Home Cybercruises.com | Links | Lines | Agencies | Specials | Forum | Articles | Ship List | Newsletter | Advertise | Cruise Ports | Orderbook | Retired Ships | About us / Privacy Stat
Holland America Line reached a milestone in the building of Ryndam — their next Pinnacle Class ship — with the successful launch of the forward lower section of the ship, also known as the “troncone,” at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard in Italy on October 3. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Holland America Line
Posted in: News
Cunard and Fincantieri today celebrated the start of construction on the 249th ship of the luxury cruise line, marking an exciting moment in the company’s 179-year history. (more…)
Tags: Cunard Line, Fincantieri
Posted in: News
The name of the sixth Royal-Class cruise ship for Princess Cruises was revealed today (Oct.4) – Discovery Princess. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Princess Cruises
Posted in: News
A traditional maritime coin ceremony today took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, when the keel was laid for MSC Seashore. At the milestone event, MSC Cruises revealed details of the significantly transformed overall design and new features of the ship. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, MSC Cruises
Posted in: News
Princess Cruises celebrated a significant construction milestone today with the recent float out of Enchanted Princess at its building dock at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. A ceremony marked the occasion as the ship has now officially met the ocean for the first time. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Princess Cruises
Posted in: News
Princess Cruise has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for the debut of its newest ship, Sky Princess, with the completion of sea trials. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Princess Cruises
Posted in: News
How to Stretch a Ship
Yesterday at Fincantieri’s shipyard, in Palermo, Italy, Christopher Prelog, Vice President of Fleet Operations for Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, pushed the button which activated the torch to make the first cut in the new steel that will become the newly constructed mid-section of MS Star Legend. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Windstar Cruises
Posted in: News
The launching ceremony of “Silver Moon”, the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Silversea Cruises took place today at the Ancona yard. The vessel will enter the ship owner’s fleet in 2020. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Silversea Cruises
Posted in: News
Enchanted Princess, the fifth Royal-class ship built for the ship operator Princess Cruises, a brand within Carnival Corporation, floated out today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in 2020. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Princess Cruises
Posted in: News
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Panorama, successfully completed its sea trials in the Adriatic Sea earlier this week in anticipation of its inaugural cruise from Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 11, 2019, becoming the line’s first new ship on the West Coast in 20 years. (more…)
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line, Fincantieri
Posted in: News
Costa Firenze is the new Costa Cruises ship due to come into service in October 2020. Currently being built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Italy), Costa Firenze is a 135,500 gross tons ship with capacity for over 5,200 guests; she is the sister ship of Costa Venezia, which was launched in Trieste on March 1 this year. (more…)
Tags: Costa Cruises, Fincantieri
Posted in: News
The biggest European shipbuilders have announced a new cooperative initiative to develop and demonstrate a connected vessel platform. This project is named Code Kilo. (more…)
How to Stretch a Ship – Windstar Cruises / Fincantieri
Windstar Cruises revealed more news about the its $250 Million Star Plus Initiative. At a press conference today, the Seattle-based cruise line’s President John Delaney, revealed 360-degree “views” and renderings of what guests will experience on the line’s three renovated vessels, Star Breeze, Star Legend, and Star Pride. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
Tags: Fincantieri, Windstar Cruises
Posted in: News
In a nod to its long line of historic ships that helped build the foundation for cruising as we know it today, Holland America Line announced that its next Pinnacle Class ship will be called Ryndam. The newbuild, due for delivery in May 2021, will be the fourth ship in the company’s history to carry the name. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Holland America Line
Posted in: News
At Fincantieri’s shipyard “Arsenale Triestino San Marco”, in Trieste, Italy, John Gunner, Vice President of Expansion Projects for Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, pushed the button which activated the torch to make the first cut in the new steel that will become the first of three new ships sections as part of Windstar’s $250 Million Star Plus Initiative. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Windstar Cruises
Posted in: News
Princess Cruises and Fincantieri announced today the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, which will be the largest ships ever built so far in Italy, with deliveries scheduled in Monfalcone in late 2023 and in spring 2025. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Princess Cruises
Posted in: News
The steel cutting ceremony of the seventh ship which Fincantieri is building for Viking, took place today at the shipyard in Ancona. The new unit, whose delivery is scheduled in 2021, will be placed in the small cruise ship segment. As its sister ships, she will have a gross tonnage of about 47,800 tons, 465 cabins with accommodation for 930 passengers. (more…)
Tags: Fincantieri, Viking Cruises (Ocean & River)
Posted in: News
