Successful Sea Trials And Coin Ceremony For “Costa Toscana”, Costa Cruises’ New LNG Flagship
Work continues on the construction of “Costa Toscana”, Costa Cruises’ new flagship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Starts Construction On Revolutionary Ship. Revealed as Icon of the Seas, the Cruise Line’s First LNG-powered Ship will Make Waves in fall 2023
Icon of the Seas
An iconic day for the cruise industry’s next iconic ship took place on Monday, June 14 when Royal Caribbean International marked the start of construction on its first “Icon Class” ship. (more…)
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On Earth Day, Carnival Cruise Line Releases Video Showcasing Eco-Friendly LNG Fuel Technology Utilized on Two Ships
LNG Powers The Fun | Carnival Cruise Line
In conjunction with Earth Day, Carnival Cruise Line today released a new video, “LNG Powers the Fun,” highlighting the many environmental benefits of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). (more…)
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Costa Cruises Celebrates Float-Out Ceremony For Costa Toscana; Italian Cruise Line’s New LNG Ship Will Be Delivered In December
Costa Cruises today celebrated the float-out ceremony of the new flagship Costa Toscana at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland. (more…)
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First Steel Cut For New Carnival Celebration. Next Excel-Class Ship Set to Debut from PortMiami in 2022
The maritime tradition to mark the first steel cut for a new ship took place for Carnival Celebration at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, as Carnival Cruise Line prepares for its next Excel-class ship that will debut next year. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Takes Delivery of “Mardi Gras”
Carnival Cruise Line today took delivery of its highly anticipated new ship, “Mardi Gras”, in a live virtual signing ceremony at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras Departs on Sea Trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s new Mardi Gras is shown here departing on its sea trials this morning from the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line’s Next Excel-Class Ship to be Named Carnival Celebration
Unboxing Mardi Gras’ Sister Ship’s Name! | Carnival Cruise Line
With the help of celebrity partners past and present, Carnival Cruise Line today announced that its next Excel-class ship arriving in 2022 to coincide with its 50th birthday celebration will be named “Carnival Celebration.” (more…)
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Meyer Turku confirms 166 job losses after first round of negotiations
The First part of Meyer Turku’s YT negotiations have now come to a conclusion. Meyer Turku will permanently layoff 166 people. (more…)
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Mardi Gras Construction Progressing at Finland’s Meyer Turku Shipyard
As revealed by photos released today (July 20), construction on Carnival Cruise Line’s new Mardi Gras is progressing at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, as the ship is being readied for its scheduled February 2021 debut. (more…)
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Family-internal Leadership Switch at Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku
Jan Meyer, the CEO of Meyer Turku since 2014, will focus in the future on the role as Managing Director of Meyer Werft, Germany. (more…)
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Shipyards Gradually Return to Work Building Cruise Ships
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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University of Turku and Meyer Turku Increase Collaboration in Engineering
The University of Turku and Meyer Turku Oy have signed a strategic partnership agreement with the objective to develop and strengthen education and research in engineering. (more…)
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Construction work on the Costa Toscana is continuing at the Meyer shipyard in Turku
Assembly work has started today at the Meyer shipyard in Turku on the hull of Costa Toscana, the second ship in the Costa Cruises fleet to be powered by liquefied natural gas, the “cleanest” fossil fuel in the world. (more…)
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Meyer Turku and Aalto University to expand collaboration in marine technology research and education
On 19 December 2019, Aalto University and Meyer Turku Oy signed an agreement that will strengthen and develop multidisciplinary research and education collaboration as well as give a boost to expert co-operation. (more…)
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Carnival Mardi Gras floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard
Carnival’s Largest Cruise Ship Ever: How It Fits 6,000 People | WSJ
The float-out of the coming flag-ship of Carnival Cruise line ‘Mardi Gras’ was celebrated today at Meyer Turku shipyard. The 180 000 GT cruise ship will be the largest one in the Carnival fleet after delivery later in 2020. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Revises Delivery Date For Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line has been informed by officials at the Meyer Turku shipyard that delivery of Mardi Graswill be delayed and is advising booked guests and travel advisors that the first revenue sailing of the ship will be Nov. 14, 2020. (more…)
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Costa Smeralda delivered from Meyer Turku shipyard
Costa Smeralda was today delivered to Costa Cruises from Meyer Turku shipyard and will sail towards Barcelona tomorrow afternoon. The ship is one of the most innovative, and some would claim, the most beautiful ships ever built at Turku shipyard. (more…)
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Costa Smeralda successfully passed Technical Sea Trials
Costa Smeralda has successfully passed the technical sea trials carried out with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the cleanest fossil fuel in the world, which represents a real innovation in the cruise industry. (more…)
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Costa Smeralda: First Cruise From Savona delayed to December 21
Costa Cruises has unfortunately been notified by the Finnish Meyer shipyard in Turku of a further delay in the construction of its new flagship Costa Smeralda. (more…)
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New Inaugural Program For Costa Smeralda
Costa Smeralda, the first Costa Cruises ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), will now commence her inaugural program of cruises on November 30, 2019 as a result of delays in her construction which mean that she cannot be delivered on the date originally agreed. (more…)
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The construction of the Costa Toscana has begun at the Meyer Turku shipyard, where her sister ship Costa Smeralda is nearing completion
The first steel was cut today at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland for the Costa Toscana, a future addition to the fleet of Costa Cruises, the Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc. (more…)
