Cruise
Ships orderbook
Cruise vessels ordered and under construction
Updated June 22, 2021
For every ship are indicated: number of passengers, delivery date and shipyard
Most cruise lines have voluntarily suspended their operations. Now virtually all cruising has ceased and several cruise companies are delaying the debut of their new ships and the global cruise ship orderbook slims for 2021 and beyond.
AIDA Cruises
AIDAcosma (Second LNG-powered Helios-class) (2700 staterooms - Spring 2021 - Delayed) Meyer Werft (See image of sister ship AIDAnova )
Third LNG-powered Helios-class (2700 staterooms - 2023) Meyer Werft
Amadeus River Cruises - Lüftner Cruises
Amadeus Cara (168 - Spring 2021) Shipyard De Hoop (She will be the fourth in a series that also includes Amadeus Silver III, Amadeus Queen and Amadeus Imperial) (See imageof Amadeus Silver III)
AMAWaterways
AmaSiena (156 - July 2020) Vahali Shipyard ("Certo-class" ship) (See image of sister ship AmaMora)
Amalucia (156 - March 2021) Vahali Shipyard ("Certo-class" ship)
AmaDahlia (68 - September 2021) Nile River Cruise Ship
American Cruise Lines
American Melody (175 - Summer 2021) Chesapeake Shipbuilding (She will be slightly larger than both the 1st and 2nd ships in the series. The image refers to the American Song )
American Jazz (200 - 2021) Chesapeake Shipbuilding (She will be slightly larger than both the 1st and 2nd ships in the series. The image refers to the American Song )
New unnamed river boat (175 - 2022) (American Melody sister ship) Chesapeake Shipbuilding
New unnamed river boat (175 - 2022) (American Melody sister ship) Chesapeake Shipbuilding
Amundsen Expeditions
Unnamed new class of expedition cruise vessels (200 - ) (April 2020: Wartsila will develop a luxury cruise vessel design for polar and tropical cruise expeditions. The ships will be owned and operated by Amundsen Expeditions and are targeted primarily at the growing Chinese market)
Aranui Cruises - Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime
AraMana (280 - 2022) Hunghai Shipyard in China (A dedicated leisure cruising vessel, not passenger-cargo ship)
A-ROSA
"E-Motion Ship" River Cruise Vessel (140 cabins - March 2022) Concordia Damen
AVALON
Avalon View (65 suites - 2020) (Suite Ship for European river cruises)
Blue Star Line
Titanic II Project (2,435 - Delayed to 2018) CSC shipyard (February 2016: Australian media reports that the ship was just a proposal and the project has never launched)
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Celebration (Second Excel-Class Ship - New LNG-powered ship design) (5,200-plus lower berth - November 2022) Meyer Turku
(See sister ship Mardi Gras)
Carnival Corp & Plc
March 2015: Carnival Corp & plc is ordering a total of nine cruise ships, five from Fincantieri and four from Meyer Werft. The new ships would be delivered over a four-year period between 2019 and 2022. Fincantieri will build five of the new vessels at its shipyards in Monfalcone and Marghera in Italy while Meyer Werft will construct the remaining four at both its German yard at Papenburg and its new and larger capacity Finnish yard at Turku. June 2015: it was announced that the two at Meyer Werft will be for AIDA Cruises. July 2015: the two at Meyer Turku will be for Costa Cruises. April 2015: the remaining five ships will be for Costa Asia (two), Princess (two) and P&O Cruises Australia (One).
