First Block new Pinnacle Class has been placed

[Alphen]

First Block has been laid for Holland America’s new Pinnacle class on 22 august 2014 on Fincantieri Marghera yard in Venice two days ago. The 99.000 ton ship, capable of 2.660 people, will be launched early 2016, according to Italian nautical news;

 

http://www.ansa.it/mare/notizie/rubriche/inlavorazione/2014/08/22/fincantieri-marghera-al-via-lavori-nave-holland-america-_d0bd7895-7a07-485d-82b1-036ac450b055.html?idPhoto=1

[Copper10-8]

Thanks for the heads up! ;)

[ellieanne]

That's smaller than I thought it would be, passenger wise. I still prefer the smaller ships like the S- and R-Class, but they could have tried to pack so many more people on it. I'm glad they're staying reasonably small.

 

I hope the layout is nice, more like the Signature Class than the Vista, though I'd not be opposed to an even stretchy-er stretch S-Class layout (a longer R-Class).

[Alphen]

That's smaller than I thought it would be, passenger wise. I still prefer the smaller ships like the S- and R-Class, but they could have tried to pack so many more people on it. I'm glad they're staying reasonably small.

 

I hope the layout is nice, more like the Signature Class than the Vista, though I'd not be opposed to an even stretchy-er stretch S-Class layout (a longer R-Class).

 

Hard to tell from one block :D:D:D

[Alphen]

Thanks for the heads up! ;)

 

Your welcome, my Italian is not that good, but picked it up from

http://www.cruisereiziger.nl which is a wealth of information (in Dutch).

[ellieanne]

Hard to tell from one block :D:D:D

 

Ohh, I completely understand that. But it's nice to think that way. (And, yes I am fully prepared for it to be a different, brand new layout.)

[jtl513]

Anxiously waiting to see some deck plans! :)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thank you for the information.

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Thanks for the news ..

[sail7seas]

Thanks for sharing with us.

It would be so fun if HAL would start releasing at least a little information about this new Class of blue hulled beauties. :)

 

[sppunk]

Thanks for sharing with us.

It would be so fun if HAL would start releasing at least a little information about this new Class of blue hulled beauties. :)

 

 

Be careful, RCCL's new ships have blue hulls too!

[Himself]

I wish HAL would print tis information in English. My Italian is bad and my Dutch is worse.

[taxmantoo]

I wish HAL would print tis information in English. My Italian is bad and my Dutch is worse.

 

HAL did not publish or print this information.

p.s. We already knew of everything mentioned in the article. No news there!

[PathfinderEss]

Thanks for the information.

[Ship's Wake]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing this.

[rkacruiser]

If she is expected to be launched in early 2016, then she will not be ready for delivery in February, 2016.

 

Maybe we ought to start a guessing game as to when she will be put into service.

 

I vote for late 4th Quarter of 2016 or 1st Quarter of 2017.

[Typhoon1]

Looking forward to the finished product.