New Cruise Ships On The Horizon
Below is a list of new cruise ships that are currently on the drawing board.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Freedom (more
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Inaugural: March 5, 2007
Status: Sailing Now!
Size: GRT: 110,000
Capacity: 2974 (double occupancy)
Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
This is an additional Conquest class vessel ordered as part of a four-ship
deal with Fincantieri, two of which ended up going to the Carnival brand. As
a Conquest-class, it will not fit through the Panama Canal.
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Carnival Splendor
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info)
Expected Inaugural: July, 2008
Status: Now acepting reservations
Size: GRT: 112,000
Capacity: 3006 (double occupancy)
Builder: Fincantieri - Italy
This is the fourth ship of a four-ship order from Fincantieri, two of which
ended up going to the Carnival brand. While it is a Conquest-class vessel,
it will have some unique features for the Carnival brand adding 2,000 gross
tons to the volume. The most notable is a retractable dome over the mid-ship
pool, the first for Carnival. It will also have the largest spa aboard any
Carnival vessel (1,780 square feet) and the line's first thalasso therapy
pool and the largest Camp Carnival facilities (5,500 square feet) above
which there will be a new water play area.
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Carnival Dream
Expected Inaugural: October, 2009
Size: GRT: 130,000
Capacity: 3,652 (double occupancy)
Builder: Fincantieri - Italy
This ship will be a completely new design for Carnival, although not the
Pinnacle Project about which there has been so much talk. Carnival says that
is firmly on the back burner, but still planned for some future date.
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Carnival Magic
Expected Inaugural: June, 2011
Size: GRT: 130,000
Capacity: 3,652 (double occupancy)
Builder: Fincantieri - Italy
This ship will be the second in a new class for Carnival, a twin to Carnival
Dream.
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Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Solstice
Expected Inaugural: October, 2008
Status: Now accepting reservations
Size: GRT: 118,000,000
Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This will be Celebrity's first post-Panamax vessel. It will be powered by a
diesel-electric podded propulsion system and meet 2009 stability standards.
It will also make use of numerous new technologies for energy savings.
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Celebrity Equinox
Expected Inaugural: Summer, 2009
Size: GRT: 118,000,000
Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This is the second in the Solstice-class. It will be powered by a
diesel-electric podded propulsion system.
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Celebrity Eclipse
Expected Inaugural: June, 2010
Size: GRT: 118,000,000
Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This is the third in the Solstice-class. It will be powered by a
diesel-electric podded propulsion system.
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Unamed
Expected Inaugural: Fall, 2011
Size: GRT: 118,000,000
Capacity: 2,850 lower berths
Builder: Meyer Werft - Germany
This is the fourth in the Solstice-class.
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Costa Cruise Line
Costa Serena
Inaugural: May, 2007
Size: GRT: 118,000
Capacity: 3000 (double occupancy), total capacity 3,780
Builder: Fincantieri - Sestri, Italy
This will be the second of Costa's Concordia class. Deployment is thought to
be year round in the Mediterranean.
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Costa Luminosa
Inaugural: Spring, 2009
Size: GRT: 92,700
Capacity: 2,260 lower berths - 1,544 in balcony cabins
Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
A duplicate will be delivered in the March, 2010.
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Unnamed
Inaugural: Summer, 2009
Size: GRT: 112,000
Capacity: 3,004
Builder: Fincantieri
This ship will be a duplicate of Costa Concordia.
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Unnamed
Inaugural: March, 2010
Size: GRT: 92,700
Capacity: 2,260 lower berths
Builder: Fincantieri
This is a sister to the vessel delivered in the spring of 2009.
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Cunard
Queen Victoria
Inaugural: December 11, 2007
Status: Taking Reservations now.
Size: GRT: 90,000
Capacity: 2,000
Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
This ship will be similar to HAL's line of Vista-class vessels, but with
Cunard's own twists in the design and slightly larger. It will be built to
Panamax standards, so it can be used in both the Atlantic and Pacific. 86%
of the cabins will be outside, 71% of those with private verandahs. In
September 2004 the design was enlarged as part of an order of four other
ships from Fincantieri. It was originally slated for 88,000 tons and a
capacity of 1968. Eleven meters were added to the length raising the tonnage
to 90,000 and increasing the capacity to 2000, but the ship will still be
able to transit the Panama Canal.