Caspian Shipping Company (ACSC) - Moscow River Shipping Company (MRSC) - Mosturflot
Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great) (310 - Late 2019) Project PV300VD by Lotus shipyard in Astrakhan, Russia (See artist's impression, courtesy CruiseMapper)
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Beyond (Third Project Edge class ship) (2,900 - Spring 2022) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (She will be bigger, at 140,600 tons, as compared to 130,818 tons for the Celebrity Apex)
Fourth Project Edge class ship (2,900 - Fall 2022) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Fifth Edge-Class Ship (2,900 - 2024) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Option)
Costa Cruises
Costa Toscana (New LNG-powered ship) (6,600 - April 2021 - Delayed) Meyer Turku (See image of sister ship Costa Smeralda)
Croisieurope
Zimbabwean Dream ( - 2020) (River cruises in Southern Africa on Lake Kariba)
Crystal Cruises
January 2018: Crystal Cruises has confirmed that its "Diamond" class newbuildings are going to be smaller than the 100,000 tons originally envisaged for its "Exclusive" class ships (See image)
New Crystal Diamond class ship (800 - 2022) MV Werften (See image at right)
Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises
Crystal Endeavor (200 - Early 2021) MV Werften (See image)
Crystal Endeavor sister ship (200 - 2021) MV Werften
Crystal Endeavor third sister ship (200 - ) MV Werften
Crystal River Cruises
Unnamed ( - 2019) MV Werften
Unnamed ( - 2019) MV Werften
CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited (Joint venture between Carnival plc and China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC)
Unnamed cruise ship (About 4,250 - 2023) CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd in joint venture with Fincantieri
Unnamed cruise ship (- ) CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd in joint venture with Fincantieri
(There is an option for four further vessels)
Cunard Line
Unnamed line's fourth ship (3,000 - 2022) Fincantieri (Memorandum of agreement)
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Wish (2,500 - Summer 2022) (LNG ship) Meyer Werft
Second LNG ship (2,500 - 2024) Meyer Werft
Third LNG ship (2,500 - 2025) Meyer Werft
Dream Cruises
Global Dream - First "Global" class ship (5,000 berth - Early 2021) MV Werften (She previously allocated to Star Cruises - image)
Genting Hong Kong has a sister ship set for a 2022 delivery, which could also be poised to join Dream Cruises)
Ecoventura
Evolve (20 - Spring 2021) (Galápagos Islands cruises)
Emerald Waterways
Emerald Luna (180 - Spring 2021) (Star-Ship class river boat)
Emerald Belle (182 - April 2016) (Den Breejen Shipyard) (Jan. 2016: a shipyard fire has caused damage and is likely to delay the vessel's launch. May 2016: the construction was abandoned)
Emerald Yacht Cruises
Emerald Azzurra (100 - July 2021) Shipyard in Ha Long City, Vietnam
Exotic Heritage Group - Heritage River Journeys
Nauka Vilas (- late 2019) (River cruises in India)
Ganga Vilas ( - 2020) (River cruises in India)
Explora Journeys (MSC Group)
Explora I (461 guest suites - 2023) Fincantieri
Second ultra-luxury ship (461 guest suites - Spring 2024) Fincantieri
Third ultra-luxury ship (461 guest suites - Spring 2025) Fincantieri
Fourth ultra-luxury ship (461 guest suites - Spring 2026) Fincantieri
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Ocean Residence (48,600 grt - ) Kvaerner Masa (Aker Yards) (Conditional contract)
Fujian GuoHang Ocean Shipping
January 2018: Wuchang Shipbuilding, part of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a pair of 70,000-ton luxury cruise ships. The shipyard group inked the deal with Fujian GuoHang Ocean Shipping, a self-described provider of integrated maritime services. The MOU signing lets the two groups establish and effective communications process to negotiate further. No additional details were available. (Source: Cruise Industry News)
General Maritime Transportation Company (GNMTC)
Unnamed ship (1,739 - December 2012) STX Europe St Nazaire
(June 2011: STX France has rescinded the contract and is looking for a new buyer. March 2012: sold to MSC Cruises)
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Hanseatic spirit (230 - 2021) Fincantieri Vard )
(See image of sister ship Hanseatic inspiration)
Havila
March 2018: Havila is set to operate four new coastal cruise-style ships on a route on the Norwegian coast, according to a decision from the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which has split the coastal route between Hurtigruten and the newcomer, Havila. The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2021, leaving Havila little time to build and launch four ships. A shipyard has yet to be named.
