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| rowspan="4" | [[Royal Caribbean International]]
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| 250,800<ref name="meyer-star">{{Cite web |title=Second Cruise Ship in the Icon Class |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/n.n._2024.jsp |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Meyer Werft |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" | {{cvt|365|m|ft|disp=br()}}<ref name="RCIicon1" />
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| [[Icon-class cruise ship|''Icon'' class]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meyerturku.fi/en/ships/n.n._2026.jsp |title=Third Cruise Ship in the Icon class |publisher=Meyer Turku}}</ref>
| [[Icon-class cruise ship|''Icon'' class]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meyerturku.fi/en/ships/n.n._2026.jsp |title=Third Cruise Ship in the Icon class |publisher=Meyer Turku}}</ref>
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|250,800<ref name="meyer-third2">{{Cite web |title=Third Cruise Ship in the Icon Class |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/n.n._2026.jsp |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Icon-class cruise ship|''Icon'' class]]<ref name="meyer-fourth">{{Cite web|title=Royal Caribbean Group Signs Agreement with Meyer Turku for the Next Ship in its Revolutionary Icon Class; Adds Options for Additional Icon Class Ships| date=27 August 2024 |url=https://www.rclinvestor.com/press-releases/release/?id=1723}}</ref>
| [[Icon-class cruise ship|''Icon'' class]]<ref name="meyer-fourth">{{Cite web|title=Royal Caribbean Group Signs Agreement with Meyer Turku for the Next Ship in its Revolutionary Icon Class; Adds Options for Additional Icon Class Ships| date=27 August 2024 |url=https://www.rclinvestor.com/press-releases/release/?id=1723}}</ref>
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| [[Oasis-class cruise ship|''Oasis'' class]]
| [[Oasis-class cruise ship|''Oasis'' class]]
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| rowspan="3" |[[Carnival Cruise Line]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Carnival Cruise Line]]
|2029
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| rowspan="3" |230,000<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Randy |date=2024-08-29 |title=What We Know About Carnival's Ace Class Ships |url=https://cruisespotlight.com/what-we-know-about-carnivals-ace-class-ships/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Cruise Spotlight |language=en-us}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |230,000<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Randy |date=2024-08-29 |title=What We Know About Carnival's Ace Class Ships |url=https://cruisespotlight.com/what-we-know-about-carnivals-ace-class-ships/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Cruise Spotlight |language=en-us}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4" |[[Norwegian Cruise Line]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Norwegian Cruise Line]]
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| rowspan="4" | 225,000<ref name=":3" />
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| [[Excellence-class cruise ship|Excel class]]
| [[Excellence-class cruise ship|Excel class]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Carnival Cruise Line]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Carnival Cruise Line]]
| 2027
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| rowspan="2" | 180,000<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Carnival Cruise Line orders 5th Excel-class cruise ship |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/carnival_cruise_line_orders_5th_excel_class_cruise_ship.jsp |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Meyer Werft |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | 183,900<ref name=":3" />
| rowspan="2" | {{cvt|344|m|ft|disp=br()}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Carnival Cruise Line orders 5th Excel-class cruise ship |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/press/press_detail/carnival_cruise_line_orders_5th_excel_class_cruise_ship.jsp |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Meyer Werft |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Prima-class cruise ship|''Prima'' class]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-28 |title=Norwegian Cruise Line Modifies Future Ships for Methanol |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/norwegian-cruise-line-modifies-future-ships-for-methanol |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Prima-class cruise ship|''Prima'' class]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Norwegian Cruise Line]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Norwegian Cruise Line]]
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| rowspan="2" | 169,000<ref name=":3" />
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| rowspan="2" | 172,000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-28 |title=Norwegian Cruise Line Modifies Future Ships for Methanol |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/norwegian-cruise-line-modifies-future-ships-for-methanol |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Prima-class cruise ship|''Prima'' class]]<ref name=":4" />
| 2028
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| colspan="2" |4,100<ref name="TUIFincantieri" />
| colspan="2" |4,100<ref name="TUIFincantieri" />
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| scope="row" | [[TUI Cruises|Mein Schiff Flow]]
| scope="row" | [[TUI Cruises|''Mein Schiff Flow'']]
| 2026<ref name="TUIFincantieri" />
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| 158,640<ref name="TUIFincantieri" />
| 158,640<ref name="TUIFincantieri" />
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| ''[[Prima-class cruise ship|Norwegian Aqua]]''
| ''[[Prima-class cruise ship|Norwegian Aqua]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Norwegian Cruise Line]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Norwegian Cruise Line]]
| 2025
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| rowspan="2" | 156,300<ref name=":3" />
| 156,300<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pratesi |first=Gwen |date=2024-10-19 |title=Many pluses on the upcoming Norwegian Aqua |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Many-pluses-on-the-upcoming-Norwegian-Aqua |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.travelweekly.com |language=en}}</ref>
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 3,550<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-25 |title=Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newbuilds Grow in Size |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/08/norwegian-cruise-lines-newbuilds-grow-in-size/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=cruiseindustrynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[Prima-class cruise ship|''Norwegian Luna'']]
| [[Prima-class cruise ship|''Norwegian Luna'']]
| 2026
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| 156,300<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE® UNVEILS ITS NEXT CUTTING-EDGE VESSEL -THE ALL-NEW NORWEGIAN LUNA™ |url=https://www.nclhltd.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/637/norwegian-cruise-line-unveils-its-next-cutting-edge |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. |language=en}}</ref>
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Revision as of 18:09, 28 October 2024

