World Dream set for auction
What’s the value of a 2016-built, 150,695 gt cruise ship from a top shipbuilder these days? We should get some answers after the conclusion of the Singapore Sheriff’s sale of the World
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Disney to complete and transform former Global Dream
The giant cruise ship left partially completed in the wake of the collapse of Genting Hong Kong has been acquired by Disney Cruise Line. The ship, formerly known as Global Dream, will
Cruising: Pleasing the guests is the easy part
Back in revenue operations after an around 500 days pause imposed by COVID regulations, the good news for the cruise industry is that the market for its product didn’t go away. Bookings
Wärtsilä to supply electrical package for new research vessel
Wärtsilä is to provide and integrate the electrical system package for the new German research vessel Meteor IV. Its scope of supply includes the design integration of all the electrical systems and
Royal Caribbean to debut fuel cell battery-hybrid cruise ship
Next summer, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) is set to debut what it claims will be the cruise industry’s first hybrid powered ship, (though Norway’s Hurtigruten might quibble with that) as part its
Meyer Werft wins breakthrough cruise ship order
Meyer Werft has become the first shipyard to win an order to build a new cruise ship since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order has been placed by Japan’s NYK
AIDA Cruises to trial fuel cells on AIDAnova
By early 2021, Carnival Corporation’s German market brand, AIDA Cruises, aims to be the world’s first cruise company to test the use of fuel cells on a large passenger ship on board
VIDEO: Meyer Werft floats out Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line reports that that its latest ship, Norwegian Encore, successfully completed a major construction milestone, when it emerged for the first time from the Meyer Werft shipbuilding dock in Papenburg,
Spirit of Discovery completes Ems conveyance
Spirit of Discovery, the first newbuild cruise ship for Britain’s Saga Cruises, today reached the open sea after departing the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, late Sunday night and being towed in
VIDEO: Meyer Werft cuts steel for second RCL Quantum Ultra
FEBRUARY 3, 2019 — Royal Caribbean International has revealed that its newest cruise ship will be named Odyssey of the Seas. Construction got under way last week with a steel cutting ceremony