Seabourn Encore, the first in a new class of ship for Seabourn, reached a significant milestone last week as her keel was laid in a special ceremony. The keel laying ceremony, held at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard, marks an important milestone in the construction of the new ship. The ceremony was attended by key members of […]
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Last week, as Royal Caribbean announced plans to construct a fourth Oasis Class ship, STX France and Royal Caribbean celebrated the third Oasis Class ship’s keel laying ceremony. The ceremony, which marks a major milestone in the ship’s construction, was kicked off with the laying of a 1,000-ton block measuring 32-ft by 154-ft into the dry dock at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard. […]
In a special ceremony earlier today, P&O Cruises marked the first step of the construction of their new, yet to be named ship. The first of 74 blocks, which will ultimately become the new ship once welded together, was laid at the direction of P&O’s Managing Director, Carol Marlow, and Carnival UK’s CEO, David Dingle. […]