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Demonstrating Carnival Corporation and its company P&O Cruises UK’s confidence in cruising going forward, construction has started at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde, Germany on P&O Cruises UK’s second Excel class ship Arvia, sister to the first Excel class ship Iona, with Arvia due to be delivered in December 2022.

The first component of Arvia, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel powered ship, the floating engine room unit  also known as the FERU, has been moved into the shed at the Meyer Werft shipyard where the Arvia will be constructed.

Click on the video below to view the video of the transfer of Arvia’s FERU.

Made by Neptun Werft the FERU, contains Arvia’s engines and LNG tanks and is 140 meters long, 42 meters wide and weighs approximately 12,000 tons.

The Arvia will also feature an Altitude Skywalk, a unique high ropes experience, and offer a maiden season of Caribbean fly/cruise holidays, from Barbados.

A report by John Alwyn-Jones, Cruise Editor, Global Travel Media and Global Cruise News.