Plan to build up to six cruise ships in China moves ahead
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 — Carnival Corporation & plc reports that its its cruise joint venture in China has signed a new memorandum of agreement (MOA) to order the first-ever cruise ships built
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MSC Fantasia scrubber receives BV MED certification
FEBRUARY 20, 2017 — MSC Fantasia, the first MSC Cruises ship to be retrofitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, has received her MED Certificate from Bureau Veritas after passing MARPOL testing. This
Norwegian Cruise Line orders four ships at Fincantieri
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) reports that it has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. to construct the next generation of ships for its Norwegian Cruise
Cunard’s Queen Victoria sets an Amazon record
JANUARY 25, 2017 — This morning, Cunard’s 2,014 passenger capacity cruise ship Queen Victoria made her maiden voyage through the “Meeting of Waters” and became the largest passenger ship to sail the
Wartsila and Carnival in 12 year, 79 ship agreement
JANUARY 25, 2017 — Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) have signed a comprehensive, 12-year agreement under which all engine maintenance and monitoring work for 79 of Carnival
Vard inks LOI for expedition cruise ship
JANUARY 16, 2016 — The market for expedition cruise ships continues to develop. Vard Holdings Limited says that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for the design and construction of
VIDEO: MV Werften picks ABB packages for five ships
JANUARY 10, 2017 — ABB is to supply the complete power, propulsion and automation packages for five cruise vessels being built by Genting Hong Kong brands Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises by
MV Werften chooses Evac solution for Global Class
DECEMBER 27, 2016 – German shipbuilder MV Werften, a wholly subsidiary of Genting Hong Kong, will install the Evac Complete Cleantech Solution on board two the new Global Class cruise ships it
Busy year for Caribbean’s largest shipyard
DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The largest shipyard in the Caribbean, Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, (GBSL) carried out work on 20 cruise ships during 2016 and looks set for an even busier 2017
Norwegian sets date for first Miami-Cuba sailing
DECEMBER 8, 2016 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) says that its 1,250 passenger Oceania Cruises brand ship Marina will sail from Port Miami, March 7, 2017, with select Caribbean itineraries