New Builds
The cruise ship building boom is officially on. Each ship cost hundreds of millions of dollars so it's even more mind-boggling when you see the number of ships that are planned over the next 3 years Delivery dates move as the ship takes shape. These are anticipated dates. Likewise elements of the design also evolve even between the time the ship is ordered and the time of delivery, so gross tonnage and capacities will change also.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Dream - September, 2009This ship will be a completely new design for Carnival, although not the Pinnacle Project about which there has been so much talk. Carnival says that is firmly on the back burner, but still planned for some future date.
- Estimated Inaugural: September 21, 2009
- Status: Floated out (October 24, 2008)
- Cruise Line: Carnival
- Ship Name: Carnival Dream
- Size: GRT: 130,000
- Capacity: 3,652 lower berths - 4,631 total
- Builder: Fincantieri - Monfalcone, Italy.
This ship will be the second in a new class for Carnival, a twin to Carnival Dream
- Estimated Inaugural: June, 2011
- Cruise Line: Carnival
- Ship Name: Carnival Magic
- Size: GRT: 130,000
- Capacity: 3,652
- Builder: Fincantieri - Monfalcone, Italy.
Celebrity Cruise Line
Celebrity Equinox - July, 2009This is the second in the Solstice-class. It will be powered by a diesel-electric podded propulsion system
- Estimated Inaugural: July 31, 2009
- Status: Floated out (June 6, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Celebrity
- Ship Name: Celebrity Equinox
- Size: GRT: 122,000
- Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
- Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This is the third in the Solstice-class. It will be powered by a diesel-electric podded propulsion system.
- Estimated Inaugural: April 29, 2010
- Status: Keel Laid (January 23, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Celebrity
- Ship Name: Celebrity Eclipse
- Size: GRT: 122,000
- Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
- Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This is the fourth in the Solstice-class. It will be powered by a diesel-electric podded propulsion system.
- Estimated Inaugural: Fall, 2011
- Cruise Line: Celebrity
- Ship Name: unnamed
- Size: GRT: 122,000
- Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
- Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This is the fifth in the Solstice-class. It will be powered by a diesel-electric podded propulsion system
- Estimated Inaugural: Fall, 2012
- Cruise Line: Celebrity
- Ship Name: unnamed
- Size: GRT: 122,000
- Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
- Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
Costa Cruise Line
Costa Luminosa - May, 2009A duplicate will be delivered in the March, 2010
- Estimated Inaugural: May 5, 2009 (First cruise, Official inaugural cruise set for June 5)
- Status: Delivered and sailing
- Cruise Line: Costa
- Ship Name: Costa Luminosa
- Size: GRT: 92,700
- Capacity: 2,260 lower berths - 1,544 in balcony cabins
- Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
This ship will be a duplicate of Costa Concordia
- Estimated Inaugural: June 5, 2009
- Status: Delivered and sailing
- Cruise Line: Costa
- Ship Name: Costa Pacifica
- Size: GRT: 114,500
- Capacity: 3,004
- Builder: Fincantieri - Sestri, Italy.
This is a sister to Costa Luminosa. Initial deployment: 7-day Arabian Gulf program
- Estimated Inaugural: late January, 2010
- Status: Floated out (March 12, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Costa
- Ship Name: Costa Deliziosa
- Size: GRT: 92,700
- Capacity: 2,260 lower berths - 2,828 total berths
- Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
This ship will be a sister to Costa Concordia
- Estimated Inaugural: Spring, 2011
- Cruise Line: Costa
- Ship Name: unnamed
- Size: GRT: 114,500
- Capacity: 3,004
- Builder: Fincantieri - Sestri, Italy
This ship will be a sister to Costa Concordia
- Estimated Inaugural: Spring, 2012
- Cruise Line: Costa
- Ship Name: unnamed
- Size: GRT: 114,500
- Capacity: 3,004
- Builder: Fincantieri - Sestri, Italy
Cunard Line
Queen Elizabeth - October, 2010Cunard says that while Queen Elizabeth will be a sister to the similarly-sized Queen Victoria, she will not be a duplicate. Queen Elizabeth will have her own unique features. It should also be noted that the ship's name will be Queen Elizabeth, named after the original liner, Queen Elizabeth. The name will not be Queen Elizabeth 3 or QE3.
- Estimated Inaugural: October 12, 2010
- Status: Keel Laid (July 2, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Cunard
- Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth
- Size: GRT: 92,000
- Capacity: 2,092 double occupancy
- Builder: Fincantieri - Monfalcone, Italy
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Dream 2011A new class of vessel for Disney.
- Estimated Inaugural: 2011
- Status: Steel Cut (March 2, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Disney
- Ship Name: Disney Dream
- Size: GRT: 124,000
- Capacity: 2,500 double occupancy
- Builder: Meyer Werft - Papenburg, Germany
The second of a new class of vessel for Disney.
- Estimated Inaugural: 2012
- Cruise Line: Disney
- Ship Name: Disney Fantasy
- Size: GRT: 124,000
- Capacity: 2,500 double occupancy
- Builder: Meyer Werft - Papenburg, Germany
Holland America Line
Nieuw Amsterdam - July, 2010This ship will be the second in the Signature (Eurodam) class. With it Stein Kruse says they are reaffirming the line's commitment to mid-sized ships with larger staterooms. Like Eurodam, it will have a topside specialty restaurant seating 144, outside glass elevators amidships and expanded spa facilities. These ships are sized to fit through the Panama Canal.
