Carnival Corporation & PLC (Carnival Corporation) has signed a memorandum of agreement with Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver three additional next-generation, LNG-powered cruise ships.
Two of the ships will operate for Carnival Cruise Line, under the Costa Cruises and AIDA brands, while the other newbuild will operate under P&O Cruises.
In total, Carnival Corporation has agreements in place to build seven LNG-powered cruise ships across four of its total 10 global cruise brands, with the first of these ships expected to be in operation in 2019.
The new ships will be part of Carnival Corporation’s next-generation “green cruising” ship design and will be part of the first generation of cruise ships to be fully powered by LNG.
The Carnival Cruise Line ships delivery is expected in 2020 and 2022, while the P&O ship will be built by Meyer Werft has an expected delivery date in 2020.
Ship Efficiency Review News
To contact the reporter responsible for this article, please email editor@fathom-mi.com
