MSC Divina Delivered to MSC Cruises at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

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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

  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

  Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Symphony of the Seas

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceRoyal Caribbean International

  

  Starts 03/23/2018CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE8.5 years agoRoyal Caribbean Press Center reported official delivery from STX France on March 23, 2018.^[1]

  Symphony of the Seas, then the world's largest cruise ship, was officially delivered to Royal Caribbean International at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  DCNS Delivers the FREMM Frigate Aquitaine to the French Navy

  Lorient, FranceDCNS

  

  Starts 11/23/2012CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE13.8 years agoWikipedia's^[2] French frigate Aquitaine article records DCNS commissioning the lead FREMM frigate into the French Navy on 23 November 2012.

  DCNS handed over the Aquitaine, the lead ship of France's FREMM-class multi-mission frigates, to the French Navy. The 142-meter, 6,000-tonne frigate was built at DCNS's Lorient shipyard.

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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

  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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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  IHC Merwede Delivers the Oleg Strashnov Crane Vessel to Seaway Heavy Lifting

  Van Cralingenweg 1, Krimpen aan den IJssel, NetherlandsIHC Merwede

  

  Starts 04/01/2011CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE15.5 years agoOffshore Energy^[3] reported Seaway Heavy Lifting took delivery of the new-build Oleg Strashnov crane vessel on 1 April 2011.

  Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede delivered the Oleg Strashnov, a 183-metre DP3 crane vessel able to lift 5,000 tonnes, to Seaway Heavy Lifting on 1 April 2011. The ship went on to become one of the most powerful monohull crane vessels used in offshore construction.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Is Formally Opened in the North Sea

  VattenfallNorth Sea, ~70 km west of Sylt, Germany

  Starts 04/30/2015CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE11.4 years agoVattenfall's^[3] press release "DanTysk offshore wind farm formally opened" states the formal opening took place on 30 April 2015 in Hamburg.

  Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München formally opened the 288MW DanTysk wind farm, built with 80 turbines 70km west of Sylt using the jack-up vessel Pacific Osprey.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Royal Danish Navy Commissions the Flexible Support Ship HDMS Absalon

  Lindø Shipyard, Munkebo, DenmarkRoyal Danish Navy

  

  Starts 10/19/2004CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE21.9 years agoWikipedia's^[2] HDMS Absalon (F341) article gives 19 October 2004 as the commissioning date into the Royal Danish Navy, built by Odense Steel Shipyard.

  The Royal Danish Navy commissioned HDMS Absalon, lead ship of the Absalon-class flexible support ships built at Odense Steel Shipyard. The 137-meter vessel combines helicopter, troop, and vehicle capacity with modern weapon systems.

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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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• Marine09/15/2026@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

  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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