PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A group including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has started building a $165 million port in Panama for cruise ships, the first project announced between China and the Latin American nation since they re-established diplomatic ties this year. The consortium, which includes CHEC and Belgian company Jan de Nul, will build a … [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...]
Carnival Orders New Cruise Ship for Cunard Line
Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement to build a new cruise ship for its iconic Cunard brand with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The world's largest cruise company said Monday it has signed a memorandum of agreement for the ship to be built at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, with an expected delivery date in 2022. The new ship will join Queen Mary 2, … [Read more...]
Carnival Begins Construction on First Fully LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has laid the keel for the first of Carnival Corporation's seven new next-generation cruise ships that will be fully-powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The steel block for the cruise ship AIDAnova (S.696) was laid during a ceremony on Tuesday at Meyer Werft's covered building dock in Papenburg, Germany. AIDAnova is the first of two … [Read more...]
ABB to power Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection’s first vessel dubbed the “anti-cruise ship”
ABB will provide the power and propulsion for the first in a series of groundbreaking vessels that mark Ritz Carlton’s first foray into the maritime sector. The 190-meter long vessel has been dubbed the “anti-cruise ship” because it can accommodate just 298 passengers and is aimed at providing a more bespoke service than larger cruise ships. The pioneering nature of the project … [Read more...]
Chinese Shipbuilders Tap Rising Cruise Demand, Rattling European Rivals
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) - European shipbuilders' dominance in the $117 billion passengership industry may come under threat as Chinese rivals move into the sector to tap booming local demand for cruise holidays. China's government has earmarked cruise shipbuilding as a major objective in its "Made in China 2025" programme to upgrade its domestic … [Read more...]
Pandas and Beauty Queens Lure Chinese Groups to Cruise Ships
By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Liu Jing wakes at 7, feeds her 84-year-old mother and two-year-old grandson and then spends the day watching the boy play in the playground, with breaks for meals and his afternoon nap and perhaps a little TV in the evening. That’s not unusual for a Chinese retiree, many of whom play an instrumental role in raising grandkids, but Liu, 57, is … [Read more...]