O
riginally founded as a financial hold-
Since the year 1990, Fincantieri has
ing company, Fincantieri is continu-
built close to 60 cruise ships. A number
ing the tradition of Italian shipbuilding.
At present, the Fincantieri group consists of a network of 21 shipyards, four
Carnival are the ’Carnival Magic’ and the
’Royal Princess’.
of further cruise ships are under construction or scheduled to be built at Fincantieri’s
CONSTRUCTION
shipyards in Italy.
STARTED IN 2011
design centres – one of them for naval
Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard
Carnival’s new cruise liner ’Royal Prin-
research – and two production sites con-
has a long history of building cruise ships
cess’ was constructed by Fincantieri for
centrating on the manufacturing of sys-
for Carnival Group and its Carnival Cruise
the British-American cruise line Princess
tems and mechanical components. Over-
Lines and Princess Cruises fleets.
Cruises, a brand owned and operated by
all, Fincantieri has a team of 19 000 people
worldwide.
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Amongst the recent cruise ships Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard has built for
the Carnival Corporation.
The ship is the third in the cruise liner