Construction of P&O Cruises’ second Excel class ship, Arvia, pictured, has started at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde, Germany.
The first component of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ship, the floating engine room unit (FERU), was moved into the shed at the Meyer Werft shipyard where Arvia is being built.
Made by Neptun Werft, the FERU, which houses Arvia’s engines and LNG tanks, is 140m long, 42m wide and weighs approximately 12,000 tons.
Arvia, sister ship to Iona which set sail on her maiden round-Britain voyage on Saturday, is set to arrive in December 2022.
She will feature Altitude Skywalk, a unique high ropes experience, and offer a maiden season of Caribbean fly/cruise holidays, from home port Barbados.