Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Symphony of the Seas

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Icon of the Seas Enters Service as World's Largest Cruise Ship

  Port of Miami, Miami, Florida, USARoyal Caribbean International

  

  Starts 01/27/2024CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE2.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "She entered service on 27 January 2024 out of the Port of Miami in the United States."

  Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever built, entered service out of Miami after roughly two and a half years of construction in Finland.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Carnival Vista Delivered as Carnival Cruise Line’s New Flagship

  Fincantieri Shipyard, Monfalcone, ItalyCarnival Cruise Line

  

  Starts 04/28/2016CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE10.4 years agoWikipedia's^[2] Carnival Vista article gives 28 April 2016 as the ship's delivery date.

  Carnival Vista, a 133,500-ton ship carrying more than 4,600 passengers, was delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy on 28 April 2016.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Crystal Serenity Enters Service as Crystal Cruises' New Flagship

  Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, FranceCrystal Cruises

  

  Starts 07/07/2003CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE23.2 years agoWikipedia's^[2] Crystal Serenity article gives 3 July 2003 as the christening date (by Julie Andrews) and 7 July 2003 as the ship's entry into service.

  Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, the 68,870-ton Crystal Serenity was christened by Julie Andrews on 3 July 2003 and entered commercial service four days later.

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• Marine09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  PortMiami Breaks Ground on Royal Caribbean's Cruise Terminal G

  1080 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132PortMiami

  

  Starts 01/08/2026CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE258 days agoMiami-Dade^[1] County's own release dates the groundbreaking, led by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Royal Caribbean Group CEO Jason Liberty, to January 8, 2026.

  Miami-Dade County and Royal Caribbean Group broke ground on a $345 million single-berth cruise terminal able to process about 7,000 passengers per ship call, with a multi-level garage and a ground-level intermodal hub, sized for Icon-class ships. Demolition of the terminal that stood on the site began in July 2025 and the new complex is slated for completion in late 2027.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Oasis of the Seas Departs on Her Maiden Voyage From Port Everglades

  Port Everglades, 1850 Eller Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USARoyal Caribbean International

  

  Starts 12/05/2009CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoWikipedia^[2] and contemporary cruise-industry coverage agree Oasis of the Seas departed Port Everglades on her maiden voyage on December 5, 2009.

  At over 360 meters long and 225,282 gross tons, Oasis of the Seas was the largest passenger ship ever built when she left Port Everglades on December 5, 2009. Built by STX Europe in Turku, Finland, for Royal Caribbean International, she introduced the industry's first open-air "neighborhood" ship design.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  MSC Meraviglia Megaship Delivered at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceChantiers de l'Atlantique

  

  Starts 05/31/2017CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE9.3 years agoMSC Cruises' own press release states the Meraviglia was delivered and came into service on 31 May 2017 ("MSC CRUISES CELEBRATES THE COMING INTO SERVICE OF MSC MERAVIGLIA").^[1]

  MSC Cruises took delivery of the 315-metre, 171,598-tonne MSC Meraviglia from the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, one of the largest cruise ships ever built, carrying more than 5,700 guests.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Ocean Endeavour Passengers Become First Tourists to Visit the HMS Erebus Wreck Site

  Wilmot and Crampton Bay, Nunavut, CanadaAdventure Canada

  

  Starts 09/05/2019CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE7.0 years agoWikipedia's^[3] MS Ocean Endeavour article states Adventure Canada^[2] passengers were the first members of the public to visit the HMS Erebus wreck site, on 5 September 2019.

  On 5 September 2019, Adventure Canada passengers aboard the ice-class MS Ocean Endeavour became the first members of the public allowed to visit the wreck of Sir John Franklin's HMS Erebus in the Canadian Arctic.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Norwegian Epic Delivered as One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceNorwegian Cruise Line·…

  

  Starts 06/17/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.3 years agoCruise Industry News^[2] reported Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of Norwegian Epic on 17 June 2010.

  Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 153,000-ton Norwegian Epic from the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, at the time the largest ship ever built there.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  MSC Divina Delivered to MSC Cruises at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

  Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Port of Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Nazaire, FranceMSC Cruises

  

  Starts 05/19/2012CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE14.3 years agoWikipedia^[3] and trade press (Offshore Energy^[2]) report MSC Divina was delivered to MSC Cruises on 19 May 2012 at STX France's Saint-Nazaire shipyard.

  Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren christened the 139,000-tonne MSC Divina in Marseille a week after her delivery. Built for $550 million at STX France's Saint-Nazaire shipyard, she became the third ship in MSC Cruises' Fantasia class.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Le Commandant Charcot Becomes First LNG-Powered Ship to Reach the North Pole

  Geographic North Pole, Arctic OceanPonant

  

  Starts 09/06/2021CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE5.0 years agoConfirmed by Cruise Industry News^[4] and Seatrade Cruise^[2], which both report Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021.

  Ponant's hybrid-electric icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021, the first French vessel and the first LNG-propelled ship ever to do so.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Meyer Werft Delivers the Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Ship

  Meyer Werft Shipyard, Industriegebiet Süd, Papenburg, GermanyMeyer Werft

  

  Starts 04/25/2013CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE13.4 years agoMeyer Werft’s^[2] own press release "Meyer Werft delivers Norwegian Breakaway" gives 25 April 2013 as the delivery date.

  Meyer Werft delivered the Norwegian Breakaway, then the largest ship it had ever built, from its Papenburg shipyard to Norwegian Cruise Line after an 18-month build. Her maiden voyage was the transatlantic crossing to New York, where she was christened; seven-day Bermuda cruises out of New York followed from 12 May 2013.

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• Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

  Given the Movie: To the Sea Releases in Japanese Theaters

  Higashi-Ōizumi, Nerima, JapanLerche

  

  Starts 09/20/2024CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%2.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

  Given the Movie: To the Sea, the third feature film in Lerche's Given series, opens in Japanese theaters, picking the story back up as singer Mafuyu Sato begins to doubt his place fronting the band Given.

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