Carnival Festivale floats for the first time at Meyer Werft
Carnival Festivale has floated for the first time inside Meyer Werft's Papenburg shipbuilding hall as the new Excel-class ship moves towards its 2027 debut.
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Explora Journeys announces move into luxury river cruising
MSC Group's Explora Journeys plans to enter European river cruising after signing a letter of intent with Dutch shipbuilder Den Breejen Shipyard. Sales are expected to open in 2027.
Deck7 Editorial · 2 min readTravelmarvel and Quark to share operation of new ocean expedition ship
Travelmarvel's first purpose-built ocean ship will sail Mediterranean seasons for Travelmarvel and polar expeditions for Quark Expeditions under an unusual shared operating arrangement.
Deck7 Editorial · 3 min readCelebrity Compass floats out in Rotterdam
Celebrity Compass, the first vessel for Celebrity River Cruises, has floated out in Rotterdam and moved to TeamCo Shipyard for completion ahead of its planned 2027 debut.
Deck7 Editorial · 2 min readMSC World Asia completes final sea trials
MSC World Asia has completed its final sea trials off western France ahead of delivery in November and its maiden Mediterranean cruise in December 2026.
Deck7 Editorial · 2 min readConstruction begins on Royal Caribbean’s fifth Icon-class ship
Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku have laid the keel for the cruise line’s unnamed fifth Icon-class ship, which is scheduled to debut in 2028.
Deck7 Editorial · 2 min readCelebrity Compass floated out as Celebrity’s first river ship
Celebrity Compass has completed its float-out in the Netherlands, moving Celebrity Cruises closer to launching its first European river cruises in August 2027.
Deck7 Editorial · 2 min readTravelmarvel and Quark Expeditions partner on new 99-suite ship
Travelmarvel and Quark Expeditions have agreed a ten-year charter partnership covering a new 99-suite, PC6 ice-class ship scheduled to enter service in 2029.
Deck7 Editorial · 3 min readRoyal Caribbean's Hero of the Seas floats out in Finland
Royal Caribbean's Hero of the Seas has floated for the first time at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, moving the fourth Icon-class ship into its next phase of construction ahead of a planned August 2027 debut.
Deck7 Editorial · 3 min readMeyer Werft narrows 2025 loss as cruise ship deliveries lift revenue
Meyer Werft more than doubled revenue to €2.83 billion in 2025 and reduced its after-tax loss, helped by the deliveries of Asuka III and Disney Destiny.
Deck7 Editorial · 2 min readOceania Sonata floated out at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard
Oceania Sonata has entered the water at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard, beginning its fitting-out phase ahead of an August 2027 debut.
Deck7 Editorial · 3 min readHarland & Wolff wins major Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber refit
Harland & Wolff's Belfast shipyard will transform Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber in a major refit expected to generate approximately £40 million for the region.
Deck7 Editorial · 3 min readWhat happened to Titanic II? Why Clive Palmer’s 2027 maiden voyage will not happen
Clive Palmer revived Titanic II in 2024 with a promised June 2027 maiden voyage, but no shipyard, construction contract or build programme has been announced.
Deck7 Editorial · 6 min readWhatever happened to Harland & Wolff? How Titanic’s Belfast shipyard survived
Harland & Wolff built Titanic and once dominated Belfast, but later collapsed into administration twice. Its four shipyards are now owned and being modernised by Navantia UK.
Deck7 Editorial · 7 min readViking firms up two Fincantieri ocean ships for 2032
Viking and Fincantieri have signed contracts for two additional 54,300gt ocean ships, converting earlier options into firm orders for delivery in 2032.
Laura Robertson · 3 min read