Icon of the Seas is the first ship of Royal Caribbean's Icon class of cruise ships, and the largest cruise ship in service since late January 2024.
Wonder of the Seas is the fifth ship of Royal Caribbean's Oasis class of cruise ships and is the third largest cruise ship in service as of August 2024.

Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, passenger ships primarily used for transportation across seas or oceans, they typically embark on round-trip voyages to various attractive ports of call. There passengers may go on organized tours known as "shore excursions".[1] The largest may carry thousands of passengers in a single trip, and are some of the largest ships in the world by gross tonnage (GT), bigger than many large cargo ships. Cruise ships started to exceed ocean liners in size and capacity in the mid-1990s;[2] before then, few were more than 50,000 GT.[3] In the decades since the size of the largest vessels has more than doubled.[4]

There have been nine or more new cruise ships added every year since 2001, most of which are 100,000 GT or greater.[5] In the two decades between 1988 and 2009, the largest cruise ships grew a third longer (268 to 360 m (879 to 1,181 ft)), almost doubled their widths (32.2 to 60.5 m (106 to 198 ft)), doubled the total passengers (2,744 to 5,400), and tripled in volume (73,000 GT to 225,000 GT). The largest have grown considerably since, particularly in passenger capacity; As of December 2023, the largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, has a gross tonnage of 248,336, is 365 m (1,198 ft) long and holds up to 7,600 passengers.[6][7]

Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, with a complete hospitality staff in addition to the usual ship's crew.[8] They cater to nautical tourists, with recent vessels being described as "balcony-laden floating condominiums".[9] The "megaships" went from a single deck with verandas to all decks with verandas,[10] and feature ameneties such as theaters, fine-dining and chain restaurants, spas, fitness centers, casinos, sports facilities, and even amusement park attractions.[1][11]

Cruise ships require electricity both for propulsion and onboard power.[12] As with cargo ships, cruise vessels are designed with all the heavy machinery at the bottom of the hull and lightweight materials where feasible at the top, making them inherently stable even as passenger ships are getting ever taller,[13] and most supplement design with stabilizer fins to further reduce rolling in heavy weather.[14] While some cruise ships use traditional fixed propellers and rudders to steer, most larger ships use azimuth thrusters that can swivel left and right to steer, vastly improving vessel maneuverability.[15]

Cruise ships are operated by cruise lines, which offer cruises to the public. In the 1990s, many cruise lines were bought by much larger holding companies and continue to operate as brands or subsidiaries of the holding company. For instance, Carnival Corporation & plc owns both the mass-market Carnival Cruise Line, focused on larger party ships for younger travelers, and Holland America Line, whose smaller ships cultivate an image of classic elegance.[16]

