Cunard to Build "NEW Queen Elizabeth"
New liner to enter service in 2010
Valencia, CA - October 10, 2007 - Cunard Line announces that it has ordered a new 92,000-ton liner, to be named "Queen Elizabeth," scheduled to enter service in the autumn of 2010. Cunard, a unit of Carnival Corporation signed an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of the new 2092-passenger ocean liner, which will be built at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard at an all-out cost of approximately $700 million. The vessel will be the second largest Cunard ship the company has.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Up next for NCL is the F3 class, which will initially encompass two ships at 150,000 tons a piece with capacity for 4,200 passengers. The first F3 build is slated for completion in 2009, with a sister ship coming a year later. The ships will add outdoor night life aft for the adults with the Spice amphitheater.
Royal Caribbean
Orders two 220,000-Ton Ships.