June 2018: The Norwegian company has entered into an agreement with Barreras, in Vigo, Spain, to build two of four vessels. The deal is subject to finalizing and not finalized. September 2018: Havila will build two of its ships set for Norwegian coastal service at Tershan Shipyard in Turkey. August 2019: work around the pair of coastal ships for Havila Kystruten at Barreras has come to a temporary stop. November 2019: the struggling Barreras shipyard has cancelled both newbuilds for Havila Kystruten, which were set to operate on the Norwegian coast by early 2021. December 2019: two Havila Kystruten newbuilds will be towed to Tersan shipyard in Turkey from Barreras in Spain, where construction has been stopped due to financial difficulties at the shipyard. February 2020: Havila Voyages officially announced it has signed contract with the Tersan for the construction of two more Norwegian coastal vessels, with construction set to start soon. Starting in 2021, the company expects to have two new ships from Tersan and two more under construction. January 2021: Havila Voyages has confirmed that the first two ships in its fleet, Havila Castor and Havila Capella, have been delayed and will be setting sail in Summer 2021)
Havila Capella (2021) Tersan
Havila Castor (2021) Tersan
Havila Polaris ( ) Tersan
Havila Pollux ( ) Tersan
Heritage Line
Ylang ( - August 2019) (Cruises in Halong Bay, Vietnam)
Holland America Line
Rotterdam (VII) (2,662 - Summer 2021) Fincantieri Marghera (Third "Pinnacle" class ship. Previous name Ryndam) (See image at sea trials)
Hurtigruten
Third hybrid expedition ship (530 - 2021 ) Kleven Verft, Norway (See image of sister ship Roald Amundsen) 
(The agreement with Kleven Verft would include an option for a fourth vessel)
Bard (140 - 2020) (24-meter catamaran to be built in partnership with the Norwegian startup Brim Explorer for daily excursions at Svalbard) (Click to see image)
Jangada Cruise
La Jangada (30 - 2019) (Amazon River cruises)
Lindblad Expeditions
National Geographic Endurance (126 - April 2020) Crist Shipyard in Poland (See updated image at right )
National Geographic Resolution (National Geographic Endurance sister ship) (126 - Fourth quarter of 2021) Crist Shipyard in Poland
Lotus Cruises
Mekong Muse (14 cabin - October 2021) (Cruises on the Upper Mekong River in Laos)
Magna Carta Steamship Company
Lord of the Highlands (50 - 2020) (Conversion of the Turkish ferry Necdet Ali Yildirim by a group of Spanish firms leaded by Oliver Design)
MSC Cruises
Fifth Meraviglia class cruise ship (4,500 - 2023) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
MSC Seashore (First "Seaside Evo" ship) (5,632 - July 2021) Fincantieri (Click to see image )
Second "Seaside Evo" ship (5,632 - Autunm 2022) Fincantieri
MSC World Europa (6,761 - 2022) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (First New World Class LNG powered cruise ship) 
(See artist impression)
Second World Class LNG powered cruise ship (6,850 - 2024) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Third World Class LNG powered cruise ship (6,850 - 2025) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Fourth World Class LNG powered cruise ship (6,850 - 2027) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
(January 2020: MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l'Atlantique also extended their partnership over the next decade with two additional projects: a memorandum of understanding for the development of yet a new prototype class of four LNG-powered cruise ships and the development of yet another innovative prototype ship class concept with which they will explore opportunities that wind power and other advanced technologies)
