Cruise Events
Ponant: Le Commandant Charcot at the North Pole
Le Commandant Charcot reached the geographic North Pole for the first time with Captain Étienne Garcia at the helm, accompanied by Captain Marchesseau. This is the first time a French ship has reached the North Pole (90,00,000°). “It is a source of great pride to have been at the helm of the first French ship […] Read more
Sea Cloud Spirit christened in Palma de Mallorca
Sea Cloud Spirit has been launched at the cruise terminal in Palma de Mallorca: Sea Cloud Cruises has finally put into service its new three-masted sailing ship. “I wish you to always carry a special spirit across the oceans, as your name promises,” said Gabriela Toran, godmother and wife of ship designer Iñigo Echenique. In […] Read more
Seabourn: Technical Launch for Seabourn Venture
Seabourn Cruise Line recorded a major construction milestone yesterday with an intimate launching ceremony for its new expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. The launching ceremony is an age old maritime tradition whereby a ‘godmother’ presides over the celebratory events. A very significant role that was filled by Jarda […] Read more
NCL: Norwegian Prima Launch
Norwegian Prima was launched at the Marghera shipyard and is the first of six new-generation cruise ships in Norwegian Cruise Line’s Prima class. At some 142,500 gross tons, nearly 300 meters in length and with a capacity to accommodate 3,215 passengers, Norwegian Prima and her sister ships will form the backbone of NCL’s future fleet. […] Read more
Seabourn Venture: maiden voyage in April 2022
Seabourn Cruise Line has announced a new date for the much-anticipated maiden cruise of the Seabourn Venture, a luxury ship built for expedition itineraries. The future ultra-luxury flagship of the U.S. company Seabourn Cruise Line will set sail from Greenwich on April 10, 2022, embarking on her first voyages of discovery to unique places off […] Read more
Le Commandant Charcot is delivered to Ponant
Le Commandant Charcot has been delivered to Ponant by Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard: a luxury cruise ship designed for polar itineraries and extreme routes. Le Commandant Charcot has a gross tonnage of approximately 30,000 tonnes, a length of about 150 metres and a beam of 28. The ship can accommodate 245 passengers with 123 cabins and […] Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line returns to sea
After 500 days of suspension, Norwegian Jade, will be the first ship in the NCL fleet to sail again. Norwegian Cruise Line officially celebrated its long-awaited return to cruising with a double debut: Norwegian Jade was the first ship in the fleet to welcome guests back after 500 days of lay-up and the first ship […] Read more
Virgin: Valiant Lady delivery and Resilient Lady launch
A double milestone was reached for Virgin Voyages at the Sestri Ponente shipyard where the delivery of the Valiant Lady and the launch of the Resilient Lady were held, the second and third of the four total cruise ships commissioned from Fincantieri by Virgin Voyages. The Valiant Lady and the Resilient Lady, like their twin ship […] Read more
The Hanseatic Spirit: new ship for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Vard, a subsidiary of Fincantieri which is one of the main companies in the world for the design and construction of specialty ships, has delivered the Hanseatic Spirit. It is the third unit in the new series of small-sized luxury cruise ships being built for the German company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The Hanseatic Spirit is 138 […] Read more
SH Minerva: the first technical float out for Swan Hellenic
Swan Hellenic announced with satisfaction the technical float out of the SH Minerva, at the Helsinki Shipyard and, on the same day, its twin ship the SH Vega was floated inside the dry dock. A few days before, the production of the steel for the third and largest ship commissioned from Helsinki began, which has […] Read more
