US owner NCL is poised to ink a $4.2bn cruiseship order at Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard, according to a domestic report.

Ship2Shore said the 130,000-gt vessels would be delivered from 2022 if confirmed.

Other sources put a price tag of $700m on each ship as NCL follows global rivals in securing yard capacity well into the next decade.

TradeWinds has previously reported that NCL could be the next owner to approach European builders for cruiseships.

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