Mystic Invest Holding / Atlas Ocean Voyages
World Voyager (200 - 2020) WestSea Yard, Portugal (Charter to Nicko Cruises and Quark Expeditions) (click to see image of sister ship World Explorer)
World Navigator (200 - Mid 2021) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages) (See image) 
World Traveller (200 - 2022) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages)
World Seeker (200 - 2022) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages)
World Adventurer (200 - 2023) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages)
World Discoverer (200 - 2023) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages)
Nicko Cruises
nickoSPIRIT (170 - 2020) (River cruises in Europe)
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Prima (3,215 - August 2022) Fincantieri (First of six Leonardo Project ships)
Second of six Leonardo Project ship (3,215 - 2023) Fincantieri
Third of six Leonardo Project ship (3,215 - 2024) Fincantieri
Fourth of six Leonardo Project ship (3,215 - 2025) Fincantieri
Fifth of six Leonardo Project ship (3,215 - 2026) Fincantieri
Sixth Leonardo Project ship (3,215 - 2027) Fincantieri
Norwegian Yacht Voyages (Former Nordic Cruise Company)
Caroline (New LNG expedition ship) (220 - May 2020) MetalShips & Docks (Spain) (Click to see image )
Three more 220-passenger vessels will follow in 10-month intervals
NYK Cruises
New vessel expected to be named ASUKA III (744 - 2025) Meyer Werft (LNG propulsion)
Oceania Cruises
Vista (1,200 - 2023) (First Allura-Class Ship) Fincantieri (Click to see video )
Second Allura-Class Ship (1,200 - 2025) Fincantieri
Oceanwide Expeditions
Janssonius (196 - October 2021) Brodosplit (Croatia) (See image of sister ship Hondius)
Ocean Residences Development Ltd. (ORD)
M/Y Njord (118 apartments - 2024) (Residential yacht) DIV Shipbuilding (Shipyards in Norway, Kleven and Croatia, Brodosplit)
Paul Gauguin Cruises - Ponant
First new-generation luxury expedition cruise vessel (230 - 2022) Fincantieri
Second new-generation luxury expedition cruise vessel (230 - 2022) Fincantieri
(The agreement also contains an option for a third sister ship)
Peace Boat
New Ecoship (2,000 - 2020) Arctech Helsinki Shipyard (See image at right)
Pearl Seas Cruises
Unnamed sister ship of the Pearl Mist (214 -) (Originally the ship would be built at the Irving Shipbuilding, in Halifax, Nova Scotia but in March 2008 Pearl Seas decided to built the second ship in a different shipyard)
P&O Cruises
Arvia (5,200 - December 2022) Meyer Werft (Second LNG-powered ship) (Click to see image of sister ship Iona)
P&O Cruises Australia
Unnamed ship (2,400 - 2019/2020) Fincantieri
(December 2016: this new ship will be built for Carnival Cruise Line as the third vessel of the Vista class)
PJSC State Transport Leasing Company (Russia)
Andrey Dubenskiy (245 - 2023) (Siberian river cruise ship) Project A45-90.2 - Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg
Second Siberian river cruise ship (245 - 2024) Project A45-90.2 - Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg
Ponant
Le Commandant Charcot (270 - May 2021) Fincantieri Vard (Polar LNG expedition cruise vessel) (See image at right)
Polar Cruise Enterprises
Ursus Maritimus - Ice breaking cruise liner (240 - ) Rauma yard
Princess Cruises
Enchanted Princess (Fifth Royal-class vessel) (3,560 - August 2020) Fincantieri (See image of the ship at sea trials)
Discovery Princess (Sixth "Royal Princess" class ship) (3,660 berth - November 2021 - Delayed) Fincantieri Monfalcone
New LNG class vessel (4,300 - Late 2023) Fincantieri Monfalcone
New LNG class vessel (4,300 - Spring 2025) Fincantieri Monfalcone
Residential Cruise Line Ltd.
