40,000 New Berths To Be Added For 2019
Within the next few weeks Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas will be setting off from Southampton for the first time. These two ships alone will have between them 9,500 berths and there looks like there is no let up as in 2019 there will be a record breaking 40,000 berths introduced, with rumours of more being added in the near future.
So I thought it would be interesting to look to see who and what is on order in the coming months and the years to come, along with the estimated cost to build, gross tonnage and total berths.
| Cruise Line | Ship | Cost(in Millions) | Tonnage | Capacity | Yard | Sailing | Delivery |
2016:
| AIDA Cruises | AIDAprima | $645 | 125,000 | 3,250 | Mitsubishi | Europe | Q1 |
| Holland America | Koningsdam | $520 | 99,000 | 2,660 | Fincantieri | Eur/Carib | April |
| Viking Ocean | Viking Sea | TBA | 47,000 | 944 | Fincantieri | Europe | April |
| Carnival | Vista |
$780 | 135,000 | 4,000 | Fincantieri | Eur/Carib | April |
| Royal Caribbean | Harmony | $1,300 | 227,625 | 5,400 | STX France | Carib | April |
| Royal Caribbean | Ovation |
$950 | 167,000 | 4,100 | Meyer | Asia | April |
| TUI | Mein Schiff 5 | $625 | 97,000 | 2,500 | Meyer Turku | Europe | July |
| Regent | Explorer | $450 | 54,000 | 738 | Fincantieri | World | July |
| Dream Cruises | Genting Dream | $960 | 150,000 | 3,360 | Meyer | Asia | October |
| Seabourn | Encore | TBA | 40,350 | 604 | Fincantieri | World | December |
2017:
| Norwegian | Norwegian Joy |
$920 | 164,600 | 4,200 | Meyer | China | Spring |
| Viking Ocean | Viking Sky | TBA | 47,000 | 944 | Fincantieri | Europe | Early 2017 |
| TUI | Mein Schiff 6 | $625 | 97,000 | 2,500 | Meyer Turku | Europe | Spring |
| Silversea | Silver Muse | TBA | 40,000 | 596 | Fincantieri | World | Spring |
| AIDA Cruises | AIDAperla | $645 | 125,000 | 3,250 | Mitsubishi | TBA | Q1 |
| MSC Cruises | Meraviglia | $900 | 167,600 | 4,500 | STX France | Europe | April |
| Princess | Majestic Princess | $760 | 141,000 | 3,600 | Fincantieri | China | May |
| Viking Ocean | Unnamed |
TBA | 47,000 | 944 | Fincantieri | Europe | June |
| Star Clippers | Flying Clipper | TBA | 8,770 | 300 | Brodosplit | World | Fall |
| Dream Cruises | World Dream | $960 | 150,000 | 3,360 | Meyer | Asia | Fall |
| MSC Cruises | Seaside | $950 | 154,000 | 4,140 | Fincantieri | Carib | November |
2018:
| Carnival | Unnamed |
$780 | 135,000 | 4,000 | Fincantieri | TBA | March |
| MSC Cruises | Unnamed | $950 | 154,000 | 4,140 | Fincantieri | TBA | May |
| TUI | Mein Schiff 7 | $625 | 97,000 | 2,500 | Meyer Turku | Europe | Spring |
| Seabourn | Ovation | TBA | 40,350 | 604 | Fincantieri | World | Spring |
| Royal Caribbean | Unnamed | $1,300 | 227,625 | 5,400 | STX France | TBA | TBA |
| Norwegian | Unnamed | $1,100 | 164,600 | 4,200 | Meyer | TBA | Q2 |
| Viking Ocean | Unnamed | TBA | 47,000 | 944 | Fincantieri | Europe | Mid Year |
| Ponant | Unnamed | TBA | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | Summer |
| Scenic | Eclipse | TBA | 16,500 | 228 | Uljanik Group | World | August |
| Crystal | Endeavor | TBA | 25,000 | 200 | Lloyd Werft | World | August |
| Celebrity | Unnamed | $900 | 117,000 | 2,900 | STX France | TBA | Fall |
| Crystal (2) | Unnamed | TBA | 100,000 | 1,000 | Lloyd Werft | World | Fall |
| Holland America | Unnamed | $520 | 99,000 | 2,660 | Fincantieri | TBA | November |
| Ponant | Unnamed | TBA | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | Q4 |
2019:
| MSC Cruises | Unnamed | $900 | 167,600 | 4,500 | STX France | Europe | Early 2019 |
| Ponant | Unnamed | TBA | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | Q1 |
| TUI | Mein Schiff 8 | $625 | 97,000 | 2,500 | Meyer-Turku | Europe | Spring |
| Royal Caribbean | Unnamed |
$950 | 167,000 | 4,100 | Meyer | TBA | Spring |
| Ponant | Unnamed | TBA | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | Q2 |
| Saga Cruises | Unnamed | TBA | 55,000 | 1,000 | Meyer | Europe | Summer |
| MSC Cruises | Unnamed | $900 | 177,100 | 4,888 | STX France | Europe | October |
| Norwegian | Unnamed | $1,100 | 164,600 | 4,200 | Meyer | TBA | Q4 |
| AIDA Cruises | Unnamed | TBA | TBA | 5,200 | Meyer | TBA | TBA |
| P&O Australia | Unnamed |
TBA | 135,500 | 4,200 | Fincantieri | Australia | TBA |
| Costa Cruises | Unnamed | TBA | TBA | 5,200 | Meyer Turku | TBA | TBA |
| Costa Cruises | Unnamed | TBA | 135,500 | 4,200 | Fincantieri | China | TBA |
| Princess | Unnamed | TBA | 141,000 | 3,600 | Fincantieri | TBA | TBA |
So as you can see there is a lot of ships on order with a lot of berths to fill over the next few years. I know cruising is still a growth industry but with all these extra berths, will these cruises be half full and soulless or will there be reduced in price so significantly that cruising becomes even more mass market and loses that special appeal.
What do yo think are these cruise companies flooding the market with new cruise ships every year?
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