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Carnival Firms Up Orders For Four Vessels Under Fincantieri Partnership
Carnival Corporation & plc (Carnival) Wednesday said it has finalized an agreement for four new cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri S.p.A.
"The signing of this agreement happens during a real and beyond all expectations boom of the cruise sector," said Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri.
The order will include two new 135,500-tonne ships and one 143,700-tonne ship, Carnival said.
It was noted that the vessels will be built at the Fincantieri shipyards in Monfalcone and Marghera, Italy, for delivery in 2019 and 2020.
Carnival said it now has 17 new ships scheduled for delivery between 2016 and 2020.
The order is part of a strategic agreement signed between Carnival and Fincantieri in March 2015, the company said.
In December, Ship & Bunker reported that for 2016 Carnival is expecting rising profits from lower bunker costs.
