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On Friday, July 24, the Spirit of Adventure, the second new cruise ship for the British shipping company Saga Cruises, will leave Meyer Werft’s covered building dock I (hall 5). (more…)
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The builder of luxury cruise ships is struggling to stay afloat after the global health emergency decimated the tourism industry. The shipyard needs to save €1.2 billion over the next five years. (dw.com)
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Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany announced it will shutdown for six weeks due to the current global health crisis. DisneyCruiseLineBlog spotted the news of the shutdown, which will last until August 30, 2020. (royalcaribbeanblog.com)
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Royal Caribbean has announced due to COVID-19’s impact on the cruise line and shipyard operations, it has cancelled all scheduled Odyssey of the Seas sailings between November 5, 2020 – April 17, 2021. The cruise line made the announcement on Tuesday that the next new cruise ship on order is officially delayed due to a variety of factors that Royal Caribbean faces in the current economic climate. (royalcaribbeanblog.com)
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Postponed deliveries of two ships mean that Meyer Werft, the German shipbuilder, faces a delay in the payment of more than $1.0 billion to its bank account and the company has to seek funding to fill the gap. (cruisebusiness.com)
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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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Saga Cruises has confirmed the launch of its second new build Spirit of Adventure has been delayed. Workplace and travel restrictions at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, where the ship is being built, has meant the ship will not be complete in time for its planned August 19 launch in Portsmouth. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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The cruise ship Iona is coming to Rotterdam for inspection work. There, Meyer Werft’s current new build ship for P&O Cruises, which is currently undergoing final outfitting in Bremerhaven, will enter dry dock. (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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The delivery of Spirit of Adventure, the second of two 58,250 gross ton cruise ships for Saga Cruises in the UK from Meyer Werft in Germany, is likely to be delayed but to take place within the next 12 months, parent company Saga plc said in a statement. (cruisebusiness.com)
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P&O Cruises has today revealed that new ship Iona — the largest ever built for the UK market — will be delayed with the maiden voyage postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic. P&O Cruises’ President, Paul Ludlow, made the announcement as work slows down on the 5,200 vessel at the at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, where the final stages of the ship’s build is taking place. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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New Britisch P&O Cruises Cruiseschip IONA on the Eems to Eemshaven (AgriCultureVideo’s ACV)
Meyer Werft, the German cruise ship builder, said it has suspended work on P&O Cruises’ newbuilding Iona and the ship has been docked in Bremerhaven for the time being. (cruisebusiness.com)
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New Britisch P&O Cruises Cruiseschip IONA on the Eems to Eemshaven (AgriCultureVideo’s ACV)
The P&O Iona has left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, traveling backwards down the Ems River. The ship has a rating of 184,000 GRT and measures 344,5 m in length and 4 m in width, with capacity for 5,200 passengers. (more…)
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Papenburger Meyer Werft schickt 50. Kreuzfahrtschiff IONA am Abend in die Emspassage richtung Emden (NonstopNews Leer)
The new cruise ship for British P&O Cruises, Iona, will probably leave Papenburg on Wednesday, March 18 2020 to be conveyed on the river Ems to Eemshaven (NL). The ship is planned to arrive in Eemshaven on Thursday evening. (more…)
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IONA | Amazing Float Out at Meyer Werft Shipyard (Inselvideo)
Iona will most likely be leaving the covered building dock II at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in the night from February 13 to February 14. (more…)
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Norwegian Encore | Awesome beautiful views a few days before handover to NCL (Credit: Unimedien)
Norwegian Cruise Line today took delivery of its newest ship, Norwegian Encore, in Bremerhaven, Germany. This highly anticipated milestone begins a nearly month-long tour with preview events scheduled in Europe, New York and Miami, including the ship’s naming ceremony on Nov. 21, 2019. (more…)
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On October 15, 2019, the first building-block for AIDA Cruises’ second LNG-powered cruise ship was put in place at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises, has partnered with leaders from the maritime and engineering sectors to pilot the world’s first fuel cell system designed to power large passenger vessels. (more…)
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Norwegian Encore Conveyance
Norwegian Cruise Line today (Oct.1) announced that its newest innovative ship, Norwegian Encore, successfully completed another major construction milestone, when she departed the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany and sailed down the Ems River towards the North Sea. (more…)
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Float Out of the “Norwegian Encore” at Meyer Werft (Credit: Ems -Dollart Media)
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that its latest ship, Norwegian Encore, successfully completed a major construction milestone, when it emerged for the first time from the Meyer Werft ship building dock in Papenburg, Germany. (more…)