Magellan (residential cruise ship) - Aker Yards (Memorandum of Understanding)
REV Ocean
REV Ocean Expedition yacht (30 - 2021) - Vard (The ship, which will be the world's largest yacht, will function as a research vessel, be available for full charters and then also sail expedition cruises with 30 passengers working alongside 24 scientists)
Riseday
Unnamed riverboat ( - June 2021) Shipyard in Slovakia
Riva Waterways - Evergreen Tours
Riva Royale (180 - April 2014) Shipyard De Hoop (River ship)
Riva Princess (180 - April 2014) Shipyard De Hoop (River ship)
Riviera Travel - Scylla AG
Geoffrey Chaucer (169 - 2020)
Regent Seven Seas Cruises 
Third Explorer class Ship (750 - 2023) Fincantieri
(See image of the Seven Seas Explorer)
Royal Caribbean International
Wonder of the Seas (Fifth ship of the Oasis class) (5,400 - 2022) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Icon of the Seas (5,000 - Fall 2023) Meyer Turku
Second LNG "Icon" class ship (5,000 - second quarter of 2024) Meyer Turku
Third LNG "Icon" class ship (5,000 - Spring of 2025.) Meyer Turku (Still subject to financing)
New LNG "Icon" class ship (5,000 - second quarter of 2024) Meyer Turku
Sixth Oasis-Class Vessel (5,714 - Fall 2023) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Order contingent upon financing)
Saga Shipping - Saga Cruises
Spirit of the Rhine (190 - Spring 2021) Vahali (See rendering)
Spirit of the Danube (190 - Spring 2022) Vahali
Seabourn
Seabourn Venture (New expedition class ship) (264 - December 2021 - Delayed) T. Mariotti (See image)
Second expedition class ship (264 - May 2022) T. Mariotti
SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream Innovation (220 - September 2021) (New expedition cruise ship design by Damen Cruise) Damen Shipyards
(December 2019: SeaDream Yacht Club and Damen have decided not to proceed with the building of the new ship)
Scenic - Luxury Cruises & Tours
Scenic Eclipse II (228 - First quarter 2023) Maj 3 Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia (MKM Yachts, wholly owned by the Scenic Group, will take full responsibility for all new ocean ship builds starting with the construction of Scenic Eclipse II) (See image at left of Scenic Eclipse)
Silversea Cruises
Silver Dawn (592 - November 2021) Fincantieri (See image of sister ship Silver Moon )
Unnamed vessel (592 - 2022) Fincantieri (Option to build)
Unnamed vessel (592 - 2023) Fincantieri (Option to build)
Unnamed first "Evolution" class ship ( - 2022) Meyer Werft (Agreement to build)
Unnamed second "Evolution" class ship ( - ) Meyer Werft (Agreement to build)
Star Cruises
(December 2018: as part of its recent 25th anniversary celebrations, Genting Cruise Lines announced that it will build a series of Contemporary-class ships for Star Cruises)
First "Contemporary-class ship" ( - 2023) MV Werften
Storylines
The Narrative ( - 2024 ) Brodosplit Shipyard (New planned residence cruise ship)
Sunstone Ships Inc. - China Merchants Industry Holdings
Ocean Victory (200 - Early 2021) (Number three in the SunStone Ships' Infinity series: Charter to Victory Cruise Lines and Albatros Expeditions) (See image) 
Ocean Explorer ( - January 2021) (Charter to Vantage Cruise Line)
Sylvia Earle (126 - October 2021) (SunStone's Infinity series, sister ship of Aurora Expeditions' Greg Mortimer. Charter to Aurora Expeditions)
Ocean Odyssey ( - March 2022) (Fifth Infinity-class vessel - Charter to Vantage Cruise Line)
Ocean Albatros ( - October 2022) (Charter to Albatros Expeditions)
Ocean Discoverer (Seventh Infinity-class expedition ship) (200 - September 2023) (Charter to Victory Cruise Lines and Aurora Expeditions)
(All vessels ordered have long-term charter agreements in place. In addition to the seven vessels already ordered, SunStone has options to build another three Infinity-class vessels)
Swan Hellenic
SH Minerva (152 - November 2021) Helsinki Shipyard (New expedition vessel, Vega Class ship)
SH Vega (152 - April 2022) Helsinki Shipyard (New expedition vessel, Vega Class ship)
Third Vega Class expedition vessel (192 - End of 2022) Helsinki Shipyard (She will be bigger than her sisters)
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Evrima (298 - July 2021) Barreras Shipyard - Vigo, Spain ( August 2019: work around the ship has come to a temporary stop) (See image)
Unnamed sister ship (298 - ) Barreras Shipyard - Vigo, Spain
(The order has still one option with delivery in 2022. September 2019: a statement from the cruise operator did not elaborate on the timeline on further vessels in the series)
Travelmarvel (APT Group)
January 2019: Australian Travelmarvel announced the order of three new European river ships. Sailing on Travelmarvel's European Gems itinerary from Amsterdam to Budapest and vice versa, the first of the brand-new Contemporary Class vessels will commence sailing in April 2020, with the two sister ships setting sail in April 2021. Each new ship will have 91 cabins.
