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Ships on order Ships currently on order for delivery in 2007 until 2012 are listed below. Shipping companies became more prudent when ordering new tonnage because of economic and political uncertainties, so the number of orders placed slowed down considerably in 2004/2005. However, recently, the orderbooks of the yards fill at a rapid pace as the cruise business continues to show growth, and appr. 40 vessels will enter service in the next four years.

Updated on January 30th, 2008

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           Queen Mary 2, the world' s longest cruise-liner, made her maiden voyage January 12th 2004.

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                                                                         Carnival Valor, Carnival Cruises

 

On order in 2007

Delivery Name Owner GRT Passengers Built by Remark
Q1 Carnival Freedom Carnival 110000 2974 Fincantieri Sister to Carnival Valor
Q2 Costa Serena Costa 112000 3000 Fincantieri Enlarged version of prototype Carnival Destiny
Q2 Orchestra MSC 90000 2500 Chantiers de l'Atlantique Larger version of Lirica- Opera
Q2 Emerald Princess Princess 116000 3100 Fincantieri Near sister to Caribbean Princess
Q2 Liberty of the Seas RCCL 160000 3600 Kvaerner Masa Ultra Voyager ship
Q2 AidaDiva Aida 68500 2030 Meyer  Larger version of Aidaura and Aidavita
Q2 Fram Ofotens og Vesteraalens 12.000 500 Fincantieri New class
Q4 Queen Victoria Cunard  87000 1900 Fincantieri  Vista/ 9000-series vessel
Q4 Norwegian Gem NCL 93000 2400 Meyer Sister to Norwegian Jewel

 

On order in 2008

Delivery Name Owner GRT Passengers Built by Remark
Q1 Independence of the Seas RCCL 160,000 3,600 Kvaerner Masa Ultra Voyager ship
Q1/2 Carnival Splendor Carnival 110,000 2,974 Fincantieri Sister to Carnival Valor
Q2 MSC Poesia MSC 89,500 3,000 Chantiers de l'Atalantique Musica class
Q2 Ventura P&O 116,000 3,100 Fincantieri Largest vessel ever for P&O
Q2 MSC Fantasia MSC 133,500 3,887 Chantiers de l'Atalantique Largest ships ever ordered by \European owner
Q2 unnamed Pearl Sea Cr. 5,000 168 Irving Shipb. First ships for new cruise line
Q2 Eurodam HAL 86,000 2,044 Fincantieri Largest vessel yet for HAL, Signature class
Q2 Aidabella Aida 68,500 2,030 Meyer Larger version of Aidaura and Aidavita
Q3 Ruby Princess Princess 116,000 3,100 Fincantieri Sister to Emerald Princess
Q3 Solstice Celebrity 117,000 2,850 Meyer New class of ships
Q3/4 Orphalese Orphalese Global 90,000 tba, 200 residences and 265 cabins for passengers Aker Finnyards Ship offering residences and cabins for regular cruise passengers. Not known if ship is ordered or in option.

 

On order in 2009

Delivery Name Owner GRT Passengers Built by Remark
Q1 MSC Splendida MSC 133.500 3887 Chantiers de l'Atalantique Largest ships ever ordered by \European owner
Q2 Costa Luminosa Costa 93.000 2260 Fincantieri  
Q2 unnamed Aida 68500 2030 Meyer  Larger version of Aidaura and Aidavita
Q2 unnamed HAL 86.000 2044 Fincantieri Signature class
Q2 unnamed Pearl Sea Cr. 5000 168 Irving Shipb. First ships for new cruise line
Q2 Seabourn Odyssey Seabourn 32.000 450 T. Mariotti New class
Q2/3 Costa Pacifica Costa 112.000 3000 Fincantieri Sister to Costa Concordia
Q3 Equinox Celebrity 117000 2850 Meyer New class of ships
Q3 Carnival Dream Carnival 130.000 3600 Fincantieri Largest ever owned by Carnival
Q4 Oasis of the Seas RCCL 220000 5400 Kvaerner Masa Genesis class ship, largest ever built
Q4 unnamed Silversea 36.000 540 Fincantieri New class
Q4 Unnamed NCL 150.000 4200 Aker Yards F3 (Freestyle)-Class

