Find here the answer to which is the newest cruise ships currently under construction or on order. You can jump directly to the lists of new vessels on order / under construction (2025-2028), as well as new riverboats (2023-2026) and new cruiseferries (2021-2027).
Here you'll find them all - from small to big to the ever-largest passenger ships from the fleets of RCG-Royal Caribbean, Carnival Corporation, NCLH-Norwegian and MSC. We list also all the major cruise lines' orders for building new vessels (with GT/volume between ~2000 and ~240000 tons), with information on their design, building cost, passenger capacity, and builders/yards.
Our list of newly built cruise ships with first sailings ("Inaugural Cruises", aka "Maiden Voyages") offers simply the most special travel deals ever. These are absolutely unique offers for one-time-only events, which just like our birthdays are moments cherished for a lifetime. Most of the world's top cruise companies add to their fleets one newly built/acquired ship every 2 to 4 years on average.
Newest cruise vessels on order (2025-2028 deliveries)
NEW companies and brands on the market are Resorts World Cruises (2022/Genting), Virgin Voyages (2017), Ritz-Carlton (2017), Norwegian Yacht Voyages (2017), Adora Cruises/CSSC Carnival China (2018), Alteza Cruises (2017), Anteros Cruises (2017), Zen Cruises (2018/Essel Group India), Abou Merhi Cruises Lebanon (2018), Well Star Travel Cruise China (2018), Blue World Voyages (2019), Mystic Cruises USA (2019), TUI River Cruises (2019), Cruise Retirement (2019), Style Cruise China (2019), Diamond Cruise China (2020), Ocean Residences (2020), Storylines Residences (2020), Arctic Cruise Line (2021), Aroya Cruise Saudi (2021), Selectum Blu Cruises (2021/ANEX Tours Turkey).
The largest "small ship" companies are Viking and Ponant.
The industry's estimated revenue for 2018 was USD 40 billion, with projected growth to USD 59 billion (2027). In terms of source passengers, the largest markets are North America (50+%) and Europe (30+%). The fastest-growing market is luxury cruising, with the largest companies being Viking Ocean, Viking Expeditions, Silversea, MSC Expeditions (separate fleet), Ponant, Hapag-Lloyd, RSSC-Regent.
In 2022, the ship orders with deliveries in 2023-2028 were 72, amounting to ~USD/EUR 46 billion.
In 2023, the number of cruise vessels (ordered and scheduled for launches in 2023-2028) was 56 (~USD/EUR 39 billion, average cost per unit ~USD/EUR 680M), including 19 (2023-inaugurated), 10 (2024/30,000+ berths), 19 (2025), and 20 (2026-2028).
According to the current (as of 2024) cruise ship orders, by 2036, to the global fleet will be added 67 vessels (total value ~USD 57 billion/~EUR 53 B) with ~170,000 berths.
New MSC ships 2017-2027
On March 20, 2014, MSC and STX France signed in Paris a letter of intent for building 2 new mega-liners with scheduled deliveries in 2017 (Meraviglia) and 2019 (Bellissima), each with GT 167,600 tons (slightly smaller than Quantum-class / 167,800 GT), but with bigger passenger capacity - 4500 (vs 4180).
In February 2016, MSC ordered two "Meraviglia Plus" liners with max capacity 6300 passengers (200 more cabins, 16 m longer compared to Meraviglia-Class). The order made MSC France's largest private foreign investor - with USD 8,6+ billion in export contracts over a 5-year period. On April 6, 2016, MSC signed with STX France for the construction of up to four World-Class vessels - LNG-powered, with GT tonnage 250,000 tons and max passenger capacity 6800.
In November 2017 MSC ordered 2x "Seaside EVO" class ships from Fincantieri (contract value EUR 1,8 billion). The new ships are bigger (16 m longer, 17,330 GT tons heavier, with 200 more cabins / 467 more passengers) in comparison to Seaview and Seaside. With Seaside EVO, MSC had a total investment of EUR 10,5 billion into 12 new vessels with scheduled deliveries by 2026.
In October 2018, MSC and Fincantieri signed an MoA for 4x ultra-luxury expedition (total value EUR 2+ billion). The newbuilds (EXPLORA-class/first unit delivery in 2023-Q3) have GT tonnage 64,000 and 500 cabins. The remaining 3 units are due to enter service one per year (2024-2025-2026).
In 2023, MSC's fleet had 21 liners.
New Carnival Corporation ships 2019-2026
In March 2015 Carnival Corporation ordered 9 vessels to be built by two different companies. Fincantieri SpA (Italy) constructs 5 units (at Monfalcone and Marghera yards), while Meyer Werft BmbH constructs the other 4 units in Germany (Papenburg) and Finland (Turku).
All new liners feature next-generation designs and marine architecture and technologies, each designed accordingly to the brand it serves (Costa, AIDA, Princess, Holland America, CCL-Carnival).
