Fincantieri Floats MSC Seashore

Shipbuilders are back at work, and today Fincantieri floated MSC Seashore for the first time at their Monfalcone yard. It is an evolution of her sisters, MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview, which comes in 52 feet longer at 1,112 feet, making it the longest in the MSC fleet and the largest ship ever built in Italy. 

The complete story appeared in the August 20 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Testing the Tracks

The BOLT rollercoaster which will soon be installed above the top deck of Carnival's new Mardi Gras, is in the final testing at the Mauer Rides factory in Munich. 

Laying Tracks in Finland

The first 800 feet of track were laid for the BOLT roller coaster aboard Carnival's Mardi Gras. The first roller coaster at sea will take riders around the upper deck of the new ship being completed in Finland at Meyer-Turku.

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Chantiers Lays Keel for MSC World Europa

The cruise industry may not be sailing, but it is continuing to build for the day when it will be back as robust as it was. Chantiers de l'Atlantique laid the keel for a giant World-class ship for MSC Cruises today at their Saint-Nazaire yard.

The 200,000+-ton MSC World Europa will be more than just a huge ship. It will utilize some of the latest green technology as well as testing some cutting-edge concepts for the future.

The complete story appeared in the June 29 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Ocean to Ocean in 90 Minutes

In an unusual operation, nearly 100 crew members aboard Carnival Miracle, which was in the Pacific Ocean, transferred to Carnival Glory, which was in the Gulf of Mexico, in order to continue their trips home.

What's so unusual was that to get between the two ships, Carnival chartered buses to go on the 90-minute trip from one side of the country to the other, and consequently from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Details appeared in the June 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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