The Carnival Corporation group has ordered Fincantieri to construction of three cruise ships that will be destined for the brand Carnival Cruise Line of the American group that will take them in delivery in 2029, 2031 and 2033. The ships will have a gross tonnage of almost 230,000 tons and will be powered by natural gas liquified. With more than 3,000 cabins, the three ships will be the most large fleet of Carnival Corporation having a large capacity of almost 8,000 passengers.

In addition, the three new cruise cars for Carnival Cruise Line will be the largest ever built by Fincantieri and the most ever made in Italy.

With today's order, this year the cruise group U.S. has announced five new orders for ships destined for Carnival Cruise Line: Earlier this year, the first orders for new-build ships in five years two other "Excel" class ships that will join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in 2027 and 2028 ( of 14 February and 26 March 2024). In addition, the group has recently announced a series of changes to further optimize the composition of its brand portfolio and increase the capacity of its Carnival Cruise Line's fleet transferring a total of five ships from other brands to Carnival Cruise Line's fleet between 2023. and March 2025 ( of 4 June 2024).

"We are - explained the CEO of Carnival Corporation, Josh Weinstein - doubling the growth of Carnival Cruise Line, our brand that features the largest profits, to keep up with the demand incredibly that we continue to record for the company cruise industry in the world".

"At present," Weinstein continued, "the pace of our new buildings is a single delivery in each of the years 2025, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2031 and 2033. Continue to adopt a disciplined approach to growth, addressing strategically the new capacity towards the areas of greater demand at the rate of one or two new ships per year'. Weinstein specified that the latter order will bring between 2025 and 2033 Group A Overall Capacity Growth an average of about 1.5% per year. "This - said - gives us leeway to strategically deliver new capacity to brands in our portfolio such as Carnival Cruise Line, which deliver exceptional returns while continuing to act in line with our responsible capital strategy, using our significant free cash flow to improve our our balance sheet, significantly reduce our debt and continue to transfer value from debt holders to shareholders".