In 2019 was established CSSC Carnival China/ADORA CRUISES - a Chinese-American joint venture company with a separate fleet of 2x ex-Costa ships (Atlantica, Mediterranea) plus 2 newbuilds (2023, 2024).
The next video is about Ponant's new Explorer-Class ships.
New cruise ships (2023-2028) under construction and on order
| Shipowner | Ship Name (launch year) | Vessel Details (Gross Tonnage, Capacity | Building Cost (millions USD or EUR) / Shipbuilder |
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Blue Star Line (owned by Clive Palmer) | Titanic 2 (2027-Q1) - replica of RMS Titanic (2012) |
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Adora Magic City (2023), Adora Flora City (2026) | GT 135K, length 323 m, 2125 cabins, 5250 pax, 2x ABB Azipods | SWS (Shanghai Waigaoqiao) China | |
Queen Anne (2024) | Pinnacle-Class, GT 113K, pax 3000 | $600 / Fincantieri | |
Celestyal TBN1 (planned) | GT 60K, pax 1800 | $ | |
Celebrity Ascent (2023), Celebrity Xcel (2025) | (EDGE-Class) 130K GT, pax 2900, size 984x123 ft / 300x37 m), draft 8,2m | $900 / STX France | |
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Prima-Class - 2023 (Viva) 4x Prima PLUS class - 2025 (Aqua), 2026 (Luna), 2027 (tbn), 2028 (tbn) 4x new class - 2030, 2032, 2034, 2036 | (Prima) GT 144K, pax 4000 (Prima PLUS) GT 156K, pax 4200 (new) GT 226K, 8300 pax+crew, 5100 berths | Fincantieri Italy | |
Oceania Cruises (NCLH) | 67K GT, pax 1200, 613 cabins, 15 decks | USD 680 each / Fincantieri | |
Meraviglia-Plus class - MSC Euribia (2023 May) WORLD Class - World America (2025 Apr), World Asia (2026 May), World Atlantic (2027 Feb) - |
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Explora 1 (2023), Explora 2 (2024), Explora 3 (2026), Explora 4 (2027), Explora 5 (2027), Explora 6 (2028) | "Explora Class" luxury expedition ships 64K GT, 13 decks, 461 cabins | EUR 500-600 each /Fincantieri | |
Sun Princess (2024), Star Princess (2025) | 178K GT, pax 4300, fleet's first dual-fuel (MDO and LNG) powered ships | $1B / Fincantieri | |
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The USD 2,5 billion financings for RCI Oasis-class Finland-built ships were announced in Dec 2017. On May 9, 2014, was announced the 4th Oasis-class order. On Nov 3, 2015, was announced the 5th Oasis-class order (contract signed on May 25, 2016). On February 18, 2019, was announced the 6th Oasis-class order. On July 2, 2019, was ordered the 3rd Icon-class unit. | $1,35B (OASIS-Plus/STX France $940M (QUANTUM-Ultra/Meyer Werft Germany) $1,3B (ICON/Mayer Turku Finland) | |
Schiff 7 (2024), Schiff Relax (2025), Schiff Flow (2026) | 161K GT, LNG-powered | Meyer Werft Finland, Fincantieri Italy | |
Seabourn Pursuit (2023) | length 170 m, 23K GT, PC6 ice-class, 132 balcony cabins, 264 pax, 2 submarines, seakayaks, 24x Zodiac boats | $225 / MARIOTTI DAMEN | |
Evolution-Class - Silver Nova (2023), Silver Ray (2024) | 55 GT, 728 pax
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Scenic Eclipse 2 (2023) | 228 pax, 16,500GT, ice-strengthened hull, 2 helicopters, Zodiacs, 7-person submarine | $230 / 3 Maj Shipyard (Croatia) | |
Saturn (2023) Vela (2024), Vesta (2025), Mira (2026), Libra (2026), Astrea (2027), TBN (2028) | (Viking OCEAN) 47-48K GT, pax 930-1000, crew 470, cabins 465- | $400 each / Fincantieri (Naples) | |
Resilient Lady (2023), Brilliant Lady (2024) | 110K GT, length 278 m, pax 2860, crew 1150, 1430 cabins | $710-810 each / Fincantieri (Genoa) | |
NYK Cruises Japan | Asuka III (2025 July) | 52K GT, 229 m, 385 cabins, 744 pax | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI Nagasaki) |
NYV Caroline (2024) plus 3 more same-class superyachts (deliveries 2024, 2026, 2027) |
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Ecoventura Galapagos | MV EVOLVE (2023) | LO 43 m, 10 passenger cabins, 24 pax + 13 crew, 2 Zodiacs | $ |
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Four Seasons I (2025 Nov), Four Seasons II (2026 Dec) plus 1x optional | LOA 207 m, width 27 m, 14 decks, 95 suites (180 pax) | EUR 400 each (Fincantieri Italy) | |
Accor Cruises | Orient Express Corinthian (2026), Orient Express Olympian (2027) | 26600-GT sailing ship, LNG engine, length 220 m, 54 suites, 2 restaurants, 3 swimming pools, 1 bar lounge | $tba (Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France) |
