Cruise news (shipbuilding-tagged)
- Accidents
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) expects court ruling on a dispute over funding on January 17
Genting Hong Kong (GHK), whose shipbuilding company MV Werften filed for insolvency earlier this week, expects the court in Germany to publish...
January 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's Viking Neptune floated out at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Neptune was floated out today, January 13, at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona (Italy). Viking Neptune, 8th of this class...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's next Prima-class ship to be named Norwegian Viva
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line revealed that its next Prima-class ship scheduled for delivery by Fincantieri shipyards in 2023 is to be named Norwegian...
January 12, 2022 - Accidents
German cruise ship builder MV Werften files for bankruptcy
German shipbuilder MV Werften filed for bankruptcy on Monday, January 10, leaving the fate of the yard and its ~2000 employees uncertain. The...
January 11, 2022 - Accidents
Genting Hong Kong’s shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften set to be declared insolvent
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned shipbuilding company MV Werften Holdings (MVWH) is reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy after German authorities...
January 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Carnival Chinese newbuild cruise ship floated out
The first Carnival China Cruise Shipping newbuild was floated out last week at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of CSSC-China...
December 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa floated out. Keel laid for MSC Euribia
On December 2nd, the French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises celebrated two milestones for the company’s newest...
December 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Cruises unveils name of its first Project Evolution ship, Silver Nova
Silversea Cruises unveiled the name of its first ship, Silver Nova, which is developed as part of the line's innovative newbuild project popular as...
December 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Seascape floated out, sistership MSC Seashore named at Ocean Cay Bahamas
MSC Cruises on Thursday (November 18) celebrated the float out of the line's next flagship MSC Seascape at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard (near...
November 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for Celebrity Cruises' 4th Edge series ship Celebrity Ascent
On Wednesday, November 17, company executives signed the steel-cut for the 4th ship (Ascent) of Celebrity Cruises’ EDGE-class Series at...
November 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Wartsila delivering advanced bridge solution for Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic...
Marine technology company Wartsila Voyage successfully delivered an advanced integrated bridge & navigation solution for polar cruise ship...
November 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MS Birka Stockholm to be converted for expedition use
A ship that mainly operated 22-hour cruises leaving roundtrip from homeport Stockholm Sweden will be converted to a high-end-of-the-market expedition...
November 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Emerald Cruises' newest superyacht Emerald Sakara
The keel-laying ceremony for the newest Emerald Cruises' superyacht Emerald Sakara took place on October 27th, at the Halong Shipyard (Ha Long City...
November 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Virgin Voyages' 2nd cruise ship Valiant Lady getting mermaid design
Virgin Voyages' 2nd ship Valiant Lady got her final touches with a new mermaid design on the hull. According to the hull art's creator Hillary...
November 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Sunstone Ships' Sylvia Earle completes sea trials in the south China Sea
The biggest expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc (USA) announced the successful sea trials of their 4th INFINITY-Class vessel. The sea...
November 1, 2021