Compiled by Shawn J. Dake.
Update: May 1, 2012. 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
AIDASTELLA 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
UNNAMED 2,500 gross tons (est.) 2013 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
LE SOLEAL 10,900 June 2013 Fincantieri, Italy
COSTA CROCIERE
COSTA FASCINOSA 114,500 May 2012 Fincantieri, Italy
UNNAMED 132,500 October 2014 Fincantieri, Italy
MV COSTA FAVOLOSA, courtesy of Fincantieri.
HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES
EUROPA 2 39,500 April 2013 STX Yards, France
EUROPA 2 rendering courtesy of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CRUISES (MSC CRUISES)
MSC DIVINA Rendering
MSC DIVINA 139,4000 May 2012 STX Yards, France
MSC PREZIOSA 139,400 gross tons March, 2013 STX Yards France
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY 144,017 April, 2013 Meyer Werft, Germany
NORWEGIAN GETAWAY 144,017 April 2014 Meyer Werft, Germany
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
UTOPIA RESIDENCES
UTOPIA 105,000 TBA 2013 Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea.
Artist rendering of the UTOPIA
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES
UNNAMED 45,000 Fall 2014 Fincantieri, Italy
UNNAMED 45,000 Fall 2015 Fincantieri, Italy
TOTAL NEW SHIPS ON ORDER: 26
TOTAL GROSS TONNAGE ON ORDER: 2,556,934
As with all aspects of the cruise industry, the information is subject to change. Current tonnage on order is down significantly, to just over 2.5 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.
