Fincantieri cuts steel for Regent's Seven Seas PrestigeFincantieri cuts steel for Regent's Seven Seas Prestige

Delivery is scheduled for 2026, with a sister ship due in 2029.

Bigger than the Explorer series

At 77,000gt with cspacity for approximately 850 passengers, Seven Seas Prestige is a bigger Regent newbuild, part of the eight-ship order Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings placed in April.

(Regent's Explorer trio measures 55,000gt with capacity for 744 passengers each. Those ships were built at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente and Ancona yards.)

Who was there

The ceremony was attended by executives including NCLH President/CEO Harry Sommer and EVP Vessel Operations Patrik Dahlgren, Regent Seven Seas Cruises President Andrea DeMarco and Fincantieri's GM Merchant Ships Division Luigi Matarazzo and Marghera Director Marco Lunardi.

The 257-meter/843-foot Seven Seas Prestige will have 434 suites, offering one of cruising's highest space ratios.