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As Per John Heald....

 

Vista's sister!

 

New Ship Orders with Fincantieri

 

Newest ships to be delivered to Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line

 

 

MIAMI, Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest travel and leisure company, today announced new cruise ship orders for two of its brands with Fincantieri S.p.A., the world's largest cruise ship building company.

 

The new cruise ships will be constructed by Fincantieri for Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line, two of Carnival Corporation's nine industry-leading brands.

 

Carnival Cruise Line's as-yet-unnamed 3,954-passenger vessel, which is the 26th ship in the line's fleet, will offer many of the newest and most popular features from Carnival's current ships, along with several innovations that will be exclusive to this vessel. The delivery date for the new cruise ship is scheduled for March 2018. Homeport and itinerary information will be announced at a later date.

 

The new ship will be a sister ship to Carnival Vista, which is slated for delivery in spring 2016. Carnival plans to announce details on the many unique features and innovations of Carnival Vista during a three-day event for media, travel agents and consumers in New York Jan. 22-24, 2015.

 

For Holland America Line, the new order adds a second Pinnacle class ship to the fleet, a new class of vessels that will debut with the delivery and launch of the ms Koningsdam in February 2016. The new ship, scheduled for delivery in late November 2018, will accommodate 2,650 guests and 1,025 crew. The new as-yet-unnamed ship will feature new public spaces and venues that will debut on Koningsdam. In addition, many of the familiar spaces that are currently featured across the Holland America Line fleet will be included.

 

"These beautiful new ships on order from Fincantieri signify our ongoing commitment to provide the best possible guest experience across our industry-leading brands," said Arnold Donald, President & CEO of Carnival Corporation. "New ships with the latest in features, accommodations and innovations really bring the modern cruise experience to life and will help us continue to grow new demand for cruising."

 

"To have been once more chosen for such an important order is the best recognition for our skills," said Giuseppe Bono, Fincantieri Chief Executive Officer. "This is an extremely important sign, especially if we consider the shipbuilding industry's present period of evolution, both in Europe and Asia."

 

Bono added, "Today Fincantieri can count on a solid order book, without equal in terms of diversification and quality of the product, which is a testament to our leadership in the cruise ship business sector. This position has been solidified over the years also thanks to our relationship with Carnival, a partnership which has allowed us to grow and which is now strengthened by our recent agreement involving the Chinese market and by today's orders. We are hopeful that many others will follow in the future."

 

All told, Carnival Corporation has refreshed its global fleet – the largest in the world – with more than 30 new ship additions since 2007, including its two newest ships, Regal Princess and Costa Diadema, with another 10 ships scheduled to be delivered between 2015 and 2018.

 

In March, P&O Cruises UK plans to introduce Britannia, which is the largest ship ever built for the British cruise market. In the fall of 2015, AIDA Cruises will christen its new flagship, AIDAprima.

 

In 2016, Carnival Cruise Line is scheduled to debut Carnival Vista, a stunning 133,500-ton ship that will be the largest ever in its fleet, and Holland America Line will launch its newest ship, the 99,500-ton ms Koningsdam, a new Pinnacle Class ship that can carry 2,650 passengers. Also in 2016, AIDA will introduce a new sister ship to the 2015 AIDAprima with capacity for 3,250 passengers, while Seabourn will unveil its newest luxury ship, expected to be the biggest ever built by the brand with the ability to serve 604 passengers.

 

Looking forward to 2017, Princess Cruises is working with Fincantieri to build a 143,000-ton vessel featuring the highly popular design elements introduced by the brand's two newest ships, sisters Royal Princess and Regal Princess.

 

About Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company's 25th ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service in 2016.

 

About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]

Holland America Line's fleet of 15 ships offers more than 500 cruises to 415 ports in 98 countries, territories or dependencies. One- to 110-day itineraries visit all seven continents and highlights include Antarctica, South America, Australia/ New Zealand and Asia voyages; four annual Grand Voyages; and popular sailings to ports in the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal. The line currently has a new ship on order from Fincantieri shipyard for delivery in February 2016.

