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* Quantum of the Seas Arrives at Home Port Royal Caribbean’s new Quantum of the Seas arrived at her new homeport of Cape Liberty early this ...

Earlier this week, Fincantieri delivered the 132,500-ton Costa Diadema to Costa Cruises. Yesterday it left the shipyard, and today it made i...

* Let the Celebrations Begin! Saturday is going to be the start of several special weeks in Italy. On Saturday, Fincantieri will hand over C...

* Masters, but Not Exactly Your Old Masters It’s less than two months until Fincantieri delivers Costa Diadema, the Italian line’s new 132,5...

* 150 Days and Counting In case you haven’t checked your calendar (we know you have it marked), exactly 150 days from today, on November 7,...

Costa Diadema, built on the Carnival Dream platform with an extra deck and the bow and stern rounded to make a more classical look, ha...

* Star Places Order with Meyer Werft Meyer Werft received another order today that brings the German yard’s order book to seven ships, whic...

* Norwegian Getaway Leaves Meyer Werft Norwegian Getaway had a rather unusual conveyance down the river Ems to the North Sea today, the pat...

Fincantieri put water under the keel of Costa Diadema allowing the ship to float for the first time today at the company's Marghera yard...

* Bermuda Approves Night Gambling on Ships Bermuda’s Parliament approved the Cruise Ship Casino Act of 2013, which will allow cruise ships ...

Costa Diadema is under construction for Carnival's Italian brand at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Italy), and the ship recently ...

The fore-end block of Costa Diadema, one of the largest, was added to the ship this morning at the Fincantieri shipyard at Marghera, Italy. ...

Fincantieri laid the first block of Costa Diadema (Italian for "tiara") at their Marghera yard on December 10. The ship, when deli...