Cruise
Ships orderbook
Cruise vessels ordered and under construction
Updated January 31, 2023
For every ship are indicated: number of passengers, delivery date and shipyard
Due to Covid-19 several cruise companies are delaying the debut of their new ships and the global cruise ship orderbook slims for 2022 and beyond.
Accor Group
Orient Express Silenseas (54 Suites - 2026) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Sailing ship - signed letter of intent to order two ships)
Neptune Co. (Aman Group and Cruise Saudi) Project Sama (23,000 grt - 2026) T. Mariotti
AMAWaterways
AmaLilia (156 - 2024) (Cruises in Egypt on the Nile) See image of sister ship AmaDahlia)
American Cruise Lines
American Serenade (175 - Early 2023) (American Melody sister ship. The image refers to the American Song ) Chesapeake Shipbuilding
American Eagle (105 - 2023) Chesapeake Shipbuilding ("Project Blue")
American Glory (105 - 2023) Chesapeake Shipbuilding ("Project Blue")
American Liberty (105 - May 2023) Chesapeake Shipbuilding ("Project Blue")
January 2022: The company announced "Project Blue" a plan for 12 identical sister ships featuring an innovative hybrid catamaran design. Ships will be built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD. (See rendering)
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 - Second quarter 2022) Hunghai Shipyard in China (A dedicated leisure cruising vessel, not passenger-cargo ship)
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 Jubilee (Third LNG-powered Ship) (2700 staterooms - December 2023) Meyer Werft (Excel-class ship that had previously been assigned to sister line AIDA Cruises)
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).
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Ascent (Fourth Project Edge class ship) (3,260 - December 2023) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (See image of Celebrity Beyond)
Fifth Edge-Class Ship (3,260) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Option - Financing)
Century Cruises
Century Glory ( - 2022) River cruises in China
Century Victory ( - 2022) River cruises in China
Century Oasis ( - 2022) River cruises in China
Crystal Cruises (Out of business)
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 - ?) MV Werften (See image at right)
Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises (Out of business)
Crystal Endeavor sister ship (200 - 2021) MV Werften (See image of Crystal Endeavor ) 
Crystal Endeavor third sister ship (200 - ) MV Werften
Crystal River Cruises(Out of business)
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 5,248 - 2023) CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd in joint venture with Fincantieri (After being floated out in December 2021, the 135,000-ton ship is currently in final stages of its newbuild process)
Unnamed cruise ship - Project H1509 (About 5,248 - Late 2025) CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd in joint venture with Fincantieri
(There is an option for four further vessels)
November 2022: CSSC announced that its homegrown domestic Chinese brand, in partnership with Carnival Corporation, will launch service soon under the name Adora Cruises with the two 135,000-ton Vista-class new ships slated for this new brand.
November 2022: new 80,000-ton cruise newbuild concept designed and developed by CSSC and its CSSC Cruise Technology Development subsidiary. She could also join the Adora Cruises new brand
Cunard Line
Queen Anne (3,000 - May 2024) Fincantieri
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Treasure (Second LNG ship of three-ship class that debuted with the Disney Wish) (2,500 - 2024) Meyer Werft
Third LNG ship (2,500 - 2025) Meyer Werft
Global Dream (6,000 - 2025) (November 2022: Disney Cruise Line announces acquisition of partially completed Global Dream. Construction will be completed at the former MV Werften shipyard in Wismar, Germany, under the management of Meyer Werft)
Dream Cruises (Out of business)
Global Dream - First "Global" class ship (5,000 berth - Late 2022) MV Werften (She previously allocated to Star Cruises - image. (November 2022: Disney Cruise Line announces acquisition of partially completed Global Dream. Construction will be completed at the former MV Werften shipyard in Wismar, Germany, under the management of Meyer Werft)
Genting Hong Kong has a unnamed sister ship set for a 2023 delivery, which could also be poised to join Dream Cruises. June 2022: the unfinished hull of Genting Cruise Lines' second Global Class newbuild will be sold for scrap)
Ecoventura
Evolve (20 - Spring 2021) (Galápagos Islands cruises)
Emerald Cruises (Waterways)
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 Cruises (Yacht Cruises)
Emerald Sakara (100 - February 2023) Shipyard in Ha Long City, Vietnam (See image of sister ship Emerald Azzurra )
Exotic Heritage Group - Heritage River Journeys
Nauka Vilas ( - ) (River cruises in India)
Ganga Vilas ( - ) (River cruises in India)
Explora Journeys (MSC Group)