Travelmarvel Polaris (April 2020) (New Contemporary River Ship)
Travelmarvel Capella (March 2021) (New Contemporary River Ship)
Travelmarvel Vega (March 2021) (New Contemporary River Ship)
TUI Cruises
Mein Schiff 7 (2894 - Spring 2023) Meyer Turku Oy (See image sister ship Mein Schiff 2 ) 
New LNG-powered ship (161,000 ton - 2024) Fincantieri
New LNG-powered ship (161,000 ton - 2026) Fincantieri
Undisclosed Chinese Cruise Company
Yangtze River Three Gorges 1 ( - June 2021) Wuxi Saisiyi Electric Technology Co. (New electric river cruise ship)
Undisclosed International Cruise Company
Expedition cruise vessel (220 - 2019) Vard Romania (Letter of Intent. August 2017: VARD said its letter of intent had expired)
Uniworld River Cruises
S.S. Sphinx (84 - September 2020) (Nile cruises, chartered boat)
Mekong Jewel (56 - January 2020) (Mekong River, chartered boat) (See image)
S.S. Sao Gabriel (100 - March 2020) (Douro River, chartered boat)
Unknown Cruise Operator
New Expedition Vessel for Extreme Conditions (60 - December 2014) Kleven Maritime AS (Norway)
Utopia Residences
Utopia - private residential vessel (105,000 ton - ) (June 2011: the letter of intent for the Utopia is expected to become a firm contract) Samsung Heavy Industries
Victoria Cruises
Victoria Sabrina (Over 200 - 2020) (River cruises in China)
Viking River Cruises
Viking Mississippi (386 - August 2022) Shipyard in Louisiana (Voyages on the Lower and Upper Mississippi) (See image at right )
Viking Osiris (82 - September 2020) (Built specifically for the Nile River, Egypt) (See image)
Viking Aton (82 - 2022) (Built specifically for the Nile River, Egypt)
(March 2015: Viking Cruises announced plans for the construction of six new vessels over the next three years for Mississippi River cruises. March 2016: Viking River Cruises is delaying its entry to the Mississippi River market by at least a year)
Viking has announced that from 2020, the line will expand its France river cruise fleet with the launch of four new Viking Seine Ships, exclusively sailing the eight-day Paris & The Heart of Normandy itinerary on the Seine River. Viking Kari (168 pax - 2020)
Viking Radgrid (168 pax - 2020)
Viking Skaga (168 pax - 2020)
Viking Fjorgyn (168 pax - 2020)
Viking Saigon (80 pax - August 2021) (Cruises on the Mekong River)
(See artist impression)
Viking Ocean Cruises
Viking Mars (930 - 2022) (Eigth unit of the series) Fincantieri(See image sister ship Viking Star - Photo Neven Jerkovic at Shipspotting.com)
Viking Neptune (930 - 2022) Fincantieri (Ninth unit of the series)
Tenth unit of the series (930 - 2023) Fincantieri
Eleventh unit of the series (930 - 2024) Fincantieri
Twelfth unit of the series (930 - 2025) Fincantieri
March 6, 2018: Viking announced a new agreement with Fincantieri that could see the delivery of six additional ocean ships by 2027, which will be delivered in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027.
April 2021: nine ships, options included, are now on order for delivery starting in 2022, which will bring Viking's ocean fleet to 16 ships by 2027.
