Carnival Corp has declared its commitment to LNG fuelling with a virtual keel-laying ceremony for the first of seven cruiseship newbuildings for its different trading brands which will be fully powered by gas both in port and at sea.

Speaking at the Hamburg event, held during the Seatrade Europe Cruise & River Cruise Convention, for the 180,000-gt plus AIDAnova, Carnival president and chief executive Arnold Douglas said the vessel represents “a step into the future for the entire cruise industry.”