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Carnival Corporation has announced that
it has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise
ships – a 99,000-ton ship for its Holland America Line brand and a
135,000-ton vessel for its Carnival Cruise Lines brand.
A
memorandum of agreement has been signed with Italian shipbuilder
Fincantieri for the construction of a 2,660-passenger ship for Holland
America Line scheduled for delivery in fall 2015 and a 4,000-passenger
ship for Carnival Cruise Lines scheduled for delivery in winter 2016.
The total cost for the two vessels combined, which includes the U.S.
dollar denominated contract price and all owner's costs, will be
approximately $195,000 per lower berth.
The memorandum of agreement is subject to customary closing conditions,
including execution of shipbuilding contracts and financing.
The
Holland America ship, which will be a new class of vessel for the line,
will enter service five years after the last Holland America ship, the
ms Nieuw Amsterdam, delivered in 2010. The Carnival Cruise Lines vessel,
also a new class of ship, will be launched four years after the
introduction of Carnival Breeze, which debuted in spring 2012. The
timing of capacity additions for these brands is similar to the five
year span between upcoming new ship introductions for both Princess
Cruises and P&O Cruises (UK), as previously announced.
"Today's
order continues the company's strategy of introducing two to three
ships per year across the corporation's 10 brands. We have strategically
timed the introduction of these new ships to allow ample time for those
brands to further grow their passenger base and absorb the new capacity
while minimizing revenue yield dilution in the remainder of their
existing fleets," said Micky Arison , chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc.
Including
the newbuilds announced today, Carnival Corporation & plc currently
has nine new ships scheduled for delivery – two for 2013, two for 2014,
three for 2015 and two for 2016. Arison also noted that the addition of
new tonnage is expected, to some extent, to replace existing capacity
reductions from possible sales of older ships.
The
memorandum of agreement with Fincantieri continues the company's
longstanding and successful relationship with the Italian shipbuilder,
which dates back more than 20 years.
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