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List of ship launches in 2024
Last updated
August 24, 2025
This is a chronological list of some
ships
launched in 2024.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
26 January
Netherlands
Ferus Smit
Westerbroek
Arklow Grace
For
Arklow Shipping
[
1
]
[
2
]
25 February
Germany
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
Silver Ray
Nova
-class cruise ship
For
Silversea Cruises
[
3
]
[
4
]
March
Egypt
Viking Hathor
River Cruise Ship
For
Viking Cruises
[
5
]
12 April
Netherlands
Ferus Smit
Westerbroek
Arklow Guard
For
Arklow Shipping
[
6
]
[
7
]
April
France
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Saint-Nazaire
MSC World America
World-class cruise ship
For
MSC Cruises
[
8
]
[
9
]
[
10
]
April
Italy
Fincantieri
Marghera
Norwegian Aqua
Prima-Plus-class cruise ship
For
Norwegian Cruise Line
[
11
]
[
12
]
[
13
]
3 May
Germany
Ferus Smit
Leer
Thun Reliance
For Thun Tankers
[
14
]
[
15
]
May
Egypt
Viking Sokeb
River Cruise Ship
For
Viking Cruises
[
16
]
June
China
GNV Orion
[
17
]
28 June
Netherlands
Ferus Smit
Westerbroek
Lidan
Lake-Vanern-Max-series
For Erik Thun
[
18
]
[
19
]
[
20
]
[
21
]
July
Italy
Fincantieri
Ancona
Viking Vesta
Venice-class cruise ship
For
Viking Ocean Cruises
[
22
]
[
23
]
[
24
]
[
25
]
Turkey
Hetman Iwan Wyhowskyj
Ada
-class
corvette
For
Ukrainian Navy
[
26
]
3 August
Germany
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
Disney Treasure
Cruise Ship
For
Disney Cruise Line
[
27
]
[
28
]
[
29
]
[
30
]
5 September
France
Luminara
[
31
]
September
Italy
Fincantieri
Monfalcone
Star Princess
Sphere-class cruise ship
For
Princess Cruises
[
32
]
[
33
]
[
34
]
3 October
United Kingdom
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions
Barrow-in-Furness
Agamemnon
Astute
-class
submarine
For
Royal Navy
.
[
35
]
25 October
Netherlands
Ferus Smit
Westerbroek
Spiken
Lake-Vanern-Max-series
For Erik Thun
[
36
]
[
37
]
[
38
]
[
39
]
[
40
]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Alicat Workboats Ltd.
Great Yarmouth
Rachel Parsons
Electric boat
For North Star Renewables.
[
41
]
Italy
Cantiere Navale Visentini
Porto Viro
ML Freyja
ferry
For
Mann Lines
[
42
]
November
Portugal
Star Seeker
Cruise ship
For
Windstar Cruises
[
43
]
[
44
]
[
45
]
[
46
]
[
47
]
References
↑
"Nb. 457 'Arklow Grace' successfully launched"
. January 26, 2024.
↑
"Launching of Nb. 457 'Arklow Grace'
"
. January 17, 2024.
↑
"Silver Ray Set for Float Out - Cruise Industry News
|
Cruise News"
.
cruiseindustrynews.com
.
↑
"Silver Ray Floats Out - Cruise Industry News
|
Cruise News"
.
cruiseindustrynews.com
.
↑
Viking Marks Float Out of Newest Egypt Ship
. 21 March 2024. Retrrieved 3 December 2024.
↑
"Nb. 458 'Arklow Guard' successfully launched"
. April 12, 2024.
↑
"Launching of Nb. 458 'Arklow Guard'
"
. March 27, 2024.
↑
"Le MSC World America mis à l'eau et transféré au bassin de Penhoët | Mer et Marine"
.
www.meretmarine.com
(in French). 2024-04-08
. Retrieved
2024-04-08
.
↑
"Saint-Nazaire
: l'Ilma change de quai en attendant de passer en cale sèche | Mer et Marine"
.
www.meretmarine.com
(in French). 2024-04-08
. Retrieved
2024-04-08
.
↑
Blenkey, Nick (2024-04-10).
"With CLIA reporting passenger volume climbing, cruising marks new milestones"
.
Marine Log
. Retrieved
2024-05-09
.
