The keel-laying ceremony for the newest ship in the Scenic Cruises fleet – Eclipse II – took place last week at the Maj 3 shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia.
The sister ship to Scenic Eclipse is the second Discovery Yacht and is due to launch in the Mediterranean early in 2023.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković joined Glen Moroney, owner and founder of Scenic Group, to mark the build of the first of five custom-built vessels to be delivered over the next six years in Croatia.
The Discovery Yachts can navigate both polar and tropical regions and are raising the benchmark in the ultra-luxury expedition cruising market with an on-board staff-to-guest ratio of almost one to one.
Mr Moroney said: “We are all familiar with the challenges that currently face the cruising industry. At Scenic Group, we are proud to continue to invest in new ventures that demonstrate our unwavering belief in the future of the industry.
“I would like to thank our partners at the Croatian shipyard as well as the Government of the Republic of Croatia for their ongoing support.”