Ships

In what is seen as a blow to Harland & Wolff, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has chosen Concarneau-based Piriou as its preferred shipbuilder to build two new vessels for the Penzance/Isles of Scilly route. In April, [Read more...]

‘American Eagle’, the first of American Cruise Lines’ (ACL) coastal cat class cruise ships, has undergone sea trials. ACL accepted delivery of the 100-pax ship from Chesapeake Shipbuilding on-time and on schedule, the company claimed. ‘American Eagle’ is [Read more...]

On 1st August, the Norwegian coastal cruise ships ‘Havila Polaris’ and ‘Havila Pollux’ were finally delivered to Havila Voyages from the Tersan shipyard in Turkey. CEO, Bent Martini, said. "We have now reached our goal following a process [Read more...]

‘Norwegian Viva’, the second of six Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) new Prima Class cruise ships, was delivered on 3rd August from Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard. Together with her sisterships, ‘Norwegian Viva’ will form the backbone of the future NCL [Read more...]

Ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel providerm Seabourn, took delivery of its second expedition ship, ‘Seabourn Pursuit’, towards the end of last month during an official handover ceremony at the T Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. "I am honoured [Read more...]

‘Finnsirius’, the first of two new ropaxes, was delivered to Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China, on 18th July, 2023. She will enter the company’s Finland/Sweden (Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär) route in September, 2023. The second vessel, [Read more...]

Meyer Werft has handed over ‘Silver Nova’ to Silversea Cruises. Thanks to an innovative fuel concept, ‘Silver Nova’ is one of the world’s most environmentally friendly cruise ships. Before the handover in Eemshaven, near Delfzijl, during technical and [Read more...]

Following a few weeks’ delay, Explora Journeys, the luxury lifestyle brand of the MSC Group, has taken delivery of ‘Explora I’, the first of four, or possibly five, luxury ships to join its fleet. She was built at Fincantieri’s [Read more...]

PONANT’s R&D team has designed what is claimed to be a pioneering concept that combines six technologies. The sailing ship, which will be ready for operation by 2030, aims to be a catalyst for new energy solutions for [Read more...]

Fincantieri has signed a contract to build the second ultra-luxury cruise ship with Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings, co-owner and operator of Four Seasons Yachts. The order is valued at over €400 mill and the vessel will be delivered in [Read more...]