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Keel laid for Scenic Eclipse II

The keel-laying ceremony for the newest ship in the Scenic Cruises fleet – Eclipse II – took place last week in the Maj 3 shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

May 17, 2021

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

Sister ship to Scenic Eclipse, Scenic Eclipse II is the second Discovery Yacht from The Scenic Group and is due to launch in the Mediterranean in Q1, 2023. It was orginally due to enter service this year. The company’s first oceangoing ship that was christened by Dame Helen Mirren in New York in 2019 

The ceremony was attended by Glen Moroney, owner and founder of Scenic Group, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, the Minister of Economy, Tomislav Ćorić, and the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butkovic.

Belief in the future

Moroney commented, ‘We are all familiar with the challenges that currently face the cruising industry. At Scenic Group, we are proud to continue to invest in new ventures that demonstrate our unwavering belief in the future of the industry and indeed, Scenic’s leading position within that.

‘The keel laying ceremony is symbolic for the start of full production and from here on we will proceed at speed for delivery.

‘I would like to thank our partners at the Croatian shipyard as well as the Government of the Republic of Croatia for their ongoing support.’

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About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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