Meyer Werft order

MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft in landmark agreement for six next-gen cruise ships

MSC Cruises yesterday announced a major new order for four next-generation cruise vessels and two additional options from Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, marking the launch of its “New Frontier” platform—a brand-new

Norwegian Viva receives biofuel blend in port of Piraeus, through a collaboration by World Fuel Services, EKO and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. [Photo: World Fuel/Katerina Nomikou Maritime Photography]

World Fuel supplies Norwegian Viva with waste-based biofuels in Greece

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has carried out one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, with Norwegian Viva receiving a waste-based marine fuel blend in Piraeus. Coordinated

Sky Princess is the newest Princess Cruises ship to operate from Port Canaveral.

Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess arrives at Port Canaveral

Port Canaveral (Fla.) welcomed yet another ship to its homeported fleet with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess, which is set to begin a winter season of six- and eight-day Caribbean sailings

MSC Cruises World Class

MSC Cruises orders two new World Class ships at Chantiers de l’Atlantique

It was a big day in Saint Nazaire, France, Wednesday, as MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrated two construction milestones and announced orders for two additional LNG-fueled World Class ships—numbers 7

The new Prestige-class vessel will be a sister ship to Seven Seas Prestige, set for delivery in 2026. A second ship in the same class is already scheduled for delivery in 2030. [Image: Regent Seven Seas Cruises]

NCLH orders third Prestige-class cruise ship for its Regent Seven Seas ultra luxury brand

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) has confirmed a newbuild order with Fincantieri to construct a third Prestige-class vessel for its ultra-luxury brand, Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The ship is scheduled

MSC Magnifica entering Palumbo Malta Shipyard. [Photo: MSC Cruises]

Major refurb of MSC Magnifica begins at Palumbo Malta

Refurbishment of MSC Cruises 3,223- passenger MSC Magnifica has officially begun with the ship entering dry dock at Palumbo Malta Shipyard in Malta Delivered in 2010 by what was then the STX

Celebrity Xcel

Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship: Celebrity Xcel

Celebrity Cruises yesterday marked two milestones at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire France. The Royal Caribbean Group brand officially took delivery of its newest Edge series ship, Celebrity Xcel, and

Leclanché Navius MRS-3 battery system

Leclanché installs 4 MWh marine battery system in a cruise vessel

Swiss-headquartered energy storage specialist Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) reports that in partnership with Sunrise, Fla.-based Century Ship Services, it has successful installed 4 MWh of Navius MRS-3 marine battery systems in a

Carnival Corporation CEO Josh Weinstein

Carnival reports “phenomenal” $1.9BN third quarter

More upbeat news from the cruise sector: Industry giant Carnival Corporation today reported financial results for the third quarter 2025 and provided an updated outlook for the full year and an outlook

New TUI Cruises ships will be sisters to Mein Schiff Flow and Neins Schiff Relax

TUI Cruises firms up and upsizes two ship order at Fincantieri

Fincantieri and TUI Cruises today signed a contract for the design and construction of two new cruise ships. The order replaces a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in March 2025 with TUI

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