Fincantieri to build two new Carnival ships

(ANSA) - Milan, December 19 - Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri announced on Friday that it will build two new cruise ships for Carnival Corporation, adding two more to its successful 2014 output that climbed back to pre-crisis levels.
    Fincantieri will build Carnival Vista's 26th ship - a 133,500 ton, 3,954-passenger vessel. The company will also build a 99,500 ton, 2,650-passenger vessel for the company's Holland America brand.
    In 2014, the company was awarded eight of 16 ships commissioned throughout the year, it said Since 1990, Fincantieri has built 67 ships, and is expected to produce 17 more by 2018, including eight for Carnival.