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WORK STARTS AT SESTRI ON THE "SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER"
15 lug 2014
15 lug 2014
The first cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The plate-cutting ceremony was held today at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard for the “Seven Seas Explorer", the first super luxury cruise ship that Fincantieri is building for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings group. The delivery is scheduled for summer 2016.
The ceremony was attended, among others, by Kunal S. Kamlani, President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, while Fincantieri was represented by Gabriele Cocco, Executive Senior Vice President Merchant Vessels, and Raffaele Davassi, the Sestri yard manager.
The contract is worth approximately USD 450 million. SACE (Italy's export credit agency) has made a significant contribution to finalizing this deal thanks to its provision of export guarantees to the banking system, allowing Fincantieri to present the cruise line with a satisfactory package of technical, commercial and financial proposals.
With its 54,000 gross tonnes and 223 metres in length, "Seven Seas Explorer" will be the flagship of the fleet, with accommodation for 738 passengers in 369 spacious suites.
The new ship will be built using the very latest in environmental protection technologies. The interiors will be particularly sophisticated, with every attention paid to passenger comfort.
In the recent past, the Sestri Ponente Shipyard has delivered two extra-luxury units for Oceania Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings: “Oceania Marina” built in 2011 and “Oceania Riviera” in 2012. The sister ships have the following specifications:
Gross tonnage: 66.000,
Length: 238 m,
Beam: 32 m,
Guest decks: 11.
Trieste, 15 July 2014
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is the world’s most inclusive luxury cruise line. Fares include all-suite accommodations, round-trip air, highly personalized service, acclaimed cuisine, fine wines and spirits, sightseeing excursions in every port, gratuities and a pre-cruise luxury hotel package for those staying in a concierge or above suite. Three award-winning, all-suite vessels, Seven Seas Navigator, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Voyager, are among the most spacious at sea and visit more than 250 destinations around the globe.
Prestige Cruise Holdings is the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. PCH manages select assets in Apollo Management's cruise investment portfolio and is led by Chairman & CEO Frank J. Del Rio and President & COO Kunal S. Kamlani. PCH is the market leader in the upper-premium and luxury segments of the cruise industry with over 6,400 berths between the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands.
Fincantieri is one of the world's largest shipbuilding groups, which in over 200 years of maritime history has built more than 7.000 vessels. It is world leader in cruise ship construction and a reference player in other sectors, from naval vessels to cruise ferries, from mega-yachts to special high value-added vessels, ship repairs and conversions and offshore vessels. Headquartered in Trieste, the Group has more than 20,000 employees, of whom 7,700 in Italy, and 21 shipyards in 4 continents. During 2013 the Group acquired VARD, a company that builds offshore support vessels for oil & gas exploration and production and is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Fincantieri has thus doubled in size, becoming the western world's largest shipbuilder and world number one by diversification and presence in every high value-added market sector. Fincantieri operates in the United States through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG). This company, which serves important government customers, including the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, has three shipyards (Marinette Marine, Bay Shipbuilding, Ace Marine), all located in the Great Lakes region. Fincantieri is present in the UAE with Etihad Ship Building, a joint venture set up with Melara Middle East and Al Fattan Ship Industries, to design, produce and sell different types of civilian and military ships as well as perform maintenance and refitting activities.
The plate-cutting ceremony was held today at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard for the “Seven Seas Explorer", the first super luxury cruise ship that Fincantieri is building for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings group. The delivery is scheduled for summer 2016.
The ceremony was attended, among others, by Kunal S. Kamlani, President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, while Fincantieri was represented by Gabriele Cocco, Executive Senior Vice President Merchant Vessels, and Raffaele Davassi, the Sestri yard manager.
The contract is worth approximately USD 450 million. SACE (Italy's export credit agency) has made a significant contribution to finalizing this deal thanks to its provision of export guarantees to the banking system, allowing Fincantieri to present the cruise line with a satisfactory package of technical, commercial and financial proposals.
With its 54,000 gross tonnes and 223 metres in length, "Seven Seas Explorer" will be the flagship of the fleet, with accommodation for 738 passengers in 369 spacious suites.
The new ship will be built using the very latest in environmental protection technologies. The interiors will be particularly sophisticated, with every attention paid to passenger comfort.
In the recent past, the Sestri Ponente Shipyard has delivered two extra-luxury units for Oceania Cruises, brand of the Prestige Cruise Holdings: “Oceania Marina” built in 2011 and “Oceania Riviera” in 2012. The sister ships have the following specifications:
Gross tonnage: 66.000,
Length: 238 m,
Beam: 32 m,
Guest decks: 11.
Trieste, 15 July 2014
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is the world’s most inclusive luxury cruise line. Fares include all-suite accommodations, round-trip air, highly personalized service, acclaimed cuisine, fine wines and spirits, sightseeing excursions in every port, gratuities and a pre-cruise luxury hotel package for those staying in a concierge or above suite. Three award-winning, all-suite vessels, Seven Seas Navigator, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Voyager, are among the most spacious at sea and visit more than 250 destinations around the globe.
Prestige Cruise Holdings is the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. PCH manages select assets in Apollo Management's cruise investment portfolio and is led by Chairman & CEO Frank J. Del Rio and President & COO Kunal S. Kamlani. PCH is the market leader in the upper-premium and luxury segments of the cruise industry with over 6,400 berths between the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands.
Fincantieri is one of the world's largest shipbuilding groups, which in over 200 years of maritime history has built more than 7.000 vessels. It is world leader in cruise ship construction and a reference player in other sectors, from naval vessels to cruise ferries, from mega-yachts to special high value-added vessels, ship repairs and conversions and offshore vessels. Headquartered in Trieste, the Group has more than 20,000 employees, of whom 7,700 in Italy, and 21 shipyards in 4 continents. During 2013 the Group acquired VARD, a company that builds offshore support vessels for oil & gas exploration and production and is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Fincantieri has thus doubled in size, becoming the western world's largest shipbuilder and world number one by diversification and presence in every high value-added market sector. Fincantieri operates in the United States through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG). This company, which serves important government customers, including the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, has three shipyards (Marinette Marine, Bay Shipbuilding, Ace Marine), all located in the Great Lakes region. Fincantieri is present in the UAE with Etihad Ship Building, a joint venture set up with Melara Middle East and Al Fattan Ship Industries, to design, produce and sell different types of civilian and military ships as well as perform maintenance and refitting activities.