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Carnival orders super-size ships

01 Aug 2024
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Carnival Corporation has placed an order for its three largest vessels ever, each capable of carrying almost 8 000 guests at full capacity.

The three LNG-powered ships will be constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and will be delivered in the summers of 2029, 2031 and 2033, respectively.

The order will bring a new ship class to the cruise line.

With over 3 000 staterooms and weighing nearly 230 000 gross tonnes each, the three vessels will be the largest Fincantieri has ever built, and the biggest ever built in Italy.

Once they are delivered in 2033, Carnival Corporation will have a total of 16 LNG-powered ships – including eight Carnival Cruise Line ships – making up almost 30% of Carnival Corporation's global capacity and delivering immediate greenhouse gas emission reductions.

The new ships will also feature advanced energy efficiency, waste management, and emission reduction technologies to reduce the company's environmental footprint.

Design details and itinerary information for the new ships will be announced in the future.

In 2024, the largest cruise ships in the world by gross tonnage and passenger capacity are primarily operated by Royal Caribbean International, the largest being Icon of the Seas at approximately 250 800 gross tonnes and a maximum occupancy of 7 600 passengers.

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