Explora I (461 guest suites - July 2023) Fincantieri
Explora II (461 guest suites - Summer 2024) Fincantieri
Explora III (461 guest suites - Spring 2026) Fincantieri (Hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ship. She will be enlarged by 19 metres to enable the installation of new LNG systems)
Explora IV (461 guest suites - Spring 2027) Fincantieri (Hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ship. She will be enlarged by 19 metres to enable the installation of new LNG systems)
Explora V (- 2027) Fincantieri (Hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ship - Memorandum of agreement - MOA)
Explora VI (- 2028) Fincantieri (Hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ship - Memorandum of agreement - MOA)
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Unnamed first Four Seasons Yacht (95 - End 2025) Fincantieri
(The order includes the option for two additional vessels)
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)
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. November 2021 Havila Cappella has been delivered)
Havila Polaris (29th of December 2022) Tersan (See image above of Havila Castor)
Havila Pollux (22nd of March 2023) Tersan
Hyundai Mipo & Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency (Korea)
Electric propulsion and LNG-fueled passenger ship (300 - ?) South Korea's shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
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)
(March 2022: Hurtigruten Norway partners with leading research organization SINTEF to create zero emission ships for the Norwegian coast, with the first ready to sail by 2030)
Lotus Cruises
Mekong Muse (14 cabin - October 2021) (Cruises on the Upper Mekong River in Laos)
MSC Cruises
MSC Euribia (Fifth Meraviglia class cruise ship or third Meraviglia Plus) (4,888 - June 2023) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Second LNG-powered ship in MSC Cruises' fleet)
MSC World America (Second World Class LNG powered cruise ship) (5,400 - 2025) Chantiers de l'Atlantique (See image of MSC World Europa)
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)
(July 2021: MSC, Fincantieri and Snam announced the signing a MoU to jointly determine the conditions for the design and construction of what would become the world's first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship)
Mystic Invest Holding / Atlas Ocean Voyages
World Seeker (200 - Fourth quarter 2022) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages) (See image of sister ship World Navigator)
World Adventurer (200 - 2023) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages)
World Discoverer (200 - 2023) WestSea Yard, Portugal (For Atlas Ocean Voyages)
Murray River Paddlesteamers
PS Australian Star (40 - Late 2024) (New river vessel x Murray River, Australia)
Northern Xplorer
Unnamed expedition ship (250 - Late 2025) (Northern Xplorer and Portuguese shipyard West Sea signed a letter of intent for the construction of the cruise ship. She will be outfitted with batteries and hydrogen fuel cells for its power)
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Viva (Second of six Leonardo Project ship) (3,219 - Mid August 2023) Fincantieri
First Prima Plus class ship (3,550 - 2024) Fincantieri
Prima Plus class ship (3,550 - 2025) Fincantieri
Prima Plus class ship (3,550 - 2026) Fincantieri
Prima Plus class ship (3,550 - 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)
(There is also an option for a further build, to be delivered in 2026)
Oceania Cruises
Vista (1,200 - May 2023) (First Allura-Class Ship) Fincantieri (Click to see video )
Allura (Second Allura-Class Ship) (1,200 - 2025) Fincantieri
Oceanwide Expeditions
Janssonius (174 - Second quarter 2022) Brodosplit (Croatia) (See image of sister ship Hondius)
Ocean Residences Development Ltd. (ORD)
M/Y Njord (117 apartments - 2025) (Residential yacht) Meyer Werft (Previously planned to be built by DIV Shipbuilding)
On Board - Tasmanian Expedition Cruises
Odalisque III (12 - End of 2022)
Pandaw Cruises
RV Song Hong (Ten enlarged staterooms - Mid 2023) (River cruises in Asia)
Paul Gauguin Cruises - Ponant
First new-generation luxury expedition cruise vessel (230 - ?) Fincantieri
Second new-generation luxury expedition cruise vessel (230 - ?) 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 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
Viktor Astafyev (245 - 2024) Project A45-90.2 - Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg
Polar Cruise Enterprises
Ursus Maritimus - Ice breaking cruise liner (240 - ) Rauma yard
Ponant
New eco-design cruise ship ( - 2025) (Planned Ponant's 14th ship - preliminary plans ready by end of 2022)
Princess Cruises
Sun Princess (New LNG "Sphere" Class Ship) (Over 4,000 - February 2024) Fincantieri Monfalcone
Second LNG "Sphere" Class Ship (Over 4,000 - 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 
Seven Seas Grandeur - Third Explorer class Ship (750 - November 2023) Fincantieri
(See image of the Seven Seas Explorer)
