Carnival Cruise Line to build world’s largest passenger ships

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, has signed a multi-billion dollar contract to build four next-generation cruise ships with the largest guest capacity in the world.

The Carnival Legend cruise ship in Sydney Harbour
The Carnival Legend cruise ship in Sydney Harbour
The contract is part of larger previously announced strategic memo of understanding with Meyer Werft and Fincantieri S.p.A for nine new ship orders between 2019 and 2022.

The four new ships will also feature a revolutionary “green cruising” design. The ships will be the first in the cruise industry to be powered at sea by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) – the world’s cleanest burning fossil fuel.

The company said two of the ships will be manufactured for AIDA Cruises at Meyer Werft’s shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Additional information about the ships, including which new ships will be added to each brand, will be made available at a later date, the company said.

Based on Carnival Corporation’s new ship design, each of the four ships will have a total capacity of 6,600 guests, feature more than 5,000 lower berths, exceed 180,000 gross tonnes and incorporate an extensive number of guest-friendly features. A major part of the innovative design involves making much more efficient use of the ship’s spaces, creating an enhanced onboard experience for guests.

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