construction Archives - Cruise News Weekly https://cruisenewsweekly.com/tag/construction/ The latest cruise news, tips, deals, reports, and more. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:40:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 Take a look inside the new Royal Promenade on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas https://cruisenewsweekly.com/inside-royal-promenade-royal-caribbean-icon-of-the-seas/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/inside-royal-promenade-royal-caribbean-icon-of-the-seas/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:40:30 +0000 https://cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=7557 If you’ve sailed on any of Royal Caribbean’s newer ships, you have most likely spent a fair amount of time in the Royal Promenade. Although some ships have larger promenades than others, they all pretty much look similar: no views of the water, coffee shop, pizza place and some stores. Well that’s about to change …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/inside-royal-promenade-royal-caribbean-icon-of-the-seas/feed/ 0 The Magic of Carnival cruise ship construction https://cruisenewsweekly.com/the-magic-of-carnival-cruise-ship-construction/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/the-magic-of-carnival-cruise-ship-construction/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:16:52 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=3018 By Michael Coleman Have you ever wondered how – even with the most-amazing of latest technologies – a modern-day cruise ship is constructed? It’s an enormous undertaking even for the world’s most popular cruise line. With less than seven months until its maiden voyage, the new Carnival Magic reached another construction milestone when it was …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/the-magic-of-carnival-cruise-ship-construction/feed/ 0 Follow the Dawn Princess’ makeover online https://cruisenewsweekly.com/follow-the-dawn-princess-makeover-online/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/follow-the-dawn-princess-makeover-online/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:07:58 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=2211 Following the response to its unprecedented online Golden Princess Drydock Journal last month, Princess Cruises is again inviting cruise enthusiasts to go behind the scenes as Dawn Princess undergoes a similar makeover. Visitors to princess.com will be able to watch daily as the ship receives new interior furnishings and finishes, plus adds two Princess signature …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/follow-the-dawn-princess-makeover-online/feed/ 0 Photos: Norwegian Epic gets her funnels https://cruisenewsweekly.com/photos-norwegian-epic-gets-her-funnels/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/photos-norwegian-epic-gets-her-funnels/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:02:38 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=2191 Norwegian Cruise Line’s largest ship, Norwegian Epic, reached another milestone yesterday with the fitting of its two huge funnels at STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France. The massive block consisted of three parts: the two funnels separated by a HVAC station. It weighed 45 tons, and measured approximately 46 feet high, 65 feet long and 23 …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/in-port-today-costa-magica-in-malaga-spain/feed/ 0 NCL Epic’s bow lowered into place at shipyard https://cruisenewsweekly.com/ncl-epics-bow-lowered-into-place-at-shipyard/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/ncl-epics-bow-lowered-into-place-at-shipyard/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:13:20 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=1990 Norwegian Epic’s construction, underway at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, France, celebrated a milestone in the early morning hours last Wednesday, April 9, when the ship’s bow was lowered into place. The bow, known as block 642, weighed 445 tons and measured 85 feet long, 108 feet wide and almost 30 feet high. The process …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/ncl-epics-bow-lowered-into-place-at-shipyard/feed/ 0 Detailed model of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas https://cruisenewsweekly.com/detailed-model-of-royal-caribbeans-oasis-of-the-seas/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/detailed-model-of-royal-caribbeans-oasis-of-the-seas/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:54:45 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=1855 One of the busiest booths at this week’s Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami conference (besides Mexico’s when they were giving out free beer) was that of STX Europe, the builder of Royal Caribbean’s upcoming newest ship. The reason for the crowd was their model of that revolutionary ship, Oasis of the Seas. Here are some more …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/detailed-model-of-royal-caribbeans-oasis-of-the-seas/feed/ 3 New ships to be named Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy https://cruisenewsweekly.com/new-ships-to-be-named-disney-dream-and-disney-fantasy/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/new-ships-to-be-named-disney-dream-and-disney-fantasy/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:23:43 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=1806 At today’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company, Disney announced the names of the company’s two new cruise ships. “Last week, steel cutting began on our next two Disney cruise ships. Today I’m pleased to announce their names,” said Robert A. Iger, Disney president and CEO. “The Disney Dream will set …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/new-ships-to-be-named-disney-dream-and-disney-fantasy/feed/ 1 Oceania Cruises’ Marina under construction https://cruisenewsweekly.com/oceania-cruises-marina-under-construction/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/oceania-cruises-marina-under-construction/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:12:54 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=1797 A ceremony marking the keel laying for Oceania Cruises’ Marina was held over the weekend at the Sestri Ponente shipyard of Fincantieri near Genoa, Italy. During the age-old ceremony which was attended by members of both Oceania Cruises’ and Fincantieri’s management teams, Frank Del Rio, Chairman and CEO of Prestige Cruise Holdings and founder of …

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]]> https://cruisenewsweekly.com/oceania-cruises-marina-under-construction/feed/ 0 Construction begins on two new Disney ships https://cruisenewsweekly.com/construction-begins-on-two-new-disney-ships/ https://cruisenewsweekly.com/construction-begins-on-two-new-disney-ships/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:55:41 +0000 http://www.cruisenewsweekly.com/?p=1747 Disney Cruise Line began construction on two new ships today with a steel cutting ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The ships are scheduled for completion in 2011 and 2012. “When we launched our business in 1998, we recognized a need in the marketplace for a cruise experience created just for families,” …

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