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A Ship Fit for a Queen

P&O Cruises new ? agship Britannia

Photo by James Morgan, © P&O Cruises

Her Majesty The Queen of? cially named

P&O Cruises new ? agship Britannia.

P&O Cruises UK’s Britannia, the big- gest ship designed exclusively for Britain, was christened in of? cial naming ceremo- ny last month. Carnival Corporation & plc launched the ship in Southampton, Eng- land, to commemorate its entry into service for the P&O Cruises ? eet. Christening the ship was Her Majesty The Queen, accom- panied by His Royal Highness The Duke of

Edinburgh. Britannia is the ? rst of two new ships joining Carnival Corporation’s ? eet in 2015, joined later this year by AIDA’s new ? agship vessel, AIDAprima.

The 3,657-passenger Britannia will em- bark on her maiden voyage to the Mediter- ranean and during her maiden season will also sail to the Norwegian Fjords, Canary

Islands and the Baltic Sea, as well as of- fering a range of short breaks and a special “round-Britain” cruise. The 143,000-ton ship will then transfer to the Caribbean for the winter season.

“These amazing new ships are part of our ? eet enhancement strategy that will see 10 new ships join our ? eet in the next three years,” said Arnold Donald, President &

CEO, Carnival Corporation.

Carnival to Add 9 Ships

Carnival Corporation entered into partnerships to add nine cruise ships to its ? eet over a four-year period start- ing in 2019 through 2022; shipbuilders

Fincantieri and Meyer Werft will each build next-generation cruise ships for

Carnival Corporation through two separate, long-term partnerships. The agreement includes options for addi- tional ship builds in the coming years, and are subject to several conditions.

The new ships are expected to serve established cruise markets in North

America and Europe, as well as newer markets, including China. Fincantieri will develop and build ? ve ships at its shipyards in Monfalcone and Mar- ghera, Italy. Meyer Werft will build its four ships at its shipyards in Papen- burg, Germany, and Turku, Finland. 12 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • APRIL 2015

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