Compiled by Shawn J. Dake.
Update: December 23, 2011. Partially illustrated from a variety of sources.
Listed by Cruise Line
Ship Name / Tonnage / Date Due / Builder
AIDA CRUISES
AIDAMAR 71,100 May 2012 Meyer Werft, Germany
UNNAMED 71,300 February 2013 Meyer Werft, Germany
UNNAMMED 125,000 March 2015 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
UNNAMMED 125,000 March 2016 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
Courtesy of Aida Cruises
Representing the class, the AIDALUNA photographed upon delivery June 1, 2010. Photo by Huhu Uet
AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
QUEEN OF THE MISSISSIPPI 2,000 August 2012 Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD, USA.
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
CARNIVAL BREEZE 130,000 June 2012 Fincantieri
CARNIVAL BREEZE-RENDERING, courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines
CELEBRITY CRUISES
CELEBRITY REFLECTION 126,000 November 2012 Meyer Werft, Germany
COMPAGNIE DU PONANT
UNNAMED 10,600 June 2013 Fincantieri, Italy
COSTA CROCIERE
COSTA FASCINOSA 114,500 Spring 2012 Fincantieri, Italy
UNNAMED 132,500 October 2014 Fincantieri, Italy
MV COSTA FAVOLOSA, courtesy of Fincantieri.
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
DISNEY FANTASY 128,000 Spring 2012 Meyer Weft, Germany
Artist's impression of new Disney vessels with current fleet behind, 2009
HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES
EUROPA 2 39,500 2013 STX Yards, France
EUROPA 2 rendering courtesy of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CRUISES (MSC CRUISES)
MSC DIVINA 140,000 May 2012 STX Yards, France
MSC DIVINA Rendering
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY 144,017 April, 2013 Meyer Werft, Germany
NORWEGIAN GETAWAY 144,017 April, 2014 Meyer Werft, Germany
OCEANIA CRUISES
RIVIERA 65,000 April 2012 Fincantieri, Italy
P & O CRUISES
UNNAMED 141,000 gross tons, March 2015 Fincantieri, Italy
Rendering of P&O newbuild, courtesy of Carnival Cruises.
PEARL SEA CRUISES
PEARL MIST 8,700 TBA Irving Shipbuilding, Nova Scotia, Canada (Completed vessel possibly delayed indefinitely)
PEARL MIST on sea trials, August, 2009. photo copyright Ken Watson
PRINCESS CRUISES
ROYAL PRINCESS 141,000 May 2013 Fincantieri, Italy
UNNAMED 141,000 Spring 2014 Fincantieri, Italy
Artist's impression ROYAL PRINCESS, courtesy Princess Cruises
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL
UNNAMED 158,000 tons Fall 2014 Meyer Werft, Germany
UNNAMED 158,000 tons Spring 2015 Meyer Werft, Germany
TUI
UNNAMED 97,000 Spring, 2014 STX Europe, Finland
SEA CLOUD CRUISES
SEA CLOUD HUSSAR 4,840 (est.) Spring 2012 Factoria Naval de Marin, Spain
UTOPIA RESIDENCES
UTOPIA 105,000 TBA 2013 Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea.
Artist rendering of the UTOPIA
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES
UNNAMED 40,000 gross tons 2014 STX France
UNNAMED 40,000 gross tons 2014 STX France
TOTAL NEW SHIPS ON ORDER: 27
TOTAL GROSS TONNAGE ON ORDER: 2,604,174
As with all aspects of the cruise industry, the information is subject to change. Current tonnage on order is down significantly, to just over 2.6 million gross tons, largely due to recent deliveries with only a few new orders being placed. The majority of the most recent contracts lean heavily toward vessels over 100,000 gross tons. As these newbuilds come on line, the cruise industry will continue to see expansion, although at a slower pace than in previous years.
