Cruise news (FincantieriVARD-tagged)

Silver Dawn Ordered From Fincantieri
Silversea contracted Fincantieri Italy with a shipbuilding order for another ultra-luxury cruise vessel, scheduled for delivery in November 2021. The...
May 15, 2018
Cruise Industry
Viking Jupiter Floated Out
The 6th cruise ship Fincantieri is building for Viking Cruises was launched today, May 10, in Ancona, Italy. Viking Jupiter now heads to the...
May 10, 2018
Cruise Industry
Silver Spirit Emerges After Lengthening
On May 3, Silver Spirit left Fincantieri's shipyard in Palermo 49 ft (15 m) longer, following the completion of a complex refurbishment and...
May 9, 2018
Cruise Industry
Christening of MSC Seaview Delayed
The MSC Seaview cruise ship is slightly behind schedule, so it will now be delivered on June 4, which forced the cancellation of the preview cruise...
May 9, 2018
Cruise Industry
Seabourn Ovation Delivered in Genoa
The 2nd ultra-luxury cruise ship, that Fincantieri built for Seabourn, Seabourn Ovation, was delivered today, April 27, at Fincantieri shipyard...
April 27, 2018
Cruise Industry
Vard Signs with Viking for Two Special Cruise Ships
Vard Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Fincantieri, Italy, signed a Letter of Intent for the design and building of two special cruise ships for Viking...
April 4, 2018
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri Expects Nearly 50 Million Cruise Passengers in 2030
The Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri, which is the world's largest cruise ship builder, presented a business plan for 2018-2022, calling for...
March 31, 2018
Cruise Industry
Carnival Horizon Presented by Fincantieri
The new ship of Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Horizon, was delivered on Wednesday, March 28, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone...
March 29, 2018
Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for Costa Venezia
Costa Cruises opened bookings for the inaugural cruise of Costa Venezia from Trieste to Yokohama. The 53-day voyage departs on March 8, 2019. The 5...
March 28, 2018
Cruise Industry
Seabourn's 5th Ship Completes Final Sea Trials
Seabourn's newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, has achieved another major milestone with the completion of her final round of sea trials held in the...
March 23, 2018
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for New Regent Ship
The steel-cutting ceremony for Seven Seas Splendor took place at Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona on Wednesday, March 15. Splendor is the 2nd ship...
March 15, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Silver Spirit Lengthening First Cut
Silversea’s ship Silver Spirit was split into 2 parts as part of a complex USD 70 million project to extend it by 49 ft. The 560-passenger...
March 12, 2018
Cruise Industry
PONANT Announces an Order for 2 More Expedition Ships
As PONANT celebrates company's 30th anniversary in 2018, it announces building order for 2 additional ships in PONANT Explorer series. By 2021 the...
March 7, 2018
Cruise Industry
Viking Announces Agreement for 6 Additional Ocean Ships
Viking Cruises announced a new agreement with Fincantieri, Italy that could see the delivery of 6 additional ocean cruise ships by 2027. The new...
March 6, 2018
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Order 4 Luxury Ships?
According to reports in the press in Italy, the mainstream brand MSC Cruises is close to placing a shipbuilding order with Fincantieri, with...
February 3, 2018
Cruise Industry