The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's Jim Murren popped the cork of a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon to signal the start of Ilma's float-out at Chantiers de l'Atlantique during festivities Tuesday evening.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection plans eight to 10 ships for multiple Marriott International brands and expects to go public in the next three to four years, Executive Chairman and CEO Jim Murren told Seatrade Cruise News.

Fincantieri signed an €800m facility agreement – for a five-year term with three years grace period and 70% guaranteed by SACE – to address funding needs for organic growth and the development of its backlog.  

Cunard formed a three-year partnership with the British Film Institute for a curated programme of short films and blockbusters to be shown exclusively on the outdoor screen in The Pavilion aboard Queen Anne.

MSC Group's cruise division firmed orders for a pair of hydrogen-powered ships for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri.

Utopia of the Seas, the sixth Oasis-class ship and the first powered by LNG, tasted water for the first time over the weekend at Chantiers de l'Atlantique.

Viking open sales earlier than planned for its newest Nile River ship, Viking Sobek, set to debut in 2025.

The former Global Dream is renamed Disney Adventure, and Disney Cruise Line's new destination in Eleuthera will be called Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.

Outfitting works for Cruise Saudi-owned cruise line, Aroya Cruises, will be carried out by MJM Marine and De Wave Group.

Foreship relocated its UK subsidiary to larger premises and appointed Tuur Killaars as senior sustainability specialist in a dual response to the volume and scope of enquiries being handled by the naval architect and marine engineering firm one...