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Ship construction contracts valued at approximately 2 billion euros between Fincantieri and Virgin Voyages (part of Virgin Group of companies) for three new cruise ships have been finalized and are now effective. (more…)
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“Viking Sun”, the fourth of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, has been launched today at the shipyard in Ancona. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in autumn 2017. (more…)
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A new 133,500-ton cruise ship, which will be the third vessel in the company’s Vista class series, will join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in late 2019. (more…)
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The keel laying ceremony of “Seabourn Ovation”, the second of two ultra-luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Seabourn Cruise Line, took place today (December 02), in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Roberta Pinotti, at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard. (marinelink.com)
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Seabourn , the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, took delivery of its newest all-suite vessel, Seabourn Encore , today during an official handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. (more…)
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MSC Cruises and Fincantieri today celebrated the float out of MSC Seaside, one of two new groundbreaking mega-ships that MSC Cruises is bringing into service between June and December 2017. (more…)
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Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, and Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD), the leading Chinese shipyard specialised in ship repair and refitting activities, signed an exclusive cooperation agreement last March. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Richard Branson thinks the word “cruise” is “awful.” In fact, the man behind brands like Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Hotels says he’s never set foot on a cruise ship. So today, “Virgin Cruises” officially became “Virgin Voyages.” (cruisecritic.com)
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Italian media reports claim that Fincantieri is poised to land a major ship order from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Affaritaliani.it, an online Italian newspaper based in Milan, reports that the order will be for six megaships with deliveries of the 130,000-ton vessels starting in 2022. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that its cruise joint venture in China has signed a non-binding memorandum of agreement (MOA) to order the industry’s first new cruise ships built in China for the Chinese market. (more…)
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French media reports have said Damen and Fincantieri are among the bidders for STX France. Earlier this week French sources said two buyers have come forward, but no agreement has been reached. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Classification society Lloyd’s Register has bestowed the “ECO Notation” designation on the new Carnival Vista, marking the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to achieve this distinction. (more…)
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Holland America today cut the first steel for the Nieuw Statendam, due for delivery in November 2018. The ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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A joint venture cruise brand that Carnival plc, the British holding company in the Carnival Corporation & plc group, China Investment Corporation (CIC) and China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC) agreed to set up last year could acquire the five cruise ship newbuildings on completion from a joint venture set up by CSSC and Fincantieri. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Fincantieri, world leader in cruise shipbuilding, and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), China’s largest shipbuilding conglomerate, have signed an agreement for the constitution of a joint venture aimed at developing and supporting the growth of the Chinese cruise industry.
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“Silver Muse”, the new ultra-luxury cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Silversea Cruises, was launched today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Genoa Sestri Ponente. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in April 2017. (more…)
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“Seven Seas Explorer”, the newest ultra luxury ship of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, was delivered today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Sestri Ponente (Genoa). (more…)
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The steel cutting ceremony of “Seabourn Ovation”, the second of two ultra-luxury vessels which Fincantieri is currently building for the shipowner Seabourn, a brand of Carnival Corporation, took place today at the shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Genoa. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line has its first new ship in four years with Carnival Vista, but already has its sister ship taking shape in Italy. (orlandosentinel.com)
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Yesterday MSC Cruises and Fincantieri marked an important milestone in the building of MSC Seaside with the celebration of the traditional maritime coin ceremony held at the Monfalcone, Italy shipyard.
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Carnival Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship, Carnival Vista, is nearing its maiden voyage. The 133,500-ton cruise ship completed its final sea trials this week in the Adriatic Sea, in preparation for its first official cruise with passengers from Trieste, Italy, on May 1. (sun-sentinel.com)
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The keel laying ceremony of the new unit for Carnival Cruise Line, brand of Carnival Corporation, took place today at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard. The new vessel will go to sea in 2018.
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Carnival Corporation announced that it has finalized contracts with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. to build five new cruise ships as part of a memorandum of agreement announced in 2015. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The Costa Group today announced an order for two new ships to be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The ships, each with 135,500 gross tons and carrying 4,200 guests, will be delivered in 2019 and 2020. (more…)
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With expectations high for this summer’s Seven Seas Explorer, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced it will build a sister Regent Seven Seas luxury ship for 2020. (cruisecritic.com)
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“Koningsdam”, the newest ship of Holland America Line, a brand under Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise operator, was delivered today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera. (more…)
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Viking Sea, the second of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, has been delivered today at the shipyard in Ancona. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, celebrated another milestone in the construction of its new Seabourn Encore, with the ship touching water for the first time today. (more…)
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Fincantieri and Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement in the field of ship repair and conversions aimed at serving the cruise ships based in China. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Princess Cruises announced today, on Chinese New Year, that Majestic Princess, the first cruise ship built and designed specifically for the China market will also be the first ship in the fleet to debut an elegant new livery design featuring the company’s iconic logo. (more…)
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Holland America Line’s new flagship, the Koningsdam, recently completed sea trials. The Fincantieri-built vessel will be delivered in April. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that it has signed a memo of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. to build four new cruise ships with final contracts expected to be executed in 2016. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The Costa Group today announced an agreement with Fincantieri to build two new ships for Costa Asia brand, with final contracts expected to be executed in 2016. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Silversea Cruises’ new flagship is officially under construction at Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, following today’s (Dec. 10) traditional keel-laying ceremony. (cruisecritic.com)
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The MSC Lirica will leave Brazil earlier than expected, as she now sails for Palermo, Italy and Fincantieri on Feb. 17, 2016 from Rio. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises has confirmed an order for two more cruise ships from Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri. The two new vessels will become part of Viking’s fleet in mid-2018 and at the end of 2020, boosting its ocean fleet to six vessels. (cruisecritic.com)
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Seven Seas Explorer, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ highly anticipated new ship, celebrated a major construction milestone today as it was floated out of the building dock at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Genoa, Italy. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Today (September 15) the award-winning, small ship cruise line Seabourn celebrated the keel laying ceremony of its new ultra-luxury ship, Seabourn Encore, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. (more…)
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MSC Cruises will move quickly and send its MSC Lirica to China in early 2016, according to multiple sources familiar with the deployment. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Silversea Cruises celebrated the start of construction of Silver Muse on July 24 with the cutting of first steel at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy. (travelagentcentral.com)
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