YSA Design gears up for emerging cruise market trends
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — Oslo, Norway, headquartered YSA Design has been been putting its design and project management skills to work on the radical main deck conversion of a European-built ship to
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Saga Cruises orders second ship at Meyer Werft
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 — U.K. based Saga Cruises is to add a second newbuild cruise ship to its fleet. Like its first newbuild, Spirit of Discovery which is set for delivery by
Meyer Werft lays keel for first LNG-fueled cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), yesterday marked the official beginning of construction for the first of seven LNG-fueled cruise ships with a ceremony at Seatrade
American Queen christens newest addition to its fleet
AUGUST 15, 2017 — American Queen Steamboat Company has christened the newest addition to its fleet. Named American Duchess, the 166-guest riverboat is the first all-suite paddlewheeler on America’s rivers. The vessel
Mystic Cruises picks Rolls-Royce solutions for expeditionary cruise ship
AUGUST 7, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Portugal’s WestSea Viana Shipyard to equip an expeditionary oceanic cruise ship under construction at the yard for Portuguese based cruise company Mystic
VIDEO: Peace Boat’s Ecoship project moves ahead
JULY 27, 2017 — Japanese based NGO Peace Boat is making progress with its plans to build and operate the Ecoship, the world’s greenest cruise ship, as the platform for its worldwide
Virgin Voyages opts for Wartsila power and navigation solutions
JULY 3, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply a range of equipment and systems for the three new 2,800 passenger cruise ships being built for Virgin Voyages by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The
Ritz-Carlton gets into the cruise yacht market
JUNE 22, 2017 — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is getting into the high end boutique yacht cruise business. Called the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, the
VIDEO: Royal Caribbean floats out Symphony of the Seas
JUNE 9, 2017 — The newest member of Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis class of ships, Symphony of the Seas has been floated out of the building dock at STX France’s Saint Nazaire
STX France: New orders and a surprise for Fincantieri
JUNE 1, 2017 — French President Emmanuel Macron visited the STX France shipyard in St. Nazaire yesterday as MSC Cruises took delivery of its new flagship, the 171,598 GRT, 5,714 passenger Meraviglia.