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On August 15, 2019, the first steel cut took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the sister ship of AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship that is fully powered with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG). (more…)
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Today, Jun 24,2019, Meyer Werft handed over Spirit of Discovery to the British cruise line Saga Cruises. The vessel with a rating of 58,250 GT is already the second new build completed by MEYER WERFT in 2019 after Spectrum of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean International in April. (more…)
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The keel laying ceremony of the new cruise ship for the British P&O Cruises with vessel number S. 710 has been yet another milestone at the MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. (more…)
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Saga marked the keel laying of its second new cruise ship for the British market, Spirit of Adventure, with a ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany on Monday, June 3rd. (more…)
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Saga, and the world-leading ship building team at Meyer Werft, Germany, have today (Monday 27th May) completed the conveyance of Spirit of Discovery, from the Papenburg shipyard along the River Ems to the open sea. (more…)
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Spirit of Discovery, the first of two new cruise ships for the British cruise line Saga Cruises left the building dock I on Sunday at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. (more…)
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Excitement was in the air at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, today May 3, 2019, as Royal Caribbean International marked an important milestone in the development of Odyssey of the Seas. Scheduled to be delivered in fall 2020, Odyssey received its first block as the keel was officially lowered and put into place. (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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Spectrum of the Seas Delivery Ceremony
Royal Caribbean International officially took delivery of the 26th ship in its fleet, Spectrum of the Seas, in a ceremony held today in Bremerhaven, Germany. (more…)
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A steel cutting ceremony has been held for Spirit of Adventure, Saga Cruises’ second bespoke-built boutique ship. This follows the first new build ship, Spirit of Discovery, which will be launching in July this year. (more…)
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Spectrum of the seas is leaving Meyer Werft (Video from NDR)
The Spectrum of the Seas has left Papenburg on the River Ems, with a Thursday arrival time scheduled in Eemshaven following her conveyance. Later on the ship will go through several days of technical and nautical sea trials on the North Sea.
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Spectrum of the Seas Float Out
Spectrum of the Seas is getting closer to completion as she was floated out of the dry dock on February 25th, 2019 to begin the next phase of her construction at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Designed specifically for the Chinese market, Spectrum is scheduled for delivery in April 2019.
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Odyssey of the Seas Steel Cutting at Meyer Werft
Royal Caribbean International marked an important milestone today as the first piece of steel was cut for its second Quantum Ultra Class ship at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 27th ship in the global cruise line’s fleet is set to be named Odyssey of the Seas. Set to debut in fall 2020, Odyssey of the Seas will sail from the United States.
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Today, December 12, 2018, in Bremerhaven, MEYER WERFT from Papenburg handed over the world’s first LNG (liquid natural gas) cruise ship to AIDA Cruises (Rostock). The largest cruise ship ever built in Germany will be setting new standards in terms of environmental compatibility with its innovative LNG technology. (more…)
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Today at the Meyer Werft shipyard, Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in cruising, held an unforgettable keel laying ceremony for Norwegian Encore, unveiling the award-winning entertainment line-up and leading recreational amenities scheduled for the ship’s fall 2019 debut. (more…)
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The new AIDAnova will now start cruising with paying guests on December 19, as the LNG-powered ship’s delivery has again been pushed back. “The new cruise ship AIDAnova is a particularly complex and innovative prototype. The completion of the ship has been further delayed,” said shipbuilder Meyer Werft, in a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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AIDA Cruises has announced the AIDAnova will not be delivered as scheduled, following a notification from Meyer Werft. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Saga Cruises loves to source new ports of call and Wilhemshaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany, is featured in Saga Sapphire’s new Maritime Cities of the Continent cruise from Dover on February 2, 2019. (more…)
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AIDAnova | new record at conveyance giant cruise ship across very small river (Courtesy: Unimedien)
Awesome new record during the amazing spectacular conveyance of AIDAnova by AIDA Cruises from shipyard MEYER WERFT in Papenburg (Germany) to the North Sea on 09.10.2018 across the river Ems. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Cruises and Silversea Cruises today announced agreements to build three new ships for Silversea Cruises, the ultra-luxury and expedition cruise brand that recently joined the RCL family. (more…)
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