Royal Caribbean International
Icon of the Seas (5,600 - Late 2023) Meyer Turku
Second LNG "Icon" class ship (5,000 - second quarter of 2025) Meyer Turku
Third LNG "Icon" class ship (5,000 - Spring of 2026) Meyer Turku (Still subject to financing)
New LNG "Icon" class ship (5,000 - second quarter of 2024) Meyer Turku
Utopia of the Seas (Sixth Oasis-Class Vessel) (5,714 - Second quarter of 2024) Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Saga
(See image of sister ship Spirit of the Rhine)
Spirit of the Moselle (190 - May 2023) (River cruises)
Spirit of the Main (190 - May 2023) (River cruises)
Spirit of the Elbe (190 - 2024) (River cruises)
Spirit of the Rhône (190 - 2024) (River cruises)
Seabourn
(See image of Seabourn Venture )
Seabourn Pursuit (Second expedition class ship) (264 - Mid 2023) 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 - April 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
Unnamed vessel (596 - ?) Fincantieri (Option to build - fourth ship in the Muse-class series) (See image of sister ship Silver Moon )
Unnamed vessel (596 - 2023) Fincantieri (Option to build - fifth ship in the Muse-class series)
Silver Nova (Nova Class Ship - First "Evolution" hybrid class ship) (728 - August 2023) Meyer Werft
Silver Ray (Second "Evolution" hybrid class ship) (728 - Summer 2024) Meyer Werft
Somnio - Residential Yacht Liner By Captain Erik Bredhe
Somnio (39 apartments - Mid 2024) (Tillberg Design of Sweden in close collaboration with Winch Design)
Star Cruises (Out of business)
(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 (547 onboard residences - 2025) Brodosplit Shipyard (New planned residence cruise ship) (August 2022: Storylines and Brodosplit have made it official, having signed a newbuild contract for a 2025 delivery of a residence cruise ship)
Sunstone Ships Inc. - China Merchants Industry Holdings
Ocean Albatros (186 - March 2023) (Sixth vessel of the series. Charter to Albatros Expeditions)
Ocean Discoverer (Seventh Infinity-class expedition ship) (186 - March 2023) (Charter to Victory Cruise Lines and Aurora Expeditions. May 2022: SunStone Ships moves on to new class after Chinese yard walks away from Infinity contract. Ocean Discoverer will not be built now)
In addition to the seven vessels already ordered, SunStone has options to build another three Infinity-class vessels. May 2022: SunStone Ships moves on to new class after Chinese yard walks away from Infinity contract. October 2022: SunStone Ships updates on Boundless class project of up to 10 newbuildings: new vessels will be able to carry between 200 and 260 passengers, featuring a distinct inverted bow.
January 2023: SunStone Ships will build a seventh Infinity Class vessel as it has come to an agreement with China Merchants for another expedition ship in its highly successful series of newbuilds. Deliver in August 2025)
Swan Hellenic
SH Diana - Third Vega Class expedition vessel (192 - March 2023) Helsinki Shipyard (She will be bigger than her two sisters) (See image of SH Minerva)
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Ilma (496 - 2024) (Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Sant-Nazaire, France)
Luminara (496 - 2025) (Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Sant-Nazaire, France) (See image)
Unnamed Evrima 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)
Transcend Cruises
First new river cruises ship (60 / 120 - Spring 2024) Den Breejen Shipyard
Second new 135-meter river cruises ship (60 / 120 - )Den Breejen Shipyard
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 (2,894 - Second quarter of 2024) 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
Changjiang San Xia 1 (1,300 - End 2021) Yichang Xinhui Ship Repair Co - Wuxi Saisiyi Electric Technology Co. (New electric river cruise ship)
Undisclosed Cruise Company
New ultra-luxury cruiseship (- End of 2025) (July 2022: Fincantieri has signed with an international customer a contract for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruiseship, to be delivered by the end of 2025. The order includes the option for two additional vessels)
Undisclosed International Cruise Company
Expedition cruise vessel (220 - 2019) Vard Romania (Letter of Intent. August 2017: VARD said its letter of intent had expired)
Unknown Cruise Operator
Electric Sailing Ship (24 - ) A three-masted schooner, 63.50 meters long and 10 meters (Brodosplit, Croatia. Keel laying: end of October 2022)
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 Aton (82 - 2022) (Built specifically for the Nile River, Egypt)
(See image of sister ship Viking Osiris below)
(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. Summer 2022: Viking Mississippi was delivered)
Viking Ocean Cruises
Viking Saturn (930 - Early 2023) Fincantieri (Tenth unit of the series) (See image sister ship Viking Star - Photo Neven Jerkovic at Shipspotting.com)
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 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.
