Showing Its Stripes

Carnival Venezia emerged from dry dock today with its new "Carnival" livery. It will retain its yellow Costa funnel with the Costa "C" and have a matching yellow strip on the hull in place of the red one in the normal Carnival livery as “a nod to the ship's Costa Cruises roots.” 

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A "Fitting" Milestone

Fincantieri lifted the iconic Cunard funnel onto Queen Anne on Friday, April 14 (2023) at their Marghera yard near Venice. The 113,000-ton ship is scheduled to enter service in May 2024. 

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Fincantieri Floats Out Seven Seas Grandeur

Fincantieri floated out Regent's Seven Seas Grandeur at their Ancony yard yesterday. It is the third in the class. The 55,000-ton ship will be delivered in November. 

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It Will Be a Cold Day When a 250,800-Ton Ship Floats

 Meyer Turku floats out Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas at their Turku, Finland, yard on December 8, 2022.

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Here Comes the Sun - for the Third Time

Princess Cruises announced that their next ship, the first of a new class, will be called Sun Princess, the third ship to bear that name. It's already under construction and will be delivered on January 31, 2024. Here is a quick look around it.