The Princess Cruises company of the Carnival Corporation group has ordered Fincantieri to build three cruise ships of new generation of the "Voyager" class, with delivery expected at the end of 2035, 2038 and 2039. Based on the design of the "Sphere" class ships, including two - Sun Princess, delivered in 2024, and Star Princess in 2025 - built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard, the three new units they will be dual-fuel and powered mainly by natural gas liquefied. Also built in the Monfalcone shipyard, The new three naval units will have a gross tonnage of 183 thousand tons and will be able to accommodate about 4,700 passengers.

The new orders, made official at the fair cruise ship Seatrade Cruise Global which ended yesterday in Miami increase the portfolio of the US group Carnival which, in addition to the three new units for Princess Cruises, has in plans to take delivery of seven more new ships between 2027 and 2033.

Fincantieri announced that the value of the new agreement with Princess Cruises, subject to funding and other terms, and typical conditions of this type of contract, is defined as as very important, i.e. more than two billion euros.

"The new orders - underlined the administrator delegate and general manager of Fincantieri, Pierroberto Folgiero - provide robust workload visibility for our shipyards - and in particular that of Monfalcone - until 2039 and support optimal and consistent business development cruise industry, in line with the objectives of the business plan 2026-2030. With the new units of the "Voyager" class We continue to enhance our know-how in the field of advanced and sustainable shipbuilding, accompanying Princess in the growth path and confirming our role as a Reference industrial partner for the evolution of the industry cruise industry".

In the last 35 years, the Monfalcone shipyard has built 21 ships for the Princess Cruises company.