 

Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $500 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine — a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes — Explorations Café powered by The New York Times, Digital Workshop powered by Windows, teens-only activity areas and all new stateroom amenities highlighted by flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top Mariner's Dream Beds.

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Carnival has announced an order with ship builder Fincantiari for a sister ship to the Vista which will delivered spring of 2018.

Thanks for sharing the news, Jimbo. :-)

 

All I can say is that I'm not sure I'm ready to cruise on a ship with almost 4,000 other passengers.

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It actually follow the trends as they have with other classes of ships.

 

The only other class of ship that CCL had that was new and innovative, was the Spirit class. All the others we're simply modifications to the Holiday class, with a slight modification to the Destiny class, which everything since then was an offshoot of that.

 

I am truly hoping for this ship to be new and innovative from the keel up.

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Brings the question of what about the old vessels in the fleet

 

Questions such as....when or what size vessels will replace the aging Fantasy class vessels that can sail underneath the low bridges in Port Tampa Bay and Jacksonville?

 

But nevertheless we welcome the addition of Vista's sister ship (Carnival Seascape?) to our growing fleet!

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Questions such as....when or what size vessels will replace the aging Fantasy class vessels that can sail underneath the low bridges in Port Tampa Bay and Jacksonville?

 

 

That or is carnival will start exploring other areas/itineraries.

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Questions such as....when or what size vessels will replace the aging Fantasy class vessels that can sail underneath the low bridges in Port Tampa Bay and Jacksonville?

 

I've said this before, but I'd love for Richard Branson to swoop in and purchase the Fantasy class for his new Virgin fleet, and simply restore the old Carnival business model to the fleet, with the service and quality that Carnival once offered.

 

It would also force Carnival to step up their game. Win win all around for the cruiser.

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Questions such as....when or what size vessels will replace the aging Fantasy class vessels that can sail underneath the low bridges in Port Tampa Bay and Jacksonville?

 

If Tampa ends up being unable to compete from the failure of future proofing their operation and preventing the current issues encountered from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, that is nobody's fault but the Port of Tampa. Eventually Carnival will have to sell or scrap their current Fantasy class vessels as they won't be modern or competitive when compared to other ships. Royal Caribbean saw this coming and had already sold their three Soverign class ships to prevent saturating their market even further and to keep their fleet more in line with the image they want to be recognized by. If down the line Carnival wishes to associate itself with ships you would expect to see on the Bahamas Celebration, that is Carnival's choice.

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They are (the calls), I really need to re-focus my activities to specifically cruise related things.... I will let you guys know how that goes....;)

 

Building....paying for all the same thing. Might be good to see Uncle Micky out there with a welding torch like Rosie the riviter.......

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The only other class of ship that CCL had that was new and innovative, was the Spirit class. All the others we're simply modifications to the Holiday class, with a slight modification to the Destiny class, which everything since then was an offshoot of that.

 

I am truly hoping for this ship to be new and innovative from the keel up.

 

I think we have beat that poor old dead horse enough. We will know more in January in New York.

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I've said this before, but I'd love for Richard Branson to swoop in and purchase the Fantasy class for his new Virgin fleet, and simply restore the old Carnival business model to the fleet, with the service and quality that Carnival once offered.

 

It would also force Carnival to step up their game. Win win all around for the cruiser.

 

I would think they would love that as well (Carnival). It would be a first (selling off a whole class of ships in one deal). Reducing their fleet in the Caribbean would also significantly strengthen their presence and do much to stabilize cabin prices also.

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And we'll all be here awaiting your LIVE reports and breaking news on both the new dates for the Carnival Vista and the new build project the Carnival Seascape!

 

Yea...I named it! :D

 

Actually, the latest is a 2 hour press conference on the evening of the 23rd.... I will be doing live reports....;):eek:

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