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Fincantieri confirms Coral Geographer newbuild at Vard

Coral Geographer
Coral Geographer will be the sister of the recently delivered Coral Adventurer, pictured here PHOTO: Fincantieri
Fincantieri officially confirmed what Australian cruise operator Coral Expeditons earlier announced: that its Vard subsidiary is building Coral Geographer, a sister of the recently delivered Coral Adventurer.

The order had also been mentioned by Fincantieri GM Alberto Maestrini during the shipbuilding giant's first quarter earnings report.

Handover in Q4 2020

Delivery from Varg Tung Tau in Vietnam is scheuled for the fourth quarter of 2020. Coral Expeditions has said the ship will arrive in January 2021.

The 120-passenger Coral Geographer, developed by Vard Design in Norway in close cooperation with the client, will measure 93.4 meters.