The partnership was highlighted during the steel-cutting ceremony for the new Carnival Destiny, which will be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard. “The Carnival Destiny certainly set a precedent at the time with its configuration, having its public spaces amidships, near the lifeboats.” For Fincantieri’s President Biaggio Mazzotta, the event marked both a beginning and an anniversary, highlighting the steel cutting of the new Carnival Destiny. Giorgio Gomiero, senior vice president of operations for Fincantieri, noted that shipbuilding is a complex business and that the partnership with Carnival allowed the yard to grow. He highlighted that Fincantieri built 65 ships for Carnival in the past 30 years, with a further eight currently in the pipeline.