Cruise ship titan Carnival Corporation revealed Thursday it has actually authorized yet an additional shipbuilding agreement for a 2nd LNG-powered cruise liner for its P&O Cruises brand name with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft.

The next-generation newbuild is arranged to be provided in 2022.

Similar to a P&O Cruises sibling ship due for distribution in 2020, this 2nd brand-new vessel will certainly be the biggest cruise liner to be constructed especially for the British market. It will certainly be 180,000 gross heaps and also will certainly fit about 5,200 visitors (reduced berths). Both brand-new ships will certainly be signed up in the UK.

The newbuid becomes part of Carnival Corporation’s hostile fleet growth approach with 19 brand-new ships arranged for distribution in between 2018 and also 2022 to equal the expanding need for brand-new capability.

The most current newbuild will certainly be constructed by Meyer Werft at its shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and also include the firm’s unique “green cruising” layout as one of the very first generation of cruise liner to be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) both while in port and also mixed-up, which will considerably decrease air exhausts with the delivery sector’s most sophisticated gas innovation.

“We are seeing the momentum in awareness of cruising both across the media and in our national psyche as ever-increasing numbers of people see first-hand the value for money, unrivalled service and extraordinary onboard experience,” Carnival UK head of stateJosh Weinstein “These two next-generation ships for delivery in the next four years are real and tangible evidence of our absolute optimism for future growth.”

In overall,Carnival Corp has arrangements in position for 19 brand-new ships arranged to be provided in between 2018 and also 2022. Included in those are 8 LNG-powered cruise liner under agreement with Meyer Werft and also its sibling backyard Meyer Turku inFinland The LNG-powered ships consisting of 2 for AIDA Cruises with anticipated distribution days in 2018 and also 2021, 2 for Costa Cruises with anticipated distribution days in 2019 and also 2021, 2 for P&O Cruises UK with anticipated distribution days in 2020 and also 2022 and also 2 for Carnival Cruise Line with anticipated distribution days in 2020 and also 2022.

“We are very happy to continue our excellent partnership with Carnival Corporation and P&O Cruises,” stated Thomas Weigend, taking care of supervisor of Meyer Werft.

Currently,Carnival Corp runs 103 ships throughout 10 brand names with 231,000 reduced berths.