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Cruise Industry Starts 2026 With 74 Ships on Order

  • January 6, 2026
World Asia

Data from the latest edition of the Cruise Industry News Global Cruise Ship Orderbook shows that 74 vessels are currently on order.

To be built at a cost of over $76.5 billion, the new ships will add over 205,250 berths to the industry through 2036.

The new vessels have an average size of nearly 120,000 tons, with an average capacity for approximately 2,770 passengers.

While the average price per berth reached $372,778, the current average cost of a cruise ship is $1,033,959,459.

MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have the largest number of vessels on order, with 14 ships ordered each.

While the former is adding over 57,000 berths to the fleet of its two brands by 2033, the latter is introducing roughly 40,000 berths across its three brands by 2036.

MSC’s lineup is highlighted by a new class of ships, which were recently ordered from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany and will include four ships starting in 2030.

Norwegian is also introducing a prototype in 2030 as part of a new series of 5,100-guest ships set to be built by the Fincantieri shipyard.

The Royal Caribbean Group will add over 37,000 berths, with eight ships entering service for Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and TUI by 2032.

Carnival Corporation currently has seven ships on order for delivery through 2033.

The lineup includes a series of 4,200- to 6,200-passenger vessels for two brands: Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises.

Other highlights include Viking, which will welcome ten new ships to its fleet by 2031, and Disney, which currently has five ships on order.

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