By Maria Armental
Carnival Corp. (CCL) said it has ordered nine more cruise ships,
as part of its fleet replacement program.
The cruise ship company, which operates such lines as Carnival
Cruise and Holland America, agreed with Italian shipbuilder
Fincantieri SpA to build five ships, while German shipbuilder Meyer
Werft is to build four vessels, between 2019 and 2022.
Carnival didn't specify which of its lines will receive the new
ships.
As part of the fleet replacement program, Carnival plans to add
two previously ordered ships in 2015 and remove four. Nine other
ships are scheduled to be delivered by 2018, the company said.
In January, The Wall Street Journal reported the company was
discussing two joint ventures in China with state-owned China
Merchants Group to build cruising ports and ships as it seeks to
expand its reach in that country's booming tourism industry.
Write to Maria Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com
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