Carnival Cruise Lines new 102,000 gross tonne cruise ship ‘Carnival Victory’ was floated out of the Fincantieri shipyard earlier in December. The ship is 272 metres long and has 1,379 passenger cabins. It costs between $400-500 million.
The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri Cantieri Navali said in a separate statement the Tirrenia Ferry Line had ordered two cruise ferries at 35,000 gross tonnes each. Each ferry will transport 900 vehicles and 2,200 passengers. The first one will be delivered in the summer of 2001, and the second one in spring 2002.