World’s Most Innovative Cruise Line Celebrates Steel Cutting and Reveals Name of Newest Ship For China MIAMI, August 15, 2017 – Excitement was in the air today at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, as Royal Caribbean International marked the official start of construction by cutting the first piece of steel for its new Quantum …
Category: New Builds
Sep 24
CELEBRITY CRUISES REVEALS CELEBRITY EDGE
Celebrity Cruises Reveals Celebrity Edge, A Ship Designed to Transform Expectations Stunning design and breakthrough staterooms set a new standard for modern luxury travel Today, Celebrity Cruises delivers a first look at the transformational Celebrity Edge, whose dramatically expanded staterooms, ship-climbing Magic Carpet platform and stunning suites set a new standard for ship design. Designed completely in 3-D, and …
Jun 05
MSC CRUISES AND STX FRANCE CONFIRM ORDER FOR LNG-POWERED WORLD CLASS CRUISE SHIPS
Today at the MSC Meraviglia Flag Ceremony, where MSC Cruises took delivery of the latest next-generation cruise ship built by STX France, the two companies signed a new memorandum of understanding firming up the order of two 200,000 GRT, LNG-powered mega cruise ships, with options for two additional vessels. The four ships will become …
Dec 17
New 133,500-Ton Vista Class Ship To Join Carnival Cruise Line Fleet In 2019
MIAMI, Dec. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — A new 133,500-ton cruise ship, which will be the third vessel in the company’s Vista class series, will join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in late 2019. The ship, under contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, was originally designated for the P&O Cruises Australia brand. In conjunction with this …
Oct 14
Princess Cruises Seventh Designs and Key Features Unveiled For Newest Ship in the Growing Fleet
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (August 24, 2016) – Princess Cruises today unveiled designs and announced key features of Majestic Princess, the newest and most luxurious ship in the global fleet. Departing April 4, Majestic Princess will sail on her inaugural voyage, a five-day Adriatic Sea cruise roundtrip from Rome with stops in Kotor and Corfu. …
Oct 14
POWERED BY LNG AND FUEL CELLS, ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL’S NEW SHIPS WILL RIDE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE
New Icon-class design to advance clean-power technologies at sea MIAMI, Oct. 10, 2016 — The newest class of ships from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and introduce the use of fuel cell technology, ushering in a new era of shipbuilding that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The ships …
Jun 05
ROYAL CARIBBEAN ANNOUNCES SIX MORE CRUISES FOR OVATION OF THE SEAS
26 May 2016 – Due to unprecedented popular demand, Royal Caribbean International has today confirmed Australia’s very first new-build cruise ship, the ground-breaking US$1 billion Ovation of the Seas, will extend her second Australian season by six extra cruises, spending a further five weeks home ported in Sydney during the summer of 2017/18. On …
Jun 05
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES EXPANDS OASIS AND EDGE-CLASS
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with French Shipbuilder STX France to build a fifth Oasis-class ship for delivery in the Spring of 2021 and two additional Edge-class ships scheduled for delivery in the Fall of each of 2021 and 2022. “The response to the …
Jun 05
The Tallest Slide at Sea on Harmony of the Seas Delivers Top Thrill Factor
Thrill Engineer and University Professor Brendan Walker Concludes Royal Caribbean International Will Astound Adrenaline Junkies MIAMI, May 23, 2016 – Royal Caribbean International’s Harmony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, claims another record as home to the tallest slide and most exhilarating adventure at sea: Ultimate Abyss. The hair-raising, 10-story slide is …
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