Carnival LNG go-ahead

CARNIVAL Corporation held a keel-laying ceremony this week to celebrate the start of construction for the first of seven next-generation cruise ships to be powered by liquefied natural gas.

The AIDAnova is due to join the AIDA fleet in late 2018 and will be fully powered by low-carbon gas.

Pictured are Felix Eichhorn, president of AIDA Cruises; Arnold Donald, president and ceo of Carnival Corporation; Bernard Meyer, ceo of Meyer Yards; Michael Thamm, ceo of Costa Group; David Dingle, chairman Carnival UK and Neil Palomba, president of Costa Cruises.