Viking Octantis (Polaris-Class Expedition vessel) (378 - Early 2022) Vard
Viking Polaris (Polaris-Class Expedition vessel) (378 - 2022) Vard
(There is an option for two more)
Virgin Voyages
Valiant Lady (2,770 - November 2021) Fincantieri (See artist impression of Valiant Lady)
Resilient Lady (2,770 - 2022) Fincantieri
Unnamed fourth new class ship (2,860 - 2023) Fincantieri
Viva Cruises
Viva One (176 - April 2022) (River cruises in Europe)
Viva Two (95 cabins - July 2022) (River cruises in Europe)
Volgaservice - Gama Group
Zolotoye Koltso (180 - 2020 ) (Project PKS180 paddle-wheel river cruise ship) Lotos Shipyard in Astrakhan, Russia
Zolotoye Koltso sister ship (180 - ) (Project PKS180 paddle-wheel river cruise ship) Lotos Shipyard in Astrakhan, Russia
Xiamen International Cruise Co Ltd
China Xiamen (2,000 - planning for October 2018) Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry
(August 2015: Cruise Industry News has reported that Xiamen Shipbuilding has dropped plans to build the ship)
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Cruise vessels ordered and under construction
Updated June 22, 2021
For every ship are indicated: number of passengers, delivery date and shipyard
Most cruise lines have voluntarily suspended their operations. Now virtually all cruising has ceased and several cruise companies are delaying the debut of their new ships and the global cruise ship orderbook slims for 2021 and beyond.
AIDA Cruises
Amadeus River Cruises - Lüftner Cruises
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American Cruise Lines
Amundsen Expeditions
Aranui Cruises - Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime
A-ROSA
AVALON
(See sister ship Mardi Gras)March 2015: Carnival Corp & plc is ordering a total of nine cruise ships, five from Fincantieri and four from Meyer Werft. The new ships would be delivered over a four-year period between 2019 and 2022. Fincantieri will build five of the new vessels at its shipyards in Monfalcone and Marghera in Italy while Meyer Werft will construct the remaining four at both its German yard at Papenburg and its new and larger capacity Finnish yard at Turku. June 2015: it was announced that the two at Meyer Werft will be for AIDA Cruises. July 2015: the two at Meyer Turku will be for Costa Cruises. April 2015: the remaining five ships will be for Costa Asia (two), Princess (two) and P&O Cruises Australia (One).
Caspian Shipping Company (ACSC) - Moscow River Shipping Company (MRSC) - Mosturflot
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January 2018: Crystal Cruises has confirmed that its "Diamond" class newbuildings are going to be smaller than the 100,000 tons originally envisaged for its "Exclusive" class ships (See image)
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Dream Cruises
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Ecoventura
Exotic Heritage Group - Heritage River Journeys
January 2018: Wuchang Shipbuilding, part of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a pair of 70,000-ton luxury cruise ships. The shipyard group inked the deal with Fujian GuoHang Ocean Shipping, a self-described provider of integrated maritime services. The MOU signing lets the two groups establish and effective communications process to negotiate further. No additional details were available. (Source: Cruise Industry News)
General Maritime Transportation Company (GNMTC)
(June 2011: STX France has rescinded the contract and is looking for a new buyer. March 2012: sold to MSC Cruises)
(See image of sister ship Hanseatic inspiration)Havila
March 2018: Havila is set to operate four new coastal cruise-style ships on a route on the Norwegian coast, according to a decision from the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which has split the coastal route between Hurtigruten and the newcomer, Havila. The new agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2021, leaving Havila little time to build and launch four ships. A shipyard has yet to be named.June 2018: The Norwegian company has entered into an agreement with Barreras, in Vigo, Spain, to build two of four vessels. The deal is subject to finalizing and not finalized. September 2018: Havila will build two of its ships set for Norwegian coastal service at Tershan Shipyard in Turkey. August 2019: work around the pair of coastal ships for Havila Kystruten at Barreras has come to a temporary stop. November 2019: the struggling Barreras shipyard has cancelled both newbuilds for Havila Kystruten, which were set to operate on the Norwegian coast by early 2021. December 2019: two Havila Kystruten newbuilds will be towed to Tersan shipyard in Turkey from Barreras in Spain, where construction has been stopped due to financial difficulties at the shipyard. February 2020: Havila Voyages officially announced it has signed contract with the Tersan for the construction of two more Norwegian coastal vessels, with construction set to start soon. Starting in 2021, the company expects to have two new ships from Tersan and two more under construction. January 2021: Havila Voyages has confirmed that the first two ships in its fleet, Havila Castor and Havila Capella, have been delayed and will be setting sail in Summer 2021)