In service

As of October 2024, there are 70 passenger ships with over 135,000 GT in service. The first ships over that size were the Voyager-class from Royal Caribbean Group's Royal Caribbean International (RCI). These ships, which debuted in 1998 at over 137,000 GT, were almost 30,000 GT larger than the next-largest cruise ships, and were some of the first designed to offer amenities unrelated to cruising, such as an ice rink and climbing wall.[1] In 2004, the five Voyager-class ships were overtaken by the 148,528 GT Queen Mary 2 (QM2), the first non-RCI passenger ship over 135,000 GT and the only passenger ship currently in service that classifies itself as an ocean liner. The QM2 was surpassed by RCI's 155,889 GT Freedom-class vessels in 2006, which were in turn overtaken by RCI's first of six planned Oasis-class vessels in 2009.[17] The Oasis-class ships, at over 225,000 GT, are at least 154 feet (47 m) wide, 240 feet (73 m) high, and accommodate over 5,400 passengers.[18] Oasis-class ships were surpassed by the first Icon-class ship, Icon of the Seas, at 248,663 GT in 2023.

Since 2008, other cruise lines have been ordering 135,000+ GT ships. MSC Cruises introduced the first of four 137,936–139,072 GT Fantasia-class cruise ships in 2008,[19] followed in 2017 by both the 153,516 GT Seaside-class and the 171,598–181,541 GT Meraviglia class.[20] Norwegian Cruise Line debuted the 155,873 GT Norwegian Epic in 2010, the first ship outside of the Oasis class with a double-occupancy capacity of over 4,000,[21] Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises, debuted the first of seven 142,714 GT+ Royal-class ships in 2013,[22] and the corporation's Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, and AIDA Cruises debuted the first of seven planned 133,596–135,225 GT Vista-class ships in 2016.[23] AIDAnova, the first of Carnival Corporation's nine planned Excellence-class ships, debuted in 2018 at 183,858 GT, with future ships in the class planned for Costa, P&O, Carnival, and AIDA.[24] In 2016 and 2017, Genting Hong Kong's Dream Cruises introduced the 150,695 GT Genting Dream and World Dream, the first large ships from an Asian-owned cruise line.[25]

