More Cruise Ship's for The Carnival Family

Both the Miami Herald and Business Week are reporting that Carnival Cruise Lines has signed a $2 billion deal with Italy's Fincantieri for 4 new ships.

These four additional ships bring the total number of new ships that will be entering Carnival's fleet between 2006 and 2010 to 16. By 2010 Carnival will have 95 ships as part of it's fleet which includes the ships of Cunard, Princess, Holland America, and Costa, as well as those of Carnival Cruise Lines.

The ships ordered as part of this deal are:
A $450 million 2,044 passenger ship for Holland America Cruise Lines that is to enter service in the summer of 2008. Expected to weigh in at 86,000 tons, this new ship will be the largest in Holland America's fleet.

Princess Cruises will get a $570 million 3,100 passenger ship also expected to enter service in the fall of 2008.

Carnival Cruise Lines will be taking delivery of a massive 560 million euro ship. This massive 130,000 ton ship will be the largest ship in service for Carnival Cruise Lines. The 3,608 passenger ship is expected to begin sailing in the fall of 2009.

Costa Crociere will be getting a 485 million euro 3,004 passenger ship. Weighing in at 112,000 tons, this shp is expected to enter service in the summer of 2009.

But the deal doesn't end there. Carnival also has the option to purchase two additional ships as well, one would go to Holland America and the other to Carnival Cruise Lines.