Carnival orders 9 cruise ships from Germany, Italy
Firm reports earnings of US$49m for quarter ending Feb 28 compared with loss of US$20m a year ago
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CRUISE giant Carnival, which reported better earnings on lower fuel costs, has ordered nine new cruise ships from shipbuilders in Germany and Italy.
Carnival, the world's largest cruise company, ordered five ships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and four ships from Germany's Meyer Werft.
The new ships will be delivered from 2019-2022 and are intended to serve established cruise markets in North America and Europe as well as newer venues such as China, Carnival said.…
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