Carnival Cruise Line Orders New Ships for 2020 and 2022

Carnival Cruise Line plans to switch on even more fun as the brand has just announced that it is expecting two new cruise ships which are set for delivery in 2020 and 2022.

The new ships will be the largest ever built for Carnival cruise line, weighing in at over 180,000 tonnes each. Each ship will have an approximate passenger capacity of 5,200 based on double occupancy. The ships will be the first in north America to be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as part of a ‘green-design’ initiative to reduce air pollution from their cruise ships. The ships will be built by Meyer Turku at their shipyard in Finland …

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Rendering of new P&O Cruise Ship

P&O Cruise Line Announces New Mega-Ship

7th September 2016

Will P&O’s new mega-ship mark the beginning of a change for the cruise line?

Yesterday P&O Cruise Line announced that they were planning to build a 180,000 tonne LNG-powered cruise ship, scheduled for delivery in 2020. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company, recently signed a memorandum of agreement with leading German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver a next-generation cruise ship for P&O Cruises, the largest cruise ship to be built specifically for the British market.

The new ship will exceed 180,000 gross tonnes and will accommodate approximately 5,200 guests (lower berths). Through an innovative use of space, the ship will offer an …

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