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What’s next from the world’s largest cruise lines?
Below is our annual list of ocean-going ships on order for major brands such as Carnival and Royal Caribbean, updated to include details of a new Silversea ship ordered earlier this month.

As in the past, we include only ships from lines that market to North Americans, leaving out such operators as Germany-based Aida Cruises, which caters to the German-speaking market. We also have left off river cruise ships on order (stay tuned for a separate update on the topic).

For the coming year, the big story in cruise-ship building is the development of a new vessel for Regent Seven Seas that’s being billed as the most luxurious ever.
Also notable is the largest ship ever for Norwegian Cruise Line and bigger ships for Holland America and Carnival (click through the carousel above for artist’s drawings of the vessels as well as others on order).

Among the most complex traveling machines built by man, ocean-going cruise ships take years to construct, so any new orders placed in the coming months likely won’t be filled until 2018 at the earliest. We’ll continue to update this page as new orders are announced.

2015

Norwegian Escape (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Passengers: 4,200
Maiden voyage: Oct. 29
Notable: Norwegian Cruise Line’s largest ship ever

2016

Viking Sea (Viking Cruises)
Passengers: 930
Maiden voyage: April 3
Notable: Second ocean-going ship for river cruise giant Viking

Koningsdam (Holland America)
Passengers: 2,650
Maiden voyage: April 8
Notable: First new ship for line since 2010
Ovation of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
Passengers: 4,180
Maiden voyage: April 17
Notable: Third in new Quantum class series

Carnival Vista (Carnival Cruise Line)
Passengers: 3,954
Maiden voyage: May 1
Notable: First new ship for line since 2012

Harmony of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
Passengers: 5,400
Maiden voyage: June 12
Notable: Third in the hugely successful Oasis class series

Seven Seas Explorer (Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
Passengers: 750
Maiden voyage: July 20
Notable: First new ship for luxury line since 2003

Seabourn Encore (Seabourn Cruise Line)
Passengers: 604
Maiden voyage: Dec. 4
Notable: Seabourn’s largest ship ever

2017

Viking Sky (Viking Cruises)
Passengers: 930
Maiden voyage: March 25
Notable: Third ocean-going ship for river cruise giant Viking

Norwegian Bliss (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Passengers: 4,200
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Second in line’s new Breakaway Plus series

Silver Muse (Silversea Cruises)
Passengers: 596
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Largest Silversea ship ever

Unnamed (Princess Cruises)
Passengers: 3,560
Maiden voyage: 2017
Notable: Third in line’s new Royal series

MSC Meraviglia (MSC Cruises)
Passengers: 4,500
Maiden voyage: May
Notable: First in the new Vista class of ship at MSC

MSC Seaside (MSC Cruises)
Passengers: 4,140
Maiden voyage: November
Notable: First in the new Seaside class of ship for MSC

2018

Unnamed (Royal Caribbean)
Passengers: 5,400
Maiden voyage: 2018
Notable: Fourth in the Oasis class series

Unnamed (Carnival Cruise Line)
Passengers: 3,954
Maiden voyage: March
Notable: Sister ship to Carnival Vista

Unnamed (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Passengers: 4,200
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Third in line’s new Breakaway Plus series

Unnamed (MSC Cruises)
Passengers: 4,140
Maiden voyage: May
Notable: Second in the new Seaside class of ship at MSC

Seabourn Ovation (Seabourn Cruise Line)
Passengers: 604
Maiden voyage: 2018
Notable: Second of two larger ships coming to Seabourn

Unnamed (Celebrity Cruises)
Passengers: 2,900
Maiden voyage: Fall
Notable: First in a new class of ship for Celebrity

Unnamed (Holland America)
Passengers: 2,650
Maiden voyage: November
Notable: Sister ship to Koningsdam

2019

Unnamed (MSC Cruises)
Passengers: 4,500
Maiden voyage: 2019

Unnamed (Royal Caribbean)
Passengers: 4,180
Maiden voyage: Spring
Notable: Fourth in new Quantum class series

Unnamed (Norwegian Cruise Line)
Passengers: 4,200
Maiden voyage: Late 2019
Notable: Fourth in the line’s new Breakaway Plus series

2020

Unnamed (Celebrity Cruises)
Passengers: 2,900
Maiden voyage: Early 2020
Notable: Second in a new class of ship for Celebrity

Unnamed (Virgin Cruises)
Passengers: 2,860
Maiden voyage: Early 2020
Notable: First ship for new line from billionaire Richard Branson

2021

Unnamed (Virgin Cruises)
Passengers: 2,860
Maiden voyage: Early 2020
Notable: Second ship for new line Virgin Cruises

2022

Unnamed (Virgin Cruises)
Passengers: 2,860
Maiden voyage: Early 2022
Notable: Third ship for new line Virgin Cruises

Major lines with no ships on order: Azamara Club Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Windstar Cruises.

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