Spanish shipyard group, Navantia, SME and Royal Caribbean Group (RCL), have signed a framework agreement to strengthen the long-standing partnership between the two companies.
This agreement also set the stage for future modernisation and revitalisation projects.
A signing ceremony took place at Royal Caribbean Group’s headquarters in Miami, attended by executives from both companies.
The relationship between Navantia and Royal Caribbean dates back to 2012 when the Cadiz shipyard upgraded two Royal Caribbean ships.
Since then, 45 RCL cruise ships have been refurbished, modernised, and revitalised at the Spanish shipyard.
Marcos Díaz, Navantia’s General Director Ship Repairs and Anders Aasen, RCL’s Senior Vice President Global Marine Technology (pictured) signed the renewed agreement.
“We are absolutely delighted to renew our frame agreement with Royal Caribbean and look forward to strengthening the already excellent relationship between our companies through safe and successful dockings of their fleet.
“We appreciate the trust bestowed upon us over the past 14 years by such a key leader of the cruise ship industry,” Diaz said.
In early April, RCL’s ’Allure of the Seas’ underwent a major revitalisation project at Cadiz. The ship had previously visited Navantia in 2015 and 2020.
