Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Fincantieri Delivers Costa Firenze

Fincantieri delivered the 135,500-ton Costa Firenze to Carnival's Costa Crociere brand today at Trieste. As the name would imply, the ship has a Florentine Renaissance theme throughout. 

The video below is a first look at the ship's stunning interior. 














Photo courtesy of Costa Crociere. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.



Stopping for Gas

Carnival's new Mardi Gras made its first port call today as it makes its way from the shipyard in Finland to its new home port of Port Canaveral. It is calling at Rotterdam today and tomorrow for fueling. Mardi Gras is powered by Liquified Natural Gas, which not only has limited availability, but requires a specialized fueling process.  

The complete story appeared in the December 22, 2020, edition of Cruise News Daily. 


Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.

Friday, December 18, 2020

Carnival Again Has a Mardi Gras

Today Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of Mardi Gras, named after their first ship, at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. The 180,000-ton ship is almost seven times the size of the original Mardi Gras acquired in 1972. 

The complete story appeared in the December 18, 2020 edition of Cruise News Daily.





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Monday, November 30, 2020

Another New Ship Floating

On Saturday (November 28, 2020), Meyer Werft floated out Royal Caribbean's new Odyssey of the Seas at their Papenburg (Germany) yard. 

The complete story appeared in the November 30 edition of Cruise News Daily. 




 Photos courtesy of Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Build They Must

Chantiers de l'Atlantique laid the keel today for Celebrity Beyond at their yard in Saint-Nazaire (France). 

Subscribers read the complete story in today's edition of Cruise News Daily. 


 

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises. All rights reserved. may not be copied or used without express permission.