Marine fit-out specialist MJM Group has signed a multi-million pound contract with Azamara Club Cruises to refit its newest ship Azamara Pursuit at Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard.
It is believed to be one of the first major refits of a cruise liner in a UK dry dock and a first for the Royal Caribbean Cruises brand to award complete project management responsibility to an individual organisation.
Azamara Pursuit will arrive in Northern Ireland in April and will make her maiden voyage from Southampton in August.
Azamara Club Cruises President Larry Pimentel said it was the first time any Royal Caribbean company had used a UK shipyard for refit works of this scale.
"The success of this project has the potential to be a game-changer for the UK maritime industry," said MJM Group chief executive officer Gary Annett.
"By securing this multi-million pound contract we are putting Northern Ireland and the UK's marine industry in a strong position to compete for future drydock and refit works."