September 2022: Fincantieri will build four further cruise ships for Viking. As of today, the collaboration between Fincantieri and Viking reaches a total of 18 vessels, including two purpose-built expedition vessels of the subsidiary Vard)
Virgin Voyages
Brilliant Lady (Fourth new class ship) (2,860 - 2023) Fincantieri ( See image of sister ship Resilient Lady)
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 January 31, 2023
For every ship are indicated: number of passengers, delivery date and shipyard
Due to Covid-19 several cruise companies are delaying the debut of their new ships and the global cruise ship orderbook slims for 2022 and beyond.
Accor Group
Neptune Co. (Aman Group and Cruise Saudi)
AMAWaterways
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American Cruise Lines
January 2022: The company announced "Project Blue" a plan for 12 identical sister ships featuring an innovative hybrid catamaran design. Ships will be built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD. (See rendering)
Amundsen Expeditions
Aranui Cruises - Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime
AVALON
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).
Celebrity 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)
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(There is an option for four further vessels)
November 2022: CSSC announced that its homegrown domestic Chinese brand, in partnership with Carnival Corporation, will launch service soon under the name Adora Cruises with the two 135,000-ton Vista-class new ships slated for this new brand.
November 2022: new 80,000-ton cruise newbuild concept designed and developed by CSSC and its CSSC Cruise Technology Development subsidiary. She could also join the Adora Cruises new brand
Dream Cruises (Out of business)
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Ecoventura
Exotic Heritage Group - Heritage River Journeys
(The order includes the option for two additional vessels)
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)
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. November 2021 Havila Cappella has been delivered)
(The agreement with Kleven Verft would include an option for a fourth vessel)
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(March 2022: Hurtigruten Norway partners with leading research organization SINTEF to create zero emission ships for the Norwegian coast, with the first ready to sail by 2030)
Lotus Cruises
MSC Cruises
(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)
(July 2021: MSC, Fincantieri and Snam announced the signing a MoU to jointly determine the conditions for the design and construction of what would become the world's first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship)
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Three more 220-passenger vessels will follow in 10-month intervals
(There is also an option for a further build, to be delivered in 2026)
(The agreement also contains an option for a third sister ship)
Pearl Seas Cruises
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)
Polar Cruise Enterprises
Ponant
Princess Cruises
(See image of sister ship Spirit of the Rhine)(See image of Seabourn Venture )
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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 (Out of business)
(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)
In addition to the seven vessels already ordered, SunStone has options to build another three Infinity-class vessels. May 2022: SunStone Ships moves on to new class after Chinese yard walks away from Infinity contract. October 2022: SunStone Ships updates on Boundless class project of up to 10 newbuildings: new vessels will be able to carry between 200 and 260 passengers, featuring a distinct inverted bow.
January 2023: SunStone Ships will build a seventh Infinity Class vessel as it has come to an agreement with China Merchants for another expedition ship in its highly successful series of newbuilds. Deliver in August 2025)
(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)
Transcend Cruises
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. Summer 2022: Viking Mississippi was delivered)Viking Ocean Cruises
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September 2022: Fincantieri will build four further cruise ships for Viking. As of today, the collaboration between Fincantieri and Viking reaches a total of 18 vessels, including two purpose-built expedition vessels of the subsidiary Vard)
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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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