Antarctica21 Air-Cruises | Magellan Discoverer (2026) | 6 decks, 50 cabins, 10 Zodiacs, LOA 91m | $50M (ASENAV Chile) |
Emerald Kaia (2026 May), Emerald Raiya (2026 Dec), Emerald Xara (2027 Apr) | (superyachts) crew 92, passengers 128, cabins 64, length 120 m, GT 5800 | Halong City, Vietnam | |
World Adventurer (2024), World Discoverer (2023) | ice class 1B, length 126 m, capacity (176-200 pax, 125-140 crew), cabins 86-96 Planned 10 ships, to be chartered to other companies, including Nicko Cruises, Quark Expeditions, Atlas Ocean Voyages | $80 / WestSEA (Viana, Portugal) | |
Star Seeker (2025) | pax 224, cabins 112, 8 decks | WestSEA (Portugal) | |
Peace Boat | Ecoship (2023), plus 8 optional vessels | GT 55K, 750 cabins, 2000 pax | $ / Arctech Helsinki (Finland) |
Utopia Residences | MS Utopia (2025) | GT 108K, 900 pax, 600 crew, 199 private condos/apartments (+ 218 hotel rooms) | $1,1 billion / Samsung Heavy Industries (Geoje Shipyard, South Korea) |
Storylines Residences | MV Narrative (2026-Q1) | residential ship, GT 53K, 16 decks, 547 staterooms (privately-owned condos) | Brodosplit (Croatia) |
Ocean Residences | MY Njord (2025) | residential superyacht, GT 81K, 12 decks, 118 staterooms (privately-owned condos), 16 hotel apartments, 2x helicopters, 2x mini-subs, scientific research equipment | Meyer Werft (Papenburg Germany) |
Clydebuilt | MS Dark Island (2025) | residential cruise ship, GT 40K, 10 decks, 101 suites (privately-owned apartments), 1x helicopter, 1x mini-sub | tba (Scotland) |
SunStone Ships Inc | Ocean Albatros (2023), Douglas Mawson (2025) | INFINITY-class polar expedition vessels (project ULSTEIN CX103), ice-class 1A / PC6 (highest), GT 8K, Brunvoll propulsion, 95 cabins, length 104 m, width 18 m, draft 5 m, aft Zodiac loading platform All vessels are owned by SunStone and chartered to companies like Aurora Expeditions, Victory Cruise Line, Vantage Travel, Albatros Expeditions. | $65 / CMIH-China |
CPTM-Aranui Cruises | Aranui 6/Aranoa (2027) | 14500 tons, length 140 m, pax 280 | $65 / Hunghai Shipyard (China) |
New riverboats 2023-2026
New river cruise ships 2023-2026
This survey shows the list of the newest river cruise ships and luxury boats. These are all newbuilds, so the list excludes boats that are chartered to other companies (thus only refurbished and renamed).
For all riverboats tracked at CruiseMapper, you can visit our River Cruises hub where are listed all river shipping companies and their fleets.
| Shipowner / Shipbuilder | Riverboat Names | Vessel Details (launch year, capacity) |
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Viking River Cruises longships, shipbuilder: Neptun Werft (Rostock, Germany) Viking's Nile cruisers are built by Maasara Shipyard (Cairo, Egypt) |
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ACL/American Cruise Lines, shipbuilder: Chesapeake Shipbuilding (USA) |
Note: all ACL boats are with the prefix "American". |
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AmaWaterways and APT-Travelmarvel shipbuilder: Vahali Shipyards (Serbia), Lloyd Werft (Germany), Vietnam (Dara) |
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Scylla AG (Scylla Cruises) also chartered to Nicko Cruises, VIVA Cruises, Riviera Travel UK, Tauck Travel USA | VIVA Two (2023), VIVA Enjoy (2024), Riviera Rose (2025), Riviera Radiance (2025), Riviera Resplendence (2026) | - |
Avalon Waterways, shipbuilders: Holland and Portugal | Avalon Alegria (2024) | 102 pax |
shipbuilders: Vietnam (2), Holland (1, 3, 4), Croatia (4) | Emerald Astra (2026) | 180 pax |
Spirit of the Moselle (2025) 182 pax, 135 m, 95 cabins (75 balconies), 40 crew | Vahali Shipyards (Serbia) | |
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Transcend Cruises | 2026 (Transcend Connect, Transcend Evolve) 120 pax, 60 cabins, LOA 135 m | Den Breejen Shipyard (Holland) |
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Thurgau Travel | Thurgau Gold (135 m, 91 cabins, 182 pax) | 2023 |
| Mitsui Ocean TBN (2026) pax 620 | MHI Japan |
New cruiseferries (2021-2027)
Here are listed large-sized new cruise ferries built between 2010-2024. RoRo vessels as types can be ferries (car and passenger ships), cruise ferries (with passenger cabins), cargo ships and freight barges.
