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NCL and Meyer Werft today celebrated the Keel laying of the first Breakaway-plus vessel, Norwegian Escape.
With Quantum of the Seas about to head out of Papenburg Germany, Meyer Werft is wasting no time. Today they are celebrating the steel cutting ceremony of the third Quantum class ship, Ovation of the Seas.
This is great news for the workers in Turku. And even better news that they secured business in the TUI Newbuilds. I wonder if there’s any truth to the NCL 200,000gt ships now that the merger if finally complete. Official…
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they have reached an agreement with Germany’s Meyer Werft for the construction of two vessels. The total order comes out to be $1.09 billion The new ships will be similar to the Norwegian Escape…
I am hearing severla rumors that NCL is looking at building a ship around the 200,000gt mark. That puts it at just slightly smaller than the current largest Oasis and Allure of the Seas which come in at 225,000gt. The…
It’s no secret that STX Finland is in serious financial woes. After the Mein Schiff 4 is launched next year, there will officially be no cruise ships on their order book. One of the major reasons that the Rauma yard…
UPDATE VI: CruiseCritic is reporting that it was the Quantum of the Seas that it was on. This seems to be the final word on the matter. There latest story is here. UPDATE V: …And it was pulled again. CruiseBusiness is reporting…
Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, is getting ready for her debut this fall. In preparation for the Emms River transit from the Meyer Weft shipyard in Germany to the final fitting out berth in Bremerhaven, both the…
The first of the Breakaway Plus vessels, Norwegian Escape, celebrated the first milestone in her construction. The steel cutting ceremony was held at Meyer Wert Shipyard in Germany. The 163,000gt ship is scheduled to enter service in 2015. from Meyer…
Back in October, Star Cruises announced that they have signed an agreement for the construction of one ship in Germany’s Meyer Werft. Today they announced the deal has been increased to two ships. I estimate the deal to be close…
The Norwegian Getaway has just departed on her first Sea trial based out of Eemshaven. Over the weekend she transited the Ems river towards the North Sea as she left Meyer Weft for the last and final time. Here are…
NCL’s latest ship is now sporting her hull art. What does everyone think?
Tradewinds has the exclusive that Genting (Star and NCL’s parent company) have an MOU for the order of one ship from Germany’s Meyer Werft yard. Details are sparse as the deal ‘technically’ isn’t official yet. The usd960 Million vessel will…
Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that they have picked up the option for a second “Breakaway Plus.” Like her sister, she will be built at Germany’s Meyer Werft yard and is slated for a Spring 2017 delivery.
The above shows the Norwegian Breakaway’s sea trials positions in the Skagerrak Strait in Norway. She’s now safely berthed back in Germany. Full presser after the break…
Photos out of Papenburg, Germany show that Meyer Werft have placed the final blocks into place on the Norwegian Breakaway.
From the Captain Greybeard Blog: A spokesperson at Disney Cruise Line’s Florida HQ said the cause of the water “intrusion” was still unknown and claimed it would be wrong to suggest – as some reports in Germany had – that…
Shortly after taking delivery of the 122,000grt ship, Celebrity and parent company Royal Caribbean international christened the panamax ship. The event took place dockside in Hamburg, Germany. The godmother of the 2,886-pax ship is Signature Travel Network president and…
Celebrity Just took delivery of their newest addition to the Solstice class, the Silhouette. The 1,033ft vessel will be christened in Hamburg tomorrow. At 144,000grt she will be the largest ship christened in the German port. That’s RCI CEO Richard…
…will be the name of NCL’s new builds. More details can be expected tomorrow when they will be revealed by NCL.
From Andy Stuart. I think thats NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan on the far left.
Royal Caribbean signed a letter of intent with German yard Meyer Werft for the first of a new class of vessel for the 2nd largest cruise line. “Project Sunshine,” (Oasis was Project Genesis and Voyager was Project Eagle) will be…
Cruise Industry News is reporting that sources have told them that Royal Caribbean International “is set to go with Meyer Werft for a two-ship order.” This is surprising in not only THAT they will be ordering more, but WHERE they…
The Disney Dream just completed its passage down the River Ems. The shipyard that it was built at, Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany, is technically inland, linked to the sea only by this narrow, twisty river. There are even parts…
NCL announced last week that they will build 2 new ships in German’ys Meyer Werft Shipyard. Here is what we know so far: Each ship will be about $750 million. Pretty much average although compared to the Epic’s over 1…