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Disney Cruise Line
Unnamed
Inaugural: 2011
Size: GRT: 124,000
Capacity: 2,500 double occupancy
Builder: Meyer Werft - Papenburg, Germany
A new class of vessel
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Unnamed
Inaugural: 2012
Size: GRT: 124,000
Capacity: 2,500 double occupancy
Builder: Meyer Werft - Papenburg, Germany
Second in the new class
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Holland America Line
Eurodam
Inaugural: Summer, 2008
Status: Taking Reservations now.
Size: GRT: 86,000
Capacity: 2,044
Builder: Fincantieri - Marghera, Italy
This ship will be a progression from Noordam, but it's distinct enough that
Carnival Corp says they consider it a new class of vessel, and HAL has
settled on the designation, Signature-class for the series. The ship will be
sized to fit through the Panama Canal and feature a new restaurant deck,
more verandah staterooms and new entertainment venues.
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MSC Cruises
MSC Orchestra
Inaugural: June, 2007
Status: Taking Reservations now.
Size: GRT: 89,600
Capacity: 2,550 lower berths - 3,000 total
Builder: Aker France - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the second of the Musica class.
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MSC Poesia
Inaugural: March, 2008
Status: Taking Reservations now.
Size: GRT: 89,600
Capacity: 2,550 lower berths - 3,000 total
Builder: Aker France - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the third of the Musica class.
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MSC
Fantasia
Inaugural: May, 2008
Status: Taking Reservations now.
Size: GRT: 133,500
Capacity: 3,300 lower berths - 3,887 total
Builder: Aker France - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the first of this class of ship, MSC's largest class, and too
large to transit the Panama Canal.
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MSC Serenata
Estimated Inaugural: March, 2009
Size: GRT: 133,500
Capacity: 3,300 lower berths - 3,887 total
Builder: Aker France - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the second of the Fantasia class.
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MSC Magnifica
Estimated Inaugural: 2nd Qtr., 2010
Size: GRT: 89,600
Capacity: 2,550 lower berths - 3,000 total
Builder: Aker France - St. Nazaire, France
This will be the fourth of the Musica class.
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Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Gem
Estimated Inaugural: October, 2007
Status: Taking Reservations Now
Size: GRT: 92,000
Capacity: 2,384 lower berths
Builder: Meyer Werft
This will be the third in the Norwegian Jewel series with 540 staterooms and
suites with private balconies.
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Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: 4th Qtr, 2009
Size: GRT: 150,000
Capacity: 4,200 lower berths
Builder: Aker France
The first of two post-Panamax ships ordered, and NCL's largest.
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Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: 2nd Qtr, 2010
Size: GRT: 150,000
Capacity: 4,200 lower berths
Builder: Aker France
The second of two post-Panamax ships ordered, and NCL's largest.
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Royal Caribbean International
Liberty of the Seas
Inaugural: May 19, 2007
Status: Sailing and Taking Reservations Now
Size: GRT: 160,000
Capacity: 3,600 lower berths
Builder: Aker Finnyards - Finland
This is the second of the Freedom-class This class still have bragging
rights to being the largest passenger ships in the world.
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Independence of the Seas
Inaugural: May, 2008
Status: Taking Reservations Now
Size: GRT: 160,000
Capacity: 3,600 lower berths
Builder: Aker Finnyards - Finland
This will be the third of the Freedom-class and expected to be a
near-duplicate of the first two.
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Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: Fall, 2009
Size: GRT: 220,000
Capacity: 5,400 lower berths, approx. 1,000 upper berths
Builder: Aker Finnyards - Finland
The first of the Project Genesis vessels incorporates new hull lines, a new
air conditioning strategy and a new water production system all for improved
fuel efficiency. Royal Caribbean also has an option for one additional
vessel.
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Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: August, 2010
Size: GRT: 220,000
Capacity: 5,400 lower berths, approx. 1,000 upper berths
Builder: Aker Finnyards - Finland
This will be a sister to first of the Project Genesis, about 43% larger than
RCCL's Freedom-class.
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The Yachts of Seabourn
Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: Spring, 2009
Size: GRT: 32,000
Capacity: 450 lower berths
Builder: T. Mariotti, Italy
Even though these two newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in
length and a 84 foot beam), Seabourn says they will keep the same
hotel-staff-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships.
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Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: Spring, 2010
Size: GRT: 32,000
Capacity: 450 lower berths
Builder: T. Mariotti, Italy
Even though these two newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in
length and a 84 foot beam), Seabourn says they will keep the same
hotel-staff-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships.
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Silversea Cruises
Unnamed
Estimated Inaugural: 4th Qtr., 2010
Size: GRT: 36,000
Capacity: 540 lower berths
Builder: Fincantieri
This will be Silversea's largest ship to date. Silversea holds an option for
a second vessel.
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