Cruise news (Tulcea Romania-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking Octantis cruise ship in 2022 becomes the largest on the Great Lakes
For the first time, Thunder Bay ON will become a homeport/turnaround port for a Great Lakes cruise vessel starting in 2022. Viking Cruises announced...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' first expedition ship Viking Octantis floated out at Fincantieri's Vard
Viking Cruises on Tuesday, December 22, announced that its first expedition vessel - the 378-passenger ship Viking Octantis - had been “floated...
December 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Hanseatic Spirit launched at VARD Tulcea
The Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' adults-only ship Hanseatic Spirit was floated out from drydock at the VARD shipyard in Tulcea Romania (the so-called "hull...
July 15, 2020 - Accidents
VIDEO: Prinzessin Isabella Collides with Cargo Ship
In the early morning of Saturday, October 5, a ship accident occurred on Danube River between Izmail (Ukraine) and Tulcea (Romania). A cargo vessel...
October 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Inspiration Delivered by Vard Holdings
The subsidiary company of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri - Vard Holdings - delivered MS Hanseatic Inspiration. This is the second cruiser in...
October 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Inspiration Construction Reaches Major Milestone
A major milestone was reached in the building of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Hanseatic inspiration which started her journey on February 16 from the...
February 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Le Commandant Charcot Keel Laid in Tulcea
The keel of Ponant's newbuild ship Le Commandant Charcot was laid at Vard shipyard in Tulcea on December 14, 2018. The hybrid electric polar...
December 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Started of Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot
The world leader in polar cruises, PONANT, officially commenced the building of the polar ship Le Commandant Charcot via traditional steel...
November 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Hanseatic Inspiration
The keel laying for Hanseatic Inspiration held on Wednesday, October 18, set in motion the next stage of building for the 2nd of the pair of new...
October 20, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Inspiration First Steel Cut
Construction of second new expedition ship of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Hanseatic Inspiration, is already underway at Vard's shipyard (Tulcea Romania...
October 9, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Hanseatic Nature First Steel Cut
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises marked the official start of the construction of the first of its two new-build expedition ships with the first steel cut on...
May 11, 2017