A booming expedition cruise market has led to a record orderbook of small expedition ships being built with Polar waters in mind.
The class of new vessels is wide in range, from the 100-guest Magellan Explorer and 196-guest Hondius to the 530-passenger Roald Amundsen and SunStone’s line of Infinity-class vessels.
There are also luxury ships, including Ponant’s Explorer-class vessels and two new Seabourn expedition ships.
The latest expedition orderbook, as of May 14, 2019, from the 2019 Expedition Market Report by Cruise Industry News.
| Cruise Line | Ship | Cost1 | Tonnage | Capacity | Yard | Sailing | Delivery | Year |
| Coral Expeditions | Adventurer | $75 | 5,500 | 120 | VARD | Australia | March | 2019 |
| Ponant | Le Bougainville | $110 | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | April | 2019 |
| Mystic | World Explorer | $85 | 9,300 | 200 | West Sea | World | April | 2019 |
| Hapag-Lloyd | Hanseatic Nature | $155 | 16,100 | 230 | VARD | World | April | 2019 |
| Celebrity | Flora | $75 | 5,739 | 100 | De Hoop | Galapgos | May | 2019 |
| Hurtigruten | Roald Amundsen | $220 | 20,000 | 530 | Kleven | World | Spring | 2019 |
| Oceanwide | Hondius | $85 | 6,300 | 196 | Brodosplit | World | May | 2019 |
| Ponant | Le Dumont-d’Urville | $110 | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | June | 2019 |
| Scenic | Eclipse | $185 | 16,500 | 228 | Uljanik Group | World | August | 2019 |
| SunStone | Greg Mortimer | $65 | 8,000 | 160 | CMIH | World | August | 2019 |
| Hapag-Lloyd | Hanseatic Inspiration | $155 | 16,100 | 230 | VARD | World | October | 2019 |
| Antarctica21 | Magellan Explorer | $50 | 4,900 | 100 | ASENAV | World | Q4 | 2019 |
| Crystal | Endeavor | $195 | 19,800 | 200 | MV Werften | World | Q1 | 2020 |
| Hurtigruten | Fridtjof Nansen | $220 | 20,000 | 530 | Kleven | World | March | 2020 |
| Silversea | Silver Origin | $75 | 5,739 | 100 | De Hoop | Galapgos | March | 2020 |
| Lindblad | NG Endurance | $135 | 12,000 | 126 | Ulstein | World | April | 2020 |
| Mystic | World Navigator | $80 | 9,300 | 200 | West Sea | World | Q2 | 2020 |
| Ponant | Le Bellot | $110 | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | April | 2020 |
| Scenic | Eclipse II | $185 | 16,500 | 228 | Uljanik Group | World | Q2 | 2020 |
| Ponant | Le Jacques Cartier | $110 | 10,000 | 180 | VARD | World | July | 2020 |
| SunStone | Ocean Victory | $65 | 8,000 | 186 | CMIH | World | September | 2020 |
| Coral Expeditions | Geographer | $75 | 5,500 | 120 | VARD | Australia | December | |
| Quark | Unnamed | $150 | 13,000 | 200 | Brodosplit | World | TBA | 2020 |
| SunStone | Ocean Explorer | $65 | 8,000 | 140 | CMIH | World | February | 2021 |
| Ponant | Le Comm. Charcot | $324 | 30,000 | 270 | VARD | World | May | 2021 |
| Hapag-Lloyd | Hanseatic Spirit | $155 | 16,100 | 230 | VARD | World | Q2 | 2021 |
| Hurtigruten | Unnamed | $220 | 20,000 | 530 | Kleven | World | Q2 | 2021 |
| Viking Ocean | Unnamed | TBA | TBA | TBA | VARD | World | Q2 | 2021 |
| Mystic | World Navigator | $80 | 9,300 | 200 | West Sea | World | Q2 | 2021 |
| Seabourn | Venture | $225 | 23,000 | 264 | Mariotti Damen | World | June | 2021 |
| SeaDream | Innovation | TBA | 15,600 | 220 | Damen | World | September | 2021 |
| SunStone | Unnamed | $65 | 8,000 | 186 | CMIH | World | September | 2021 |
| Lindblad | Unnamed | $150 | 12,000 | 126 | Ulstein | World | Q3 | 2021 |
| Crystal | Unnamed | $195 | 19,800 | 200 | MV Werften | World | TBA | 2021 |
| Mystic | Unnamed | $80 | 9,300 | 200 | West Sea | World | Q1 | 2022 |
| Viking Ocean | Unnamed | TBA | TBA | TBA | VARD | World | Q2 | 2022 |
| SunStone | Ocean Odyssey | $65 | 8,000 | 140 | CMIH | World | March | 2022 |
| Seabourn | Unnamed | $225 | 23,000 | 264 | Mariotti Damen | World | May | 2022 |
| SunStone | Ocean Discoverer | $65 | 8,000 | 186 | CMIH | World | September | 2022 |
| Mystic | Unnamed | $80 | 9,300 | 200 | West Sea | World | Q4 | 2022 |
| Crystal | Unnamed | $195 | 19,800 | 200 | MV Werften | World | TBA | 2022 |
| Mystic | Unnamed | $80 | 9,300 | 200 | West Sea | World | TBA | 2023 |
