Toscana , Mardi Gras and Celebration represent the new generation of LNG cruise ships .
“ Right now , LNG is the most sustainable , practical choice we have for fuel in these large cruise ships ,” says Project Director Jaakko Leinonen , who is charged with taking Celebration across the finish line as he did with Mardi Gras .
Carnival Cruise Line is expecting as many as 11 LNG-powered cruise ships to join the fleet by 2025 , representing 20 % of the company ’ s capacity .
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Celebration is already the sixth LNG-powered vessel for the Turku shipyard .
NO SHORTAGE OF CHALLENGES
Leinonen says that some of the challenges faced by the construction can probably be described as “ biblical ,” as a global pandemic rages on and the winds of war keep blowing . Nevertheless , Celebration has been able to clear all the hurdles .
“ Over five years ago , when the contract for Celebration was made , we wrote down the timeline for production and we have been able to stick with it , even though the headwinds have been considerable at times .” Celebration is slated for delivery in early November 2022 , with a sea voyage to Southampton to kick off four days later .
“ Already in mid-October , we ’ re getting around 300 members of the ship ’ s
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