Compiled by Shawn J. Dake.
Update: April 15, 2012. Partially illustrated from a variety of sources.
Listed by Cruise Line
Ship Name / Tonnage / Date Due / Builder
AIDA CRUISES
UNNAMMED 125,000 March 2015 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
UNNAMMED 125,000 March 2016 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
Courtesy of Aida Cruises
AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
UNNAMED 2,500 2013 Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD, USA
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
UNNAMED 135,000 Winter, 2016 Fincantieri, Italy
COMPAGNIE DU PONANT
LE SOLEAL 10,900 June 2013 Fincantieri, Italy
COSTA CROCIERE
COSTA DIADEMA 132,500 October 2014 Fincantieri, Italy
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE
UNNAMED 99,000 Fall 2015 Fincantieri, Italy
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
NORWEGIAN GETAWAY 146,600 April 2014 Meyer Werft, Germany
UNNAMED 163,000 October 2015 Meyer Werft, Germany
P & O CRUISES
UNNAMED 141,000 gross tons, March 2015 Fincantieri, Italy
Rendering of P&O newbuild, courtesy of Carnival Cruises.
PRINCESS CRUISES
ROYAL PRINCESS 141,000 May 2013 Fincantieri, Italy
Artist’s impression ROYAL PRINCESS, courtesy Princess Cruises
REGAL PRINCESS 141,000 Spring 2014 Fincantieri, Italy
REGAL PRINCESS under construction, photo © Peter Knego
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL
QUANTUM OF THE SEAS 158,000 Fall 2014 Meyer Werft, Germany
ANTHEM OF THE SEAS 158,000 Spring 2015 Meyer Werft, Germany
UNNAMED 225,282 tons Summer 2016 STX France, St. Nazaire, France
TUI
MEIN SCHIFF 3 99,300 Spring 2014 STX Finland, Turku Shipyard
MEIN SCHIFF 4 99,300 Spring 2015 STX Finland, Turku Shipyard
A rendering of MEIN SCHIFF 3 and MEIN SCHIFF 4, courtesy of TUI Cruises.
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES
VIKING STAR 47,000 January 2015 Fincantieri
UNNAMED 47,000 January 2016 Fincantieri
UNNAMED 48,000 2017 Fincantieri
UNNAMED 48,000 2018 Fincantieri
XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL CRUISE CO., LTD. (SHAN HAI SHU GROUP)
CHINA XIAMEN 100,000 October 2018 Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., Xiamen, China
TOTAL NEW SHIPS ON ORDER: 22
TOTAL GROSS TONNAGE ON ORDER: 2,392,382
As with all aspects of the cruise industry, the information is subject to change. Current tonnage on order now amounts to just under 2.5 million gross tons, with recent deliveries offsetting new orders placed in the second half of 2012. The majority of the most recent contracts lean heavily toward vessels over 100,000 gross tons or nearly so, including the latest and largest ships for Carnival, Costa, Princess Holland America Line, Royal Caribbean, TUI Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line. As these newbuilds come on line, the cruise industry will continue to see significant expansion, with ever larger ships.
