Stepping into the Past

When Carnival Celebration debuts in November (2022), passengers will be able to enter the Golden Jubilee Bar through the original polished brass and glass doors that were at the entrance to the night club aboard TSS Carnivale thus literally walking through Carnival Cruise Line's history. The lounge will be filled with memorabilia and recreated design elements from Carnival's 50-year history. 

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

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Now There's Something You Don't See Everyday

 Ready for the final phase of construction, Fincantieri transported the completed hull of Seabourn Pursuit from San Giorgio di Nogaro in northeastern Italy 1,200 nautical miles all the way around Italy to Genoa in northwest Italy on the Mediterranean coast. 

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It's Not Really a Ship

This is somewhat outside the realm of our normal coverage, but the Meyer Group, the parent of Meyer Werft, is in a new partnership to build a new product, Meyer Floating Solutions, which is essentially floating real estate. 

The complete story appeared in the March 11 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Rendering of one of Meyer Floating Solutions' boutique hotels

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Arvia Keel Laid

Meyer Werft laid the keel for P&O's 184,000-ton Arvia on February 15 (2022) at their Papenburg (Germany) yard with will be the sister to Iona. 

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Carnival Celebration Floats Out

The float out process for Carnival's second LNG-powered Excel-class ship began at Meyer Turku on Friday. The celebration and ceremony was actually for opening the valves and allowing water to flow into the massive dry dock at the frigid Turku, Finland yard. 

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