Category Archives: New Ships

Dame Jenni Murray will name Saga ships

The two newest additions to Saga’s River Cruise fleet, sister ships Spirit of the Danube and Spirit of the Rhine, will be officially named by Godmother Dame Jenni Murray in a special ceremony held at Arnhem, in the Netherlands

P&O Cruises lay keel for new eco-ship Arvia 

Keel laying is a traditional ship-building ceremony which always includes laying some coins on the keel block to bring good luck to the ship and its crew during construction and in the ships future at sea. The team building PO Cruises 184,000 tonnes ship Arvia, celebrated the milestone using specially selected coins from Barbados which were placed under the block before the block was then lowered onto the coins. This keel laying block weighs 570 tons, is 11.3 metres long, 42.10 metres wide and 11.81 metres high and had to be lifted by a 800 ton crane.

Fincanteri deliver Discovery Princess

The newest cruise ship in the Princess Cruises fleet – Discovery Princess – has been delivered during an official handover at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. Discovery Princess expands the Princess Cruises fleet to 15 MedallionClass vessels and features an evolution of the design platform used for the cruise line’s previous Royal-Class ships.

SEABOURN launch new campaign

According to market research conducted for Seaborn by Grace Creative, these decision makers are mainly a women over 50, who apparently make 87% of travel decisions. “They are in a transition period when they can own, reinvent, and follow their passions for their next act. And they have the resources to do it,” said Jennifer Nottoli, Managing Director of Grace Creative. “Our goal with Seabourn’s ‘This Is Your Moment’ campaign is to speak to those women authentically and resonate with their passions, either for themselves or with their partners, as they enter midlife and beyond.”

Viking Neptune floats out at Fincanteri

A member of the Viking team cuts a cord that allows water to begin flowing into the ship’s building dock. Following the two day process that will set Viking Neptune afloat, she will be moved to a nearby outfitting dock for final construction and interior build-out.

P & O announce escape room plans for Arvia

P&O Cruises announced today that their first escape room experience will be onboard their next Excel class ship, the Arvia – which is due to join the fleet in December 2022

New and exclusive to Arvia Mission Control will be P&O Cruises first multi-sensory escape room. The new experience is set underwater on board a fictional submarine Arvia II, with a series of challenging, mind stimulating live-action puzzles.