Princess Cruises orders the construction of two LNG cruises

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The company Princess Cruises made order to the shipyard Fincantieri for the construction of two cruisers from next generation propelled to Liquefied Natural Gas ( LNG )

By a statement, Fincantieri said that both parties signed a memorandum of understanding for the manufacture of two ships of 175,000 tons each, which were to be delivered to Monfalcone by the end of 2023 and the spring of 2025.

The vessels will be adapted to approximately 4,300 people and will be based on a platform design of next generation, with ships being the first ships of Princess Cruises. be powered by LNG to reduce the environmental impact on its operations.

In addition, the Italian shipbuilder emphasized that this order will mark a milestone with the most

Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, noted that "this revolutionary platform for boats Next-generation cruiser with LNG engine will showcase innovative design and leisure experiences focused on our customers' future vacation and lifestyle trends, further developing the first-clbad Princess Cruises experience we deliver today. # 39; hui. We look forward to working with Fincantieri to bring our vision of this next-generation cruise ship to service. "

For his part, Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri said:" We are proud to expand our long-standing partnership with Princess Cruises, a brand to which we have been linked since our back in the cruise industry in 1990. After so many years, we are preparing to enter, together, into a new era of our industry, each time more aimed at reducing the impact on the industry. # 39; environment. We are proud to do so with a record project, both in terms of size and technological level. "

" We believe that there are no more important steps than these to reaffirm the dominant positions in the market. They allow us to maintain a strong partnership between our country and the Carnival group, the largest foreign investor in Italy, and at the same time maintain the know-how and increase employment, "concluded Bono.