| Ferry Company | Ship Name (launch year) | Vessel Capacity | Building Cost /million (Shipbuilder) |
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P&O Pioneer (2023), P&O Liberte (2024) | double-ended, 47400 tons, 231 m, 1500 pax, 200 cars, 175 trucks route Dover-Calais, hybrid propulsion (fuel+battery), new hull shape, double-ended design (2 Navigation Bridges) | EUR 130M each/ GSI-Guangzhou Shipyard (China) | |
TBN (2022) | 63000 tons, 2800 pax | Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry (China) | |
Viking Glory (2022) | 63500 tons, 2800 pax, 922 cabins, 300 cars | EUR 194M/ Xiamen Shipbuilding (China) | |
Cote d'Opale (2021) | 40600 tons, 930 pax, 120 cars, 160 trailers | EUR 121M/ AVIC Weihai (China) | |
DFDS SEAWAYS | Aura Seaways (2021), Luna Seaways (2022) | 56000 GT, 690 pax, 250 cabins, 600 cars, 170 trucks | GSI-Guangzhou (China) |
MOL Sunflower Japan | 2023 (Sunflower Murasaki, Sunflower Kurenai), 2025 (Sunflower TBN1, Sunflower TBN2) | 17300 GT, 716 pax, 268 cabins, 100 cars/vans, 137 trucks | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) |
12x E-Flexer ferries - Embla (2021), Galicia (2021), Cote d'Opale (2021), Salamanca (2022), Santona (2023), Estelle (2022), Ebba (2022), Alasuinu (2024), Saint-Malo (2024), Guillaume de Normandie (2025) | LOA 215-240 m, Width 28 m, Draught 6,4 m, Pax 1000-1200, Cabins 175-263, Cargo capacity 3100-3600 lanemeters | AVIC Weihai Shipyard, China | |
STENA LINE | Stena Elektra (2027), Stena TBN (2028) | LOA 200 m, 3x car decks, cargo capacity 3000 lanemeters, fully-electric | - |
Rusadir/fka Honfleur (2022) | LOA 187 m, 1680 pax, 550 cars, 130 trucks | EUR 195M (FSG Germany) | |
Finnsirius (2023 July), Finncanopus (2023 Dec) | hybrid powerplant, 1A-Super ice-class, LOA 235 m, pax 1100, cargo 5100 lanemeters | CMI Jinling Weihai (China) | |
2x Green Ships - Nils Holgersson (2022) and Peter Pan (2023) | LNG-powered, 1A-Super ice-class, LOA 229 m, pax 866, cargo 4600 lanematers, cabins 239, 12 decks | CMI Jinling Nanjing (China) | |
Spirit of Tasmania IV (2024), Spirit of Tasmania V (2025) | LNG-powered, length 212 m, 1800 passengers, 600 cars, 301 cabins | EUR 240M each/ RMC (Rauma Finland) | |
GNV Bridge (2021) | 32580 tons, 1000 pax, 230 cars (116 trucks), length 203 m (666 ft) | Cantiere Navale Visentini (Italy) | |
Moby Fantasy (2023), Moby Legacy (2023), plus 2 optional | 2500 pax, 1300 cars (300 trucks), 550 cabins, length 237 m (778 ft) | GSI-Guangzhou Shipyard (China) | |
MySTAR (2022) | 49000 tons, 2800 pax, 150 cars, length 212 m (696 ft) | EUR 230M (Meyer Turku, RMC-Rauma Finland) | |
Aurora Botnia (2021) | 24300 tons, 1000 pax, 300 cars, 100 trucks | EUR 120M / RMC-Rauma Finland | |
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company | Manxman (2023) | 24160 tons, 950 pax, 300 cars | EUR 87M/HMD Korea |
4x sisterships for Norwegian Coastal Route (passenger shipping between Bergen-Kirkenes) - Capella (2021), Castor (2022), Polaris (2023), Pollux (2023) | 15470 tons, 640 pax, 468 beds | US$200M each)/ Tersan Shipyard (Yalova, Turkey) | |
JSC Sakhalin Leasing Fleet | 2x 2021-built sisterships for the Sakhalin-Kuriles route - Admiral Nevelskoy, Pavel Leonov | 3060GT, 146 pax, 173 beds | US$38M each/ JSC Sredne-Nevsky (Russia) |
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