Carnival Orders Third LNG Powered Ship for AIDA Cruises

Carnival Corporation announced today it has signed a shipbuilding contract for a third next-generation cruise ship for its AIDA Cruises brand.

Featuring Carnival Corporation's "green cruising" design and advanced fuel technology, the ship will be fully powered at sea and in port by Liquefied Natural Gas. Scheduled for delivery in 2023, the new 180,000-ton ship, being built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH at its shipyard in Papenburg, will include an estimated 2,700 staterooms and extensive selection of popular onboard features.

In total, Carnival Corporation has agreements in place with leading German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to build nine LNG-powered cruise ships across four of its nine global cruise brands with delivery dates between 2018 and 2023 – three for AIDA Cruises with expected delivery dates between 2018 and 2023, two for Costa Cruises with expected delivery dates in 2019 and 2021, two for P&O Cruises UK with expected delivery dates in 2020 and 2022 and two for Carnival Cruise Line with expected delivery dates in 2020 and 2022.