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It certainly looks like it. STX France is owned by South Korean based STX Offshore, part of the STX Group. That group has been in some pretty rough financial shape lately. As a result STX is trying to divest in…
Easily one of, if not the, most anticipated newbuild to come out next year is the MSC Seaside. It’s a completely new design that I think we will see a lot of in the next few decades of new ships.…
Carnival Vista just returned from a successful sea trials in the Adraitic Sea. We’re now able to get a good glimpse of what Carnival’s next generation of ships will look like. I would really like to know the reason behind the…
Holland America’s newest flagship, the 99,500gt Koningsdam, will depart on her maiden voyage from Civitavecchia today. As she sets sail, lets take a look at this brand spanking new ship. Holland America Line celebrated the delivery of Koningsdam at the official…
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri just delivered the Majestic Princess from their Monfalcone yard. She’s now donning a new look for Princess vessels. That’s their signature ‘sea witch’ logo on the bow in blue. Is this a sign of things to come?…
Fincantieri has announced that they have finalized and agreement with Carnival Corp. for the construction of 4 more ships. With this announcement, we now know 8 of the 9 ships they ordered back in March. This order breaks down as…
I’ve updated our newbuild database based on the below news. via Fincantieri: Viking Ocean Cruises and Fincantieri have signed an agreement for the construction of two additional cruise ships. The new units, like the four sister ships which the ship…
Silversea Cruises announced the construction of their new flagship, the Silver Muse. She will be built at Fincantieri and delivered in the spring of 2017. The new ultra-luxury ship will be 40,000 grt and accommodate 596 guests. via Silversea: The addition of the Silver…
Originally set to be launched next summer, Viking Ocean Cruises newbuild Viking Sky will be pushed back to early 2017. It’s suggested that she’ll be handed over sometime in February. The cause of the delay will be so that Fincantieri…
It looks like the rumored deal is finally official. Carnival Corp has signed two separate deals that will add 9 ships total to their various brands. Fincantieri S.p.A and Meyer Werft will each build new ships based on new designs. They…
UPDATE THURSDAY: I found the original source of the rumor. According to them, the deal is done. If so stay tuned to CruiseInd as we will be following this extremely closely. This is the biggest news story so far for…
This one is all but confirmed but here it goes. MSC recently released a press release (which has since been redacted) when their latest ship to enter drydock for the Renaissance stretching program. Contained in there, and saved by CruiseIndustryNews, was…
Carnival announced just now that they have come to an agreement with longtime partner Fincantieri for the construction of one vessel for Carnival and one for Holland America. Carnival’s ship will be 3,954 pax and set for delivery in March 2018.…
Seabourn Cruise Lines have announced that they officially picked up the option for a second ship set to debut in 2018. These two ships will be slightly larger than the current Odyssey class ships. Full presser from Seabourn: Seabourn has…
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, the parent company of STX Europe which was recently broken up as part of the failing company’s restructuring plan, has been talking to Fincantieri about selling STX France to the Italian firm. Fincantieri purchased STX’s offshore…
Costa Cruises have just taken over their newest ship the 132500gt Costa Diadema. Based on the Carnival Dream, the ship will be christened on Nov. 7 in Genoa. The ship will depart the shipyard in Marghera on Oct. 30 and…
Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, the 3,954-passenger Carnival Vista, recently celebrated another construction milestone. Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy laid the fist block of the 133,500-ton vessel. She is still on track to debut in spring 2016. The 25th vessel…
Holland America Line recently celebrated the keel laying of its newest vessel. HAL’s newest flagship is being constructed at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. A 680-ton block was lowered into the drydock by a crane. The various parts will be now…
Princess cruises have announced that they have reached an agreement with Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyard for the construction of a third Royal Princess class ship. The unnamed vessel will join her sisters, Royal and Regal Princess in 2017. I have updated…
from Viking Ocean Cruises: Viking Ocean Cruises today announced its first ship – the 930-passenger Viking Star – was “floated out,” marking the latest major construction milestone, and the first time that the new ship touches water. The traditional ceremony took place on…
Italian Shipyard Fincantieri have announced that they have just received approval from Italy’s Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (the Italian version of the SEC) to become a publicly traded firm. Their IPO will be held from June…
MSC has announced a series of new building initiatives that are nothing short of incredible. The first deal was announced back in March and the most recent one, just last week. STX France Newbuilds High-res Sealevel view: Closeup of lido…
MSC Cruises have just announced that they orders two prototype ships from Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard. CIN, once again, was spot on calling this. The ships appear to be the rumored Project Mille that Fincantieri talked about at Cruise Shipping Miami…
Hot on the heels of MSC’s order from STX France, Cruise Industry News is reporting that MSC and Italy’s Fincantieri are in talks to build two ships that would be sisters to the STX France ones. According to a spokes…
Taking place in Italy today, the first steel was cut for Carnival’s newest flagship. Not much is known about their newbuild at this point. It will be 135,000gt; putting her slightly larger than the 128,ooogt Carnival Dream-class. She is being constructed…