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Princess Cruises Announces Plans for Three New Giant Cruise Ships

The $2.3 billion deal adds Princess Cruises’ largest ships by capacity and extends Carnival Corporation’s LNG fleet strategy through 2039.

  • Princess Cruises confirmed an order for three new Voyager-class ships with Fincantieri valued at over $2.3 billion, utilizing Liquefied Natural Gas fuel technology.
  • Carnival Corporation positioned these vessels as its 19th, 20th, and 21st LNG-based ships, with deliveries scheduled for late 2035, 2038, and 2039.
  • At 183,000 gross tons, each ship accommodates approximately 4,700 guests and will be constructed at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
  • On Wednesday, the deal extended the cruise ship orderbook to a record $86 billion, with analysts expecting the total to soon exceed $100 billion.
  • Under the company's 2026-2030 Industrial Plan, Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO and Managing Director of Fincantieri, called the agreement "very important" for supporting profitable cruise business development.
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PR Newswire broke the news in United States on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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