 

On order in 2010

Delivery Name Owner GRT Passengers Built by Remark
Q1 unnamed Costa 93.000 2260 Fincantieri Sister of Costa Luminosa
Q1/2 unnamed Aida 68500 2030 Meyer  Larger version of Aidaura and Aidavita
Q2 Eclipse Celebrity 117000 2850 Meyer New class of ships
Q2 MSC Magnifca MSC 89.500 3000 Chantiers de l'Atalantique Musica class
Q2 unnamed Cie des Iles du Ponant 10.500 tba Fincantieri New class
Q2 unnamed Seabourn 32.000 450 T. Mariotti New class
Q2 Unnamed NCL 150.000 4200 Aker Yards F3 (Freestyle)-Class
Q3 unnamed Cie des Iles du Ponant 10.500 tba Fincantieri New class
Q3 unnamed HAL 86.000 tba Fincantieri  
Q3 Allure of the Seas RCCL 220000 5400 Kvaerner Masa Genesis class ship 2, largest ever built
Q3/4 unnamed Oceania 65.000 1280 Finacantieri New class
Q4 unnamed P&O 116.000 3100 Fincantieri Sister to Ventura
Q4 Queen Elizabeth Cunard 92.000 tba Fincantieri Upgraded version of Queen Victoria/ Vista class

 

On order in 2011

Delivery Name Owner GRT Passengers Built by Remark
Q2 Carnival Magic Carnival 130.000 3600 Fincantieri Largest ever owned by Carnival
Q2 unnamed Disney 122.000 2500 Meyer New class
Q2 unnamed Oceania 65.000 1280 Finacantieri New class
Q? unnamed Costa 114.200 3800 Fincantirei based on Carnival Conquest
Q? unnamed Aida 68500 2030 Meyer  Larger version of Aidaura and Aidavita
Q3/4 unnamed Celebrity 117000 2850 Meyer New class of ships

On order in 2012

Delivery Name Owner GRT Passengers Built by Remark
Q? unnamed Disney 122.000 2500 Meyer New class
Q? unnamed Costa 114.200 3800 Fincantirei based on Carnival Conquest
Q1/2 unnamed Aida 68500 2030 Meyer  Larger version of Aidaura and Aidavita
             

 

Newbuildings past / in the final planning stage

Several shipping companies are planning to launch new tonnage. Those having passed the planning stage which will probably result in orders are: 

Canyon Ranch:             letter of intent signed, yard Aker Finnyards , concerns 2 vessels. No firm order yet.

Carnival:                      concerns a 5000 pax, 180.000GRT monster cruise liner Carnival has been planning for years.

Ocean Club:                 Four Seasons will be the name of the new residential vessel, the second of it's kind (see ship description of The World for more information of the first ever residential cruise ship). See above. Ocean Club has an option for a second vessel.

Crystal Cruises:             has had plans for a newbuilding for some time. Now that Crystal Harmony has ;eft the fleet and  became Asuka 2, the company needs a new vessel as soon as possile.

Vision Quest Cruises:    a new Norwegian cruise line planning to order up to three large cruise ships measuring appr. 70.000GRT. They will mainly serve the conference market and if these plans materialize, will be built at Aker Finnyards.

EasyCruise:   Currently has three ships on order. They will be built by Neorion Holdings in Greece. Delivery dates for the three vessels which will measure appr. 7.500 GRT, are not known yet.

Conversions/ refits

NCL are still in the planning stage regarding the conversions of the famous transatlantic liner United States, which has been in lay up for over 30 years. Reconstruction of the hull will take place in the US, the rest of the work (superstructure, interiors) will be completed in Europe. But it can take up to 5 or 6 years before she will be taken into service in 2009/ 2010, according to NCL.

 

 

All text and photographs (unless stated otherwise) Đ  Paul Timmerman

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