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New cruise ships on order 2016

Published on: 28 March 2016

Updated on: 13 November 2020

Here at World of Cruising we aim to keep you up-to-date on all cruise ship news which is why we have put together this definitive guide on all the cruise ships currently on order by cruise lines around the world. 2016 Carnival Cruise Line Name: Carnival Vista Shipyard: Fincantieri Delivery expected: April 2016 Gross tonnage:

Here at World of Cruising we aim to keep you up-to-date on all cruise ship news which is why we have put together this definitive guide on all the cruise ships currently on order by cruise lines around the world.

2016

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Vista

Name: Carnival Vista
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: April 2016
Gross tonnage: 133,500
Passenger capacity: 3,954
Further reading: behind the scenes; Carnival returns to Europe; coin ceremony

Dream Cruises (Genting Hong Kong)

Name: Genting Dream
Shipyard: Meyer Werft
Delivery expected: November 2016
Gross tonnage: 150,000
Passenger capacity: 3,400

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Seven Seas Explorer

Name: Seven Seas Explorer
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: June 2016
Gross tonnage: 54,000
Passenger capacity: 738
Further reading: final countdown; new pan-Asian restaurant; spa facilities; preview images; exclusive food tours

Royal Caribbean International

Name: Ovation of the Seas
Shipyard: Meyer Werft
Delivery expected: April 2016
Gross tonnage: 168,600
Passenger capacity: 4,180
Further reading: heading to China

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Name: Harmony of the Seas
Shipyard: STX France
Delivery expected: May 2016
Gross tonnage: 227,700
Passenger capacity: 5,400
Further reading: complete entertainment line-up; ten-storey slide; sports equipment; panoramic art; new splash park; float-out photographs; Harmony of the Seas itineraries; Oasis 3 receives new name

Seabourn

Seabourn Encore pool deck rendering

Name: Seabourn Encore
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: Autumn 2016
Gross tonnage: 40,350
Passenger capacity: 604
Further reading: Grand Wintergarden Suites design revealed; suite designs; itineraries go on sale; steel-cutting ceremony; keel laying ceremony; exterior renderings revealed

TUI Cruises

Name: Mein Schiff 5
Shipyard: Meyer Turku
Delivery expected: June 2016
Gross tonnage: 99,700
Passenger capacity: 2,500

2017

AIDA Cruises

Name: AIDAperla
Shipyard: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Delivery expected: Originally March 2016, delayed until 2017
Gross tonnage: 124,500
Passenger capacity: 3,300

Dream Cruises (Genting Hong Kong)

Name: World Dream
Shipyard: Meyer Werft
Delivery expected: November 2017
Gross tonnage: 150,000
Passenger capacity: 3,400

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Lindblad Expeditions Signs New Build Contracts

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Whidbey Island, Washington State
Delivery expected: Second quarter 2017
Gross tonnage: to be confirmed
Passenger capacity: 100
Further reading: announcement

MSC Cruises

MSC Meraviglia aft

Name: MSC Meraviglia
Shipyard: STX France
Delivery expected: May 2017
Gross tonnage: 167,600
Passenger capacity: 4,500
Further reading: itineraries released; construction begins

MSC Seaside slides

Name: MSC Seaside
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: November 2017
Gross tonnage: 154,000
Passenger capacity: 4,140
Further reading: MSC Seaside to home-port in Miami; steel-cutting ceremony

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Bliss

Name: Norwegian Joy, 喜悦号 in Chinese (originally was to be named Norwegian Bliss)
Shipyard: Meyer Werft
Delivery expected: Spring 2017
Gross tonnage: 164,600
Passenger capacity: 4,200
Further reading: Steel cutting ceremony; China home-port announced; Norwegian Joy named

Princess Cruises

Majestic Princess

Name: Majestic Princess / 盛世公主号 (Shèng Shì Gōng Zhǔ Haò)
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: April 2017
Gross tonnage: 143,000
Passenger capacity: 3,560
Further reading: Announcement; Europe itineraries; Captains announced

Silversea Cruises

Name: Silver Muse
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: April 2017
Gross tonnage: 40,700
Passenger capacity: 596

Star Clippers

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: Brodosplit
Delivery expected: Winter 2017
Gross tonnage: 8,770
Passenger capacity: 300

TUI Cruises

Name: Mein Schiff 6
Shipyard: Meyer Turku
Delivery expected: Winter 2017
Gross tonnage: 99,700
Passenger capacity: 2,500

Viking Ocean Cruises

Name: Viking Sky
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: January 2017
Gross tonnage: 47,800
Passenger capacity: 930

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: late 2017
Gross tonnage: 47,800
Passenger capacity: 930
Further reading: order placed

2018

Carnival Cruise Line

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: Spring 2018
Gross tonnage: 133,500
Passenger capacity: 3,954

Celebrity Cruises

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: STX France
Delivery expected: Autumn 2018
Gross tonnage: 117,000
Passenger capacity: 2,900

Crystal Cruises

Crystal Endeavor Rendering Polar View

Name: Crystal Endeavor
Shipyard: Lloyd Werft
Delivery expected: Autumn 2018
Gross tonnage: 25,000
Passenger capacity: 200
Further reading: Announcement

Holland America Line

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: Autumn 2018
Gross tonnage: 99,500
Passenger capacity: 2,650

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Lindblad Expeditions Signs New Build Contracts

Name: to be confirmed
Shipyard: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Whidbey Island, Washington State
Delivery expected: 2018
Gross tonnage: to be confirmed
Passenger capacity: 100
Further reading: announcement

MSC Cruises

Name: to be confirmed; Seaside class
Shipyard: Fincantieri
Delivery expected: May 2018
Gross tonnage: 154,000
Passenger capacity: 4,140

Norwegian Cruise Line

Name: to be confirmed; Breakaway-Plus class
Shipyard: Meyer Werft
Delivery expected: Spring 2018
Gross tonnage: 164,600
Passenger capacity: 4,200