Carnival orders its first new cruise ship in five years

In another sign of the cruise industry’s return to good health, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported that it has has signed an agreement with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build a fourth Excel-class cruise ship for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand. The ship, the tenth Excel-class ship in the corporation’s fleet across four of its brands, is expected to enter service in Spring 2027.

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ABB and Carnival ink 15-year Azipod XO maintenance agreement

Since ABB secured its first Azipod propulsion order for the Carnival Cruise Line ship Carnival Elation in 1995, Carnival Corporation has gone on to specify Azipod propulsion for more than 40 vessels in its various cruise brands. Now the cruise giant has signed a 15-year maintenance agreement with ABB covering the Azipod XO propulsion systems that power vessels operating for several of its brands.

Azipod XO propulsion is ABB’s solution for high-power open water applications, and is particularly...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Carnival Celebration – New Caribbean cruise ship with 5,200-guest capacity

Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its second Excel-class cruise ship following construction at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku. Like its earlier siste ..

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 16 – Korean and Russian catamaran ferries, cruise ship orders and upcoming delivery

New catamaran ferries have been handed over to operators in South Korea and Russia as a US cruise line’s newest ship is nearing delivery following the recent comple ..

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | July 28 – US whale-watching boat and UK river cruise ship newbuilds, Italian ferry’s final sea trials and more

A new tour boat has been delivered to an operator in Washington State and a UK river cruise company christens the latest addition to its fleet. Sea trials have been compl ..

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US cruise company pleads guilty to second revocation of probation over oil dumping at sea

US cruise operator Princess Cruise Lines has pleaded guilty to a second violation of probation imposed as a result of its 2017 criminal conviction for environmental crime ..

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