RELATED: Cunard Line begins build of its new unnamed cruise ship with first steel cutting RELATED: Celebrity Cruises cuts steel for third Edge-class cruise ship Celebrity Beyond Seabourn and shipyard executives initiate steel cutting for Seabourn Venture Modern cruise ships are built in sections, each of which are made up of thousands of individually-cut pieces of steel forming the hull, bulkheads and decks. Delivery is usually scheduled for three to four years.Īt or just before the steel cutting ceremony the name of the ship will usually be revealed. No name or details are given about the ship at this stage, just the gross tonnage, possible class of ship (for example a sister ship or a brand new design) and usually the passenger capacity. When cruise line’s place their order, there will be a confirmed order for a set number, usually one or two, and an ‘option’ for several more, which can be exercised or cancelled at the cruise line’s discretion, depending on market conditions and the success of the initial model. Some are in the steel cutting phase, others are about to be floated out, while others are undergoing final fit out and finish. The Finnish-French STX Europe, Germany’s Meyer Werft and the Italian shipyard Fincantieri are the global leaders in cruise ship construction.īecause of the limited number of specialist cruise shipyards, and the huge number of cruise ships being built, these shipyards have vessels in varying stages of construction at any one time. There are currently more cruise ships on order than at any other time in the cruise industry’s history, with more than 20 being delivered every year from 2020 onwards, but what are the key milestones and stages to a cruise ship’s build process?Ĭruise lines place an order for a cruise ship, or more usually a series of new cruise ships in a new class, with one of the world’s primary cruise ship-building shipyards. RELATED: Industry: What the media get wrong about cruises and bad weather RELATED: Industry: How do you build the first go-kart race track at sea? MSC Seashore under construction for MSC Cruises
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