Seattle-based luxury cruise line Seabourn has signed a Letter of Intent for the construction of two ultra-luxury expedition cruise ships. The newbuilds will be constructed by a partnership between Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti and Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands. Delivery is planned for June 2021 and May 2022, respectively. Seabourn says the 170 meter, 23,000 … [Read more...]
Carnival Returns to Meyer Werft for Third LNG-Powered Cruise Ship for AIDA
The world's leading cruise company has ordered yet another LNG-powered cruise ship amid the accelerating demand for new capacity in the global cruise market. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced Tuesday it has signed a shipbuilding contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a third next-generation cruise ship for its AIDA Cruises … [Read more...]
Carnival Corp. Expands Cruise Ship Orderbook with Eighth LNG-Powered Newbuild
Cruise ship giant Carnival Corporation announced Thursday it has signed yet another shipbuilding contract for a second LNG-powered cruise ship for its P&O Cruises brand with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The next-generation newbuild is scheduled to be delivered in 2022. Similar to a P&O Cruises sister ship due for delivery in 2020, this second new vessel … [Read more...]
Shell to Fuel North America’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ships
Carnival Cruise Line has announced it has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Shell to supply the liquefied natural gas fuel to power North America's first fully LNG-powered cruise ships. Under this framework agreement, Shell will supply Carnival Cruise Line with fuel for its two new LNG-powered ships expected to launch in 2020 and 2022 and to be homeported in North … [Read more...]
Carnival Sees Storm-Hit Caribbean Cruise Industry Rebounding by Winter
By Alana Wise Sept 28 (Reuters) - Carnival Corp's chief executive said on Thursday that the cruise company expected Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to rebound by winter after hurricanes that wrecked havoc on the islands. "The resiliency of those people and the focus they have, I would be very surprised if they're not up and running before Christmas, which is the time for … [Read more...]