↑
Norwegian Cruise Line and Fincantieri celebrate float out of all-new Norwegian Aqua
, Retrieved on 4 April 2024.
↑
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE AND FINCANTIERI CELEBRATE FLOAT OUT OF ALL-NEW NORWEGIAN AQUA
, Retrieved on 24 April 2024.
↑
New Norwegian Aqua Floats Out At Fincantieri
, Retrieved on 24 April 2024.
↑
"Nb. 468 'Thun Reliance' successfully launched"
. May 3, 2024.
↑
"Launching of Nb. 468 'Thun Reliance' for Erik Thun AB / Thun Tankers"
. April 24, 2024.
↑
Viking Marks Float Out of Newest Egypt Ship
. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
↑
"Varato in Cina Gnv Orion nuovo traghetto supergreen del Gruppo Msc"
.
www.msn.com
. Retrieved
2024-12-05
.
↑
"Nb. 463 'Lidan' successfully launched"
. June 28, 2024.
↑
"Launching of Nb. 463 'Lidan' for Erik Thun AB"
. June 17, 2024.
↑
"Welcome MV Lidan – our first plug-in hybrid Lake Vanern Max-vessel! «
Thunbolagen"
.
thun.se
.
↑
"Launching Lidan AVE Solutions"
.
thun.se
.
↑
"Fincantieri
|
Fincantieri: "Viking Vesta" floated out in Ancona"
.
↑
"New Viking Vesta Floats Out in Ancona - Cruise Industry News
|
Cruise News"
.
↑
"Viking Vesta"
.
↑
"Viking Cruises' 2025 Newbuild to be Named Viking Vesta - Cruise Industry News
|
Cruise News"
.
↑
"In Istanbul Korvette für die Ukraine vom Stapel gelassen"
. 2 August 2024.
↑
"Meyer Werft: Disney Treasure hat Baudock verlassen"
.
↑
"Meyer Werft: Disney Treasure hat Baudock verlassen"
.
YouTube
. 3 August 2024.
↑
"Disney Treasure Floats Out at Meyer Werft - Cruise Industry News
|
Cruise News"
.
↑
"Meyer Werft dockt die »Disney Treasure«
aus"
. 5 August 2024.
↑
"Le second navire de luxe de Ritz-Carlton transféré au bassin de Penhoët
|
Mer et Marine"
. 6 September 2024.
↑
"Fincantieri | Fincantieri: "Star Princess" launched in Monfalcone"
.
www.fincantieri.com
. Retrieved
2024-12-05
.
↑
Tunney, Donna (2024-09-26).
"Star Princess Reaches Major Construction Milestone at Shipyard"
.
Cruise Hive
. Retrieved
2024-12-05
.
↑
"Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard floats out Star Princess"
.
www.seatrade-cruise.com
. Retrieved
2024-12-05
.
↑
"Agamemnon"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
26 September
2024
.
↑
"ERIK THUN LAUNCHES THE NEXT-GENERATION LAKE VANERN MAX VESSEL"
(PDF)
.
thun.se
.
↑
"Welcome MV Spiken! «
Thunbolagen"
.
thun.se
.
↑
"Launching of Nb. 464 'Spiken' for Erik Thun AB"
. September 29, 2024.
↑
"Nb. 464 'Spiken' successfully launched"
. October 25, 2024.
↑
Meyer, Michael (October 29, 2024).
"Zweiter Hybrid-Neubau für Erik Thun läuft bei Ferus Smit vom Stapel"
.
hansa-online.de
.
↑
"Rachel Parsons"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
23 September
2024
.
↑
"Visentini launched the new methanol-ready ro-ro ship for Mann Lines"
.
Shippax
.
↑
"Star Seeker"
.
scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
. Archived from
the original
on 2024-11-27.
↑
"Star Seeker front view"
.
scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
. Archived from
the original
on 2024-11-27.
↑
"Star Seeker side view"
.
scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
. Archived from
the original
on 2024-11-27.
↑
"Star Seeker propeller"
.
scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
. Archived from
the original
on 2024-11-27.
↑
"Star Seeker side view 2"
.
scontent-ham3-1.xx.fbcdn.net
. Archived from
the original
on 2024-11-27.
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Ship events in 2024
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Ship commissionings
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