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Fincantieri tears to STX France the order for the two new cruise ships of Viking Ocean Cruises
The units, of 45.000 tsl, will be completed at the end of 2014 and at the end of 2015. The memorandum of understanding includes an option for a third ship
April 19, 2012
The Fincantieri Italian has torn from the hands of French STX France the order for two new oceanic cruise ships, with option for a third unit, announced at the end last year from Viking Ocean Cruises of the group Viking River Cruises, store clerk who then is cancelled and has been time mail in the memorandum form of understanding in the pocketbook of the Italian navalmeccanica company ( on December 22, 2011 and 5 April 2012).
The ability to the ships object of the preliminary understanding with Fincantieri is advanced regarding that communicated previously relatively to the units commissioned to STX France: draft of ships of 45.000 tons of tonnage that will be able to accommodate 998 passengers in 499 cabins (to STX France had proposed the construction of ships in a position to accommodating 888 passengers in 444 cabins).
Fincantieri will have to at the end deliver the two cruise ships of 2014 and at the end of 2015. Viking and Fincantieri have specified that the two companies have reached an agreement on the financial and technical aspects of the agreement and that they preview to sign the contract shortly.
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The Fincantieri Italian has torn from the hands of French STX France the order for two new oceanic cruise ships, with option for a third unit, announced at the end last year from Viking Ocean Cruises of the group Viking River Cruises, store clerk who then is cancelled and has been time mail in the memorandum form of understanding in the pocketbook of the Italian navalmeccanica company 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
