Delivery 2027
Meyer Werft is building a new cruise ship for US shipping company
The Meyer Werft has a full order book by 2031. One of the ships is the “Carnival Festival”, which is to be delivered to the shipping company in 2027.
The Meyer Werft has started in Papenburg with the construction of a new cruise ship for the American shipping company Carnival Cruise Line. The 344 -meter long and 180,000 gross register tonnes large ship is to be delivered in 2027, as the shipyard announced. The ship bears the name “Carnival Festival” and offers space for more than 6,400 passengers.
Liquid gas drive and water saving concept
It is the fourth ship of a series that builds the Emsland company for Carnival Cruise Lines. The “Carnival Festival” is powered with liquid gas. The ship will also realize a new water savings concept, said the President of Carnival Cruise Line, Christine Duffy, according to the press release.
According to the company, the order book of the shipyard is filled until 2031, including converter platforms for offshore wind turbines and a research ship.
Nevertheless, the shipyard fell into financial hardship last year. With a rescue package, around 80 percent of the shares took over with a rescue package for 400 million euros. They also grant the company of around one billion euros each to secure banks loans.
dpa
Source: Stern
