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Fincantieri surges on
Two more cruiseships join the crowded orderbook of the Italian yard.
T
he next few years will continue to be
very busy for Fincantieri. Among its
latest contracts is a deal with Costa
Crociere, the Italian subsidiary of Carnival
Corp, to build two new 114,200tonne
cruiseships due delivery in 2011 and 2012. The
construction of the two vessels is worth a total
of around €1 billion, and they will be built at
Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard.
These cruiseships will bring Costa’s fleet to
17 ships, with five of those currently on order
from Fincantieri. The two new ships will be
sister ships to Costa Concordia, Costa Serena,
and Costa Pacifica, the latter of which is now
being built at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente
shipyard.
The new agreement means that, over the
course of the last year, Fincantieri’s cruise Costa Concordia is a sister ship to two 114,200tonne cruiseships which will be built by
sector orders alone have been extended by Fincantieri at its Marghera shipyard, on behalf of Costa Crociere.
12 ships, of which two are options, with new
orders worth over €5 billion.
The two new ships will each be able to which is building at the Ancona shipyard two self-service and one à la carte restaurant,
accommodate 3780 passengers in total, or 3012 and is due delivery in early 2008. At 175m and a number of bars. In addition, she will
guests based on double occupancy, in 1506 long and 27m wide, the vessel has a gross also have a fully equipped business room
cabins, six more than the other Concordia tonnage of 36,000tonnes, a loading capacity for passengers who need to work during the
class ships. Cabins will feature direct access to of 5000tonnes, and a draught of 7m. voyage.
a restaurant and a 23,000ft
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Samsara spa. Drawing on an installed propulsion power Other Fincantieri contracts include the
Other facilities available for passengers of 50,400kW, the ferry will be able to reach a construction of a super luxury cruiseship
include two swimming pools with retractable speed of approximately 28knots. When the for the Italian owner SilverSea, to be built
magrodomes, with the central one equipped ship enters service, she will have a passenger at Ancona, and the €500 million agreement
with a giant film screen and racing car capacity of 2080 and a crew of 120, with over to build Queen Elizabeth for Cunard Line.
driving simulators, plus upgrades to onboard 240 cabins fitted. Queen Elizabeth will have a passenger
entertainment. Superstar will operate on the Helsinki- capacity of 2092 and will be built at
Another success for Fincantieri is the Tallink route and encompasses 9000m
2
of Monfalcone shipyard for delivery in autumn
launch of Tallink’s Superstar cruiseship, public areas, a theatre, a show lounge, shops, 2010. NA
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