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Launched today to Marghera the Carnival cruise ship Panorama
It will be able to accommodate on board beyond 6.500 people
December 6, 2018
Today in the ship yard of Marghera of the Fincantieri group the Carnival is launched Panorama, new destined ship to Carnival Cruise Line, brand of the American group Carnival Corporation. Now it will begin the phase of preparation of the internal ones that will carry to the delivery of the ship in autumn 2019. The moment of the launch is preceded by traditional and the beneaugurante one "coin ceremony", that a silver dollar consists in knitting on the last bridge of the ship, according to an ancient marine custom. Godmother of the ceremony has been Antonella Cazzin, employee of the yard of Marghera gives beyond 35 years.
The new unit will be twin of Seen Carnival, delivered to Monfalcone in April 2016, and of Carnival Horizon, realized to Marghera and delivered in March of this year. "The Seen" series is constituted by ships of 133.500 tons of tonnage and 323 meters of length. Carnival Panorama will very count 2,004 cabins, to which the 770 destined ones to the crew are added, being able so to accommodate on board altogether beyond 6.500 people.
Besides Carnival Panorama, in the yard of Marghera they are under construction or of next realization the second ship for the Costa Asia brand and the third unit of the class "Pinnacle" for Holland America Line, respective in delivery in 2020 and 2021.
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