Star Princess – the second Sphere-Class ship in the Princess Cruises fleet – was officially delivered to Princess Cruises during a celebratory handover ceremony at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The stunning Star Princess is the 17th ship in the cruise line’s dynamic line up of vessels sailing worldwide. Read more
Mein Schiff Flow is a second of two next-generation InTUItion class cruise ships, designed for dual-fuel operation (Liquefied Natural Gas – LNG and Marine Gas Oil – MGO) and built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard. A sister ship to Mein Schiff Relax, delivered in February 2025, the new unit Read more
AIDA Cruises, the German market leader for cruises has ordered two new ships from the Italian shipyard Fincantieri. On the occasion of Seatrade Cruise Global, the world’s largest cruise trade fair, which is currently taking place in Miami from April 7 to 10, 2025, AIDA Cruises today announced a billion-euro Read more
Mein Schiff Relax, the first newbuild in the InTUItion ship class, was officially handed over to TUI Cruises at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. Representatives of both companies, including Wybcke Meier and Frank Kuhlmann, CEO and CFO of TUI Cruises, and Cristiano Bazzara, Director of Fincantieri, attended the formal handover. The Italian Read more
Princess Cruises, the world-famous cruise line delivering dream vacations to millions each year, celebrated a major construction milestone today of its second Sphere-Class vessel, Star Princess, with the traditional maritime float out ceremony at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The new ship will now transfer to the outfitting quay Read more
Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary and destination-focused cruise line, has marked an important milestone in the construction of its new 1,200-guest ship, Allura, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Italy, bordering the famed seaport of Genoa. A landmark moment as the ship moves towards completion, the vessel was Read more
Crystal, the leader in exceptional cruise experiences, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with renowned Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. This agreement marks the commencement of the construction of two groundbreaking ships that will redefine high-end travel on the seas. The 690-passenger (based on double occupancy), 61,800-gross-ton ships Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, along with its partners at Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilding company, commemorated the float out of Norwegian Aqua™, the first of the expanded Prima Plus Class, from its dry dock at the shipyard in Marghera (Venice), Italy, marking a major construction milestone and Read more
She’s the next in a fine line for Cunard and today (19 April), Queen Anne officially joined the luxury cruise line’s iconic fleet during an historic handover ceremony in Italy. Cunard took ownership of their stunning 3,000-guest ship during a traditional handover ceremony at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice Read more
Seven Seas Grandeur, The Sixth Ship of The World’s Most Luxurious Fleet welcomed her First Guests on November 18, 2023. Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the world’s leading luxury cruise line, has taken delivery of Seven Seas Grandeur™ – A Heritage of Perfection and the sixth ship to join The World’s Read more
Cruise Line Welcomes Second Ship in Groundbreaking Prima Class. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel with a 56-year history of breaking boundaries, today took delivery of Norwegian Viva, the newest vessel in the now 19-ship fleet and the second ship in the revolutionary Prima Class, at the Read more
Crystal Serenity – © 2023 Crystal Cruises Ltd MIAMI – July 10, 2023 – Crystal Serenity, the first ship to relaunch following the cruise line’s purchase by A&K Travel Group last year, successfully completed sea trials in anticipation of its inaugural cruise from Marseille, France, on July 31st. Currently in the final Read more