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Meyer Turku wins third Icon class ship contract from Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Meyer Turku shipyard have signed an agreement (still subject to financing) on the delivery of a third Icon class cruise ship, to be delivered from Turku in the spring of 2025. (more…)
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Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship hull assembly has begun at Meyer Turku shipyard
The hull assembly phase of Carnival Mardi Gras, a 180 000 gross tonnage cruise ship, was celebrated with a traditional coin ceremony at Meyer Turku shipyard today. The coin set on top of the keel blocks will be placed into the ship for good luck after the float-out of the ship. (more…)
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Statement: Ship fire at Meyer Turku Shipyard (Costa Smeralda)
There has been a fire on the deck 15 of Costa Smeralda, a ship being constructed at Meyer Turku Shipyard. There was stored equipment on fire, started by welding inside the ship. The fire started approximately at 16:45 Finnish time (18-3-2019). (more…)
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Costa Smeralda floated out with traditional ceremonies at Meyer Turku shipyard
Costa Cruises today celebrated the official float-out ceremony of its new ship, Costa Smeralda, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, one of the biggest shipbuilding complexes in the world. (more…)
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Funnel Installed On Costa Smeralda, The New Costa Cruises Lng Flagship
Construction of the Costa Smeralda, the new flagship of the Costa Cruises fleet, is continuing at the Meyer shipyard in Turku (Finland). The characteristic yellow funnel with the blue “C”, which has identified all the Italian company’s ships for the last 70 years, has now been installed. (more…)
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Meyer Turku Delivers New Mein Schiff 2 to TUI Cruises in Kiel
TUI Cruises takes delivery of New Mein Schiff 2, a fresh take on a long series of ships from Meyer Turku shipyard. With New Mein Schiff 2 Meyer Turku and TUI Cruises have continued taking into account the feedback from the passengers of TUI Cruise’s previous ships and further improved and refreshed the design of the ship. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Marks Start of Construction of its Newest and Largest Ship and Unveils Ship’s Dramatic Hull Design and Livery
Carnival Cruise Line reaffirmed its place as the leader of innovation in the U.S. cruise industry today as the first steel was cut for the line’s newest class of ship and the new livery was revealed for the 180,000-ton XL vessel that will be the first-ever ship operating in North America to use liquefied natural gas (LNG). (more…)
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Costa Cruises Holds Coin Ceremony For Costa Smeralda
Costa Cruises today celebrated the traditional coin ceremony for its new ship, Costa Smeralda, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, one of the biggest shipbuilding complexes in the world. (more…)
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Meyer Turku floats out Mein Schiff 2
A month after the successful delivery of New Mein Schiff 1, the next ship in line, new Mein Schiff 2, has been today floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard. New Mein Schiff 2 will be delivered to the customer, German TUI Cruises, early next year. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Meyer Turku Reports Profitable 2017
Meyer Turku has reported a third profitable year, with a net profit of 32.2 million euro for 2017. The yard said the strong performance would help finance its 200 million euro investment program at Turku shipyard, which is led by CEO Jan Meyer. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Mein Schiff 1 Officially Delivered to TUI Cruises
The brand new Mein Schiff 1 was delivered to TUI Cruises today at the Meyer Turku shipyard. It is the fifth vessel built for the German line by Meyer Turku, and ushers in a new era for the Mein Schiff platform, as the ship class was lengthened by 20 meters for additional capacity, allowing the ship to carry 2,900 guests. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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ALMACO Group to Deliver Galley Equipment on Costa Cruises’ Vessels at Meyer Turku
Meyer Turku has awarded ALMACO Group the contract to supply galley equipment to Costa Cruises’ first LNG-powered cruise vessels. The ships are expected to be delivered in October 2019 and spring 2021. (more…)
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Another New Ship as TUI Set to Order Mein Schiff 7
TUI Cruises and Meyer Turku have agreed to build a Mein Schiff 7 with delivery in 2023, which is based on the design of New Mein Schiff 1 & 2. The agreement is still subject to financing, which is now being worked on with the banks and Finnvera. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Corrected – Carnival’s rumoured three ship order at Meyer Turku could accelerate removal of ageing ships
Finnish news sources have said that Carnival Corporation & plc is in talks with Meyer Turku shipyard for three newbuildings. Should this happen, it could accelerate removal of older ships from the Carnival group fleet and demolition of old units worldwide, said Robin Farley, leisure industry analyst at UBS in new York. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Keel laying for New Mein Schiff 2 at Meyer Turku shipyard
The Keel of new Mein Schiff 2 was laid today 5.10.2017 at Meyer Turku shipyard. This important production milestone marks the beginning of the hull assembly. She will be a sixth ship build by Meyer Turku for German TUI Cruises. (more…)
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Mein Schiff 1 Floated Out at Meyer Turku
The new Mein Schiff 1, the first in the next generation of TUI Cruises ships, was floated out at Meyer Turku on Friday. The newbuild takes the design to the next level, and is 20 meters longer than the previous generation of Mein Schiff ships built in Finland. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Construction of LNG-powered cruise ship Costa Smeralda begins at Meyer Turku shipyard
The steel cutting ceremony for the first of two Costa Cruises ships to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) was held today 13.9.2017 at Meyer Turku shipyard, Finland. The ship will sail to the seas in October 2019 with a sister ship following in 2021. (more…)
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Meyer Turku to more than double investments to 185 million euros
Meyer Turku shipyard is more than doubling investments from previously published 75 million euros to 185 million euros. The new investments include a new plate cutting line, a new profile cutting line and a new panel line to the steel halls of the shipyard. (more…)
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