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Jangada Cruise
Lotus Cruises
Magna Carta Steamship Company
MSC Cruises
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(January 2020: MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l'Atlantique also extended their partnership over the next decade with two additional projects: a memorandum of understanding for the development of yet a new prototype class of four LNG-powered cruise ships and the development of yet another innovative prototype ship class concept with which they will explore opportunities that wind power and other advanced technologies)
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Three more 220-passenger vessels will follow in 10-month intervals
(The agreement also contains an option for a third sister ship)
Pearl Seas Cruises
P&O Cruises
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P&O Cruises Australia
(December 2016: this new ship will be built for Carnival Cruise Line as the third vessel of the Vista class)
PJSC State Transport Leasing Company (Russia)
Ponant
Polar Cruise Enterprises
Princess Cruises
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(December 2019: SeaDream Yacht Club and Damen have decided not to proceed with the building of the new ship)
Silversea Cruises
Star Cruises
(December 2018: as part of its recent 25th anniversary celebrations, Genting Cruise Lines announced that it will build a series of Contemporary-class ships for Star Cruises)
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(All vessels ordered have long-term charter agreements in place. In addition to the seven vessels already ordered, SunStone has options to build another three Infinity-class vessels)
(The order has still one option with delivery in 2022. September 2019: a statement from the cruise operator did not elaborate on the timeline on further vessels in the series)
Travelmarvel (APT Group)
January 2019: Australian Travelmarvel announced the order of three new European river ships. Sailing on Travelmarvel's European Gems itinerary from Amsterdam to Budapest and vice versa, the first of the brand-new Contemporary Class vessels will commence sailing in April 2020, with the two sister ships setting sail in April 2021. Each new ship will have 91 cabins.
TUI Cruises
(March 2015: Viking Cruises announced plans for the construction of six new vessels over the next three years for Mississippi River cruises. March 2016: Viking River Cruises is delaying its entry to the Mississippi River market by at least a year)
Viking has announced that from 2020, the line will expand its France river cruise fleet with the launch of four new Viking Seine Ships, exclusively sailing the eight-day Paris & The Heart of Normandy itinerary on the Seine River.
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(There is an option for two more)
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(August 2015: Cruise Industry News has reported that Xiamen Shipbuilding has dropped plans to build the ship)
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Newbuild planned to be delivered in 2019:
La Jangada
Nauka Vilas
Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great)
Ylang
Newbuild to be delivered in 2020 (planned):
AmaSiena
Avalon View
Caroline
Global Dream
Ganga Vilas
Geoffrey Chaucer
Lord of the Highlands
Mekong Jewel
National Geographic Endurance
nickoSPIRIT
Peace Boat's New Ecoship
Sao Gabriel
Sphinx
Scenic Eclipse II
Travelmarvel Polaris
Victoria Sabrina
Viking Osiris
Viking Kari
Viking Fjorgyn
Viking Radgrid
Viking Skaga
World Voyager
Zimbabwean Dream
Zolotoye Koltso
Newbuild to be delivered in 2021 (planned):
AIDAcosma (Delayed)
AmaDahlia
Amadeus Cara
Amalucia
American Melody
Costa Toscana (Delayed)
Crystal Endeavor
Discovery Princess (Delayed)
Emerald Azzurra
Emerald Luna
Evolve
Evrima
Global Dream
Hanseatic spirit
Havila Capella
Havila Castor
Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen sister ship
Janssonius
Le Commandant Charcot
Mekong Muse
MSC Seashore
National Geographic Resolution
Ocean Explorer
Ocean Victory
REV Ocean Expedition
Riseday Unnamed riverboat
Rotterdam
Seabourn Venture (Delayed)
Silver Dawn
Spirit of the Rhine
Sylvia Earle
Travelmarvel Capella
Travelmarvel Vega
Valiant Lady
Viking Saigon
Viva One (Delayed to 2022)
SH Minerva
World Navigator
Yangtze River Three Gorges 1
Newbuild to be delivered in 2020 (planned):
Newbuild to be delivered in 2021 (planned):