Carnival orders three LNG-powered cruise ships at Fincantieri

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has secured an order to build three giant LNG-powered vessels for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line, a unit of Carnival.

The world’s largest cruise company said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Fincantieri to build the three ships for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand.

Carnival did not provide the price tag of the deal.

According to Carnival, this order is contingent upon financing, which is expected to be completed later this year.

The new class of vessels, at nearly 230,000 gross registered tonnes, will be delivered in the summers of 2029, 2031 and 2033, respectively.

Including this order, there have been five new ship orders for Carnival Cruise Line announced in 2024.

Earlier this year, Carnival placed its first newbuild orders in five years for two more Excel-class ships that will join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in 2027 and 2028.

With over 3,000 guest staterooms, the new ships will be the largest in the Carnival global fleet.

Once delivered in 2033, Carnival will have a total of 16 LNG-powered ships – including eight Carnival Cruise Line ships – making up almost 30 percent of Carnival’s global capacity, it said.

Fincantieri also said in a separate statement that these vessels will be the largest ships ever built by Fincantieri and an Italian shipyard.

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