Royal Caribbean International celebrated the steel cutting of a fifth Oasis Class ship, scheduled to be delivered in 2021. (more…)
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The biggest European shipbuilders have announced a new cooperative initiative to develop and demonstrate a connected vessel platform. This project is named Code Kilo. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique to order a fifth Edge-class ship for delivery in the fall of 2024. (more…)
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique, one of the largest cruise ship builders worldwide, announces at Seatrade Cruise Global the launch of a new set of services, solutions and systems, marketed under the name of Atlantique +, which aims at bringing new added value to customers. (more…)
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MSC Cruises has today (Feb.27) taken delivery of MSC Bellissima from Chantiers de l’Atlantique. With three Meraviglia generation ships under simultaneous construction at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, the two parties marked a double celebration today, with MSC Virtuosa’s Coin Ceremony. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique to order a sixth Oasis-class ship for delivery in the fall of 2023. (more…)
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MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique have celebrated the float out of MSC Grandiosa at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, where the ship is being built. She has now been moved to a wet dock, where work on the ship will continue until her delivery in October 2019. (more…)
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The MSC Bellissima has left Chantiers de l’Atlantique for her first set of sea trials, with 450 technicians and engineers onboard the new vessel, according to a statement from the shipbuilder. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Introduced as part of the sailing cruise-vessel project Silenseas, launched two years ago by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, the revolutionary Solid Sail® concept has been tested on Le Ponant since 31 October. (more…)
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Celebrity Edge Delivery and Celebrity Apex Keel Laying
Following more than four years of planning and 23 months of construction at the skilled hands of thousands of engineers, architects, artisans, designers, contractors, shipyard employees, and the newbuild and Celebrity Cruises teams, today (Oct. 31) the brand officially took delivery of Celebrity Edge, representing a truly historic occasion for Celebrity and the industry. (more…)
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Celebrity Edge Shipyard Hyperlapse Tour
Celebrity Edge marks a turning point in the future of ship design. Designed in 3-D, Celebrity Edge nears completion at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France and they revealed the iconic space, The Grand Plaza, designed by Paris-based Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku Studio. The ship is poised to transform the way modern travelers experience the world. Take a sneak peek at the world’s most anticipated new ship!
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has confirmed a merger between Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and STX France, reports Reuters. “Italy and France share the same desire to wrap up the STX-Fincantieri merger, which will produce one of the biggest civilian shipbuilders in the world,” Le Maire reportedly told journalists after talks with the Italian Government. Fincantieri bought a 50 per cent share in STX France earlier this year and renamed its shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique. (www.bairdmaritime.com)
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Celebrity Edge left Chantiers de l’Atlantique yesterday (July 26) evening for her 1st sea trials with 470 persons on board. About 60 tests will be performed during those few days to test all the systems under real conditions. She will returned at the yard on Sunday July 29th, where the work on board will be completed before her delivery to Celebrity Cruises.
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Celebrity Cruises is poised to transform the way modern travelers experience the world – all over again – as the first piece of steel is cut on its newest ship, Celebrity Apex, at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard (formerly STX France) in Saint-Nazaire, France. (more…)
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