- Estimated Inaugural: July, 2010
- Status: Keel Laid (March 24, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Holland America
- Ship Name: Nieuw Amsterdam
- Size: GRT: 86,000
- Capacity: 2,100
- Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
MSC
MSC Splendida - July, 2009This will be the second of the Fantasia class, MSC's largest class, and too large to transit the Panama Canal. It was originally to be named MSC Serenata, but the name was changed in May 2007
- Estimated Inaugural: July 4, 2009
- Status: Delivered and Sailing
- Cruise Line: MSC
- Ship Name: MSC Splendida
- Size: GRT: 133,500
- Capacity: 3,300 lower berths - 3,900 total & 1,300 crew
- Builder: STX Europe - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the fourth of the Musica class
- Estimated Inaugural: March, 2010
- Status: Floated Out (January 15, 2009)
- Cruise Line: MSC
- Ship Name: MSC Magnifica
- Size: GRT: 93,300
- Capacity: 2,550 lower berths - 3,000 total & 987 crew
- Builder: STX Europe - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the fifth of the Musica class.
- Estimated Inaugural: February, 2011
- Cruise Line: MSC
- Ship Name: MSC Meraviglia
- Size: GRT: 93,300
- Capacity: 2,550 lower berths - 3,000 total & 987 crew
- Builder: STX Europe - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the sixth of the Musica class
- Estimated Inaugural: February, 2012
- Cruise Line: MSC
- Ship Name: MSC Favolosa
- Size: GRT: 93,300
- Capacity: 2,550 lower berths - 3,000 total & 987 crew
- Builder: STX Europe - St. Nazaire, France
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Epic - May, 2010The first of two post-Panamax ships ordered, and NCL's largest
- Estimated Inaugural: May, 2010
- Status: Floated Out (July 11, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
- Ship Name: Norwegian Epic
- Size: GRT: 150,000
- Capacity: 4,200 lower berths
- Builder: STX Europe - St. Nazaire, France
P&O
Azura - April, 2010This will be a sister to Ventura.
- Estimated Inaugural: April 12, 2010
- Status: Floated out (June 26, 2009)
- Cruise Line: P&O Ship Name: Azura
- Size: GRT: 116,000
- Capacity: 3,076 lower berths
- Builder: Fincantieri - Monfalcone, Italy
Royal Caribbean International
Oasis of the Seas - December, 2009The first of the Project Genesis vessels incorporates new hull lines, a new air conditioning strategy and a new water production system all for improved fuel efficiency.
- Estimated Inaugural: December 1, 2009 (First cruise, official inaugural set for December 5)
- Status: Floated out (November 21, 2008)
- Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean
- Ship Name: Oasis of the Seas
- Size: GRT: 225,000
- Capacity: 5,400 lower - approx 1,000 uppers
- Builder: STX Europe - Turku, Finland
This will be a sister to Oasis of the Seas, about 43% larger than RCCL's Freedom-class
- Estimated Inaugural: December 12, 2010
- Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean
- Ship Name: Allure of the Seas
- Status: Keel laid (December 2, 2008)
- Size: GRT: 225,000
- Capacity: 5,400 lower - approx 1,000 uppers
- Builder: STX Europe - Turku, Finland
Seabourn
Seabourn Odyssey - June, 2009Even though these three newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in length and a 84 foot beam), Seabourn says they will keep the same hotel-staff-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships.
Seabourn says they will have a draft of 21 feet and be propelled diesel-generated electricity which will turn twin screws and two bow thrusters. They will also have two stabilizers and employ advanced wastewater treatment technology.
- Estimated Inaugural: June, 2009
- Status: Delivered and sailing
- Cruise Line: Seabourn
- Ship Name: Seabourn Odyssey
- Size: GRT: 32,000
- Capacity: 450 lower berths
- Builder: T. Mariotti, Italy
Even though these three newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in length and a 84 foot beam), Seabourn says they will keep the same hotel-staff-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships.
Seabourn says they will have a draft of 21 feet and be propelled diesel-generated electricity which will turn twin screws and two bow thrusters. They will also have two stabilizers and employ advanced wastewater treatment technology.
- Estimated Inaugural: June, 2010
- Cruise Line: Seabourn
- Ship Name: Seabourn Sojourn
- Size: GRT: 32,000
- Capacity: 450 lower berths
- Builder: T. Mariotti, Italy
Even though these three newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in length and a 84 foot beam), Seabourn says they will keep the same hotel-staff-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships.
Seabourn says they will have a draft of 21 feet and be propelled diesel-generated electricity which will turn twin screws and two bow thrusters. They will also have two stabilizers and employ advanced wastewater treatment technology.
- Estimated Inaugural: Summer, 2011
- Cruise Line: Seabourn
- Ship Name: unnamed
- Size: GRT: 32,000
- Capacity: 450 lower berths
- Builder: T. Mariotti, Italy
Silversea
Silver Spirit - December, 2009Silversea holds an option for a second vessel.
- Estimated Inaugural: December, 2009
- Status: Floated out (Feb 27, 2009)
- Cruise Line: Silversea
- Ship Name: Silver Spirit
- Size: GRT: 36,000
- Capacity: 540 lower berths
- Builder: Fincantieri - Arcona, Italy
