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Fincantieri has celebrated two ceremonies of launch
the first in the plant of Monfalcone for the "Seen Carnival" and the second one in the ship yard of Ancona for "Viking Sea"
June 26, 2015
The navalmeccanico group Italian yesterday. The first in the plant of Monfalcone for the Seen Carnival, the new flagship of the fleet of Carnival Cruise Line (Carnival group) that - after the phase of preparation of the internal ones - it will be delivered in the spring of 2016. With 133.500 tons of tonnage and 321 meters of length, the Seen Carnival is the greatest up to now constructed ship from Fincantieri for the fleet of Carnival Cruise Line. The new flagship will have very 1,967 cabins, to which 785 destined cabins to the crew will be added, and will be able to on board accommodate beyond 6.400 people between passengers and crew.
The second ceremony of launch is carried out in the ship yard of Ancona for Viking Sea, the second one of three cruise ships that Fincantieri is realizing for the society owner of a shipping company Viking Ocean Cruises. After the phase of preparation the ship will be delivered in the spring of 2016. After to have delivered to March before the twin ships, Viking Star, Fincantieri currently it has already begun the workings also on Viking Sky, third unit that will be always delivered by the plant of Ancona at the beginning of 2017. Viking Sea, as the two twin units, will place itself in the segment of market of unit of small dimensions: he will have in fact a tonnage of about 47.800 tons, will be equipped of 465 cabins and he will be able to accommodate 930 passengers.
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