Several tugs helped wrangle an Oceania Cruises cruise ship with more than 500 people on board after it broke free from its moorings in Scotland. The incident happened Wednesday after in Greenock when 'extremely' strong winds caused the 593-foot, luxury cruise ship Nautica to break its moorings and drift away from the dock into the River Clyde. "This afternoon, while … [Read more...]
Meyer Werft Floats AIDAnova, the World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has floated out the world's first LNG-powered cruise ship from its covered construction dock in Papenburg. The float-out of AIDAnova took place Tuesday evening from the shipbuilder's 504-meter building dock II. The vessel was then berthed at the outfitting pier, where its mast and funnel cladding will be fitted. AIDAnova is scheduled to … [Read more...]
For These Billionaires, It’s All About Cruise Fleets
By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) -- It was a cold and cloudy July day in Reykjavik, and French arts patron Maryvonne Pinault was at a pier fulfilling her godmother duties for Le Laperouse, the first of six 184-passenger, upscale expedition yachts from her husband’s Marseilles-based cruise line Compagnie du Ponant. French billionaire and Kering SA chairman Francois Pinault … [Read more...]
TUI Cruises Orders Two LNG Cruise Ships at Fincantieri
TUI Group and Royal Caribbean Cruises have placed an order for two LNG-powered cruise ships for their TUI Cruises joint venture brand. The two identical ships will be built at the Italian Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone with delivery is planned for 2024 and 2026. The addition of the two vessels will expand TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff fleet to nine ships by 2026. At … [Read more...]
Photos: 326-Meter Norwegian Breakaway Completes Dry Docking at Damen Shiprepair Brest
The 326-meter, 145,655 tonne Norwegian Breakaway recently completed 11 days in dry-dock at Damen Shiprepair Brest for scheduled maintenance and refurbishment. The main objective of the dry docking was to conduct mechanical work on the ship's two ABB Azipods in close cooperation with ABB. The work included repairing the shaft bearings and replacing the slewing seals requiring … [Read more...]