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Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri (one of the world's largest builders of cruise ships) signed the paperwork today to acquire another larg...

This is what most cruise passengers will never get to see. Mein Schiff 3 is under construction for TUI Cruises at the STX Finland yard in Tu...

* MSC Orders Two; Maybe Two More MSC Cruises signed a letter of intent today with STX Europe to build two 167,600-ton ships, with an option...

MSC Cruises has signed a letter of intent for STX Europe to build two 167,600-ton vessels for delivery in 2017 and 2019. The ships will carr...

* Arrests aboard Costa Concordia Four men were arrested aboard the wreck of Costa Concordia early Friday morning for allegedly picking up it...

After beginning to floating the ship up on Friday afternoon (November 8, 2013), the dry dock continued flooding overnight, and Saturday thr...

* Rethinking the Idea in the Caymans - Again After years of struggling to get a plan in place to build a cruise ship pier at George Town (G...

STX Finland floated TUI's Mein Schiff 3 for the first time this afternoon (November 8, 2013) at their Turku (Finland) yard. Once floatin...

Construction is proceeding on TUI's Mein Schiff 3 at the STX Finland yard in Turku. These photos were taken last week at the yard. As ...

* Costa Concordia Ready to Roll If you haven’t seen Costa Concordia lately, you will be surprised. Most TV networks and newspapers have bee...

Assembly of a giant new crane has begun at the STX France yard in Saint-Nazaire. The new crane, referred to as TGP, will have almost tw...

When Mein Schiff 3 launches in May 2014, one of its signature features will make it instantly recognizable. On its stern, made of almost 1,8...

Royal Caribbean Cruises ordered a third Oasis-class vessel for their Royal Caribbean International brand today from STX France. The ship w...

Have you ever wondered how the crew would leave a ship in an emergency, once the lifeboats with passengers are deployed? In larger ships, th...

STX France says that Viking River Cruises has withdrawn from the discussions they were having with the yard regarding the construction of tw...

STX Europe said this morning that they have entered into a contract with MSC Cruises to continue construction of the ship originally ordered...

Artist's rendering of TUI Cruises' 97,000-ton newbuild. STX Europe said today that TUI Cruises, the joint venture between German tr...

The construction phase of the building of MSC Divina ended on Saturday (September 3, 2011) when it was floated out of the building dock at t...

CND subscribers also read about layoffs STX in the wake of Allure's delivery ... what some employees will do for Cunard ... an update on...

CND subscribers also read about Princess' latest essential experience ... assembly of MSC's next ship beginning at the STX yard in S...