Meyer Turku, the Finnish cruise ship builder, said it would suspend production for about three weeks around Christmas.

The company would aim for savings by the measure that is also justified by the current low production volumes. These again are the result of rescheduling of deliveries of ships on order, the company said in a statement.

The suspension would mean that staff would be laid off and asked to take holidays. It would also suspend the work of companies in the shipbuilder’s network of suppliers, Meyer Turku said.