Largest cruise ships in service
Rank[a] Ship name Cruise line[b] Year[c] Gross
tonnage[d] 		Length
overall[d][e] 		Beam[d] Staterooms Passenger capacity[f] Image
Maximum[g] Waterline[h] Double[i] Maximum[j]
1 Icon of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2024[k] 248,663[6] 364.75 m
(1,196.7 ft)[6] 		66 m
(217 ft) 		48.47 m
(159.0 ft)[6] 		2,805[7] 5,610[7] 7,600[7]
2 Utopia of the Seas 2024[26] 236,473[27] 361.12 m
(1,184.8 ft)[26] 		64 m
(210 ft)[27] 		47.46 m
(155.7 ft)[26] 		2,834[27] 5,668[27]
3 Wonder of the Seas 2022[k][28] 235,600[28] 362.04 m
(1,187.8 ft) [28] 		64 m
(210 ft)[29] 		47.4 m
(156 ft) [28] 		2,867[29] 5,734[29] 6,988[29]
4 Symphony of the Seas 2018[k][30] 228,081[30] 361.011 m
(1,184.42 ft)[30] 		65.7 m
(215.5 ft)[31] 		47.78 m
(156.8 ft)[30] 		2,759[31] 5,518[31] 6,680[31]
5 Harmony of the Seas 2016[k][32] 226,963[32] 362.12 m
(1,188.1 ft)[32] 		65.7 m
(215.5 ft) [33] 		47.42 m
(155.6 ft)[32] 		2,747[33] 5,494[l][33] 6,687[33]
6 Oasis of the Seas 2009[k][34] 226,838[34] 360 m
(1,180 ft)[34] 		60.5 m
(198 ft)[34] 		47 m
(154 ft)[34] 		2,742[35] 5,484[35] 6,771[35]
7 Allure of the Seas 2010[36] 225,282[36] 360 m
(1,180 ft)[36] 		60.5 m
(198 ft)[36] 		47 m
(154 ft)[36] 		2,742[37] 5,484[37] 6,780[37]
8 MSC World Europa MSC Cruises 2022 215,863[38] 333.3 m
(1,094 ft)[38] 		47 m
(154 ft)[38] 		2,626[38] 5,231[38] 6,762[38]
9 Costa Toscana Costa Cruises 2021[39] 186,364[39] 337 m
(1,106 ft)[40] 		42 m
(138 ft)[39] 		2,612[40] 5,224[40] 6,554[40]
10 Arvia P&O Cruises 2022[41] 185,581[41] 344.5 m
(1,130 ft)[41] 		42 m
(138 ft)[41] 		2,614[42] 5,200[42] 6,685[43]
11 Costa Smeralda Costa Cruises 2019[44] 185,010[44] 337 m
(1,106 ft)[45] 		42 m
(138 ft)[44] 		2,612[45] 5,224[45] 6,554[44]
12 Iona P&O Cruises 2020[46] 184,089[46] 344.5 m
(1,130 ft)[47] 		42 m
(138 ft)[46] 		2,614[47] 5,206[47] 6,600[48]
13 MSC Euribia MSC Cruises 2023[49] 184,011[49] 331.43 m
(1,087.4 ft)[49] 		43 m
(141 ft)[49] 		50 m
(160 ft)[49] 		2,408[50] 4,816[51] 6,335[52]
14 AIDAnova AIDA Cruises 2018[53] 183,858[54] 337 m
(1,106 ft)[54] 		42 m
(138 ft)[54] 		2,626[55] 5,252[55] 6,654[54]
15 AIDAcosma AIDA Cruises 2021[56][57] 183,774[58] 337 m
(1,106 ft)[56] 		42 m
(138 ft)[56] 		2,626[56] 5,228[56] 6,880[58]
16 Carnival Celebration Carnival Cruise Line 2022[59] 183,521[59] 345 m
(1,132 ft)[60] 		42 m
(137 ft)[60] 		42 m
(138 ft)[59] 		2,687[60] 5,374[60] 6,631[60]
17 Carnival Jubilee 2023[61] 182,015[61] 345 m
(1,132 ft)[62] 		42 m
(138 ft)[61] 		2,626[62] 5,228[62] 6,631[61]
18 Mardi Gras 2020[63] 181,808[63] 337.0 m
(1,105.7 ft)[64] 		42 m
(137 ft)[64] 		42 m
(138 ft)[63] 		2,641[64] 5,282[64] 6,631[63]
19 MSC Grandiosa MSC Cruises 2019[65] 181,541[65] 331.43 m
(1,087.4 ft)[66] 		43 m
(141 ft)[66] 		2,632[66] 5,264[66] 6,761[66]
MSC Virtuosa 2020[67] 181,541[68] 331.43 m
(1,087.4 ft)[68] 		50 m
(160 ft)[68] 		43 m
(141 ft)[68] 		2,421[67] 4,842[67] 6,334[67]
21 Sun Princess Princess Cruises 2024[69] 177,882[69] 345 m
(1,132 ft)[69] 		49.9 m
(164 ft)[69] 		42.2 m
(138 ft)[69] 		2,162[70] 4,320[70] 5,189[70]
22 MSC Meraviglia MSC Cruises 2017[71] 171,598[72] 315.83 m
(1,036.2 ft)[72] 		43 m
(141 ft)[72] 		2,244[71] 4,488[71] 5,655[71]
MSC Bellissima 2019[73] 171,598[74] 315.83 m
(1,036.2 ft)[74] 		43 m
(141 ft)[74] 		2,217[73] 4,434[73] 5,686[73]
24 MSC Seashore 2021[75] 170,412[75] 339 m
(1,112 ft)[76] 		41 m
(135 ft)[75] 		2,270[76] 4,540[76] 5,632[75]
MSC Seascape 2022[77] 170,412[77] 339 m
(1,112 ft)[78] 		41 m
(135 ft)[77] 		2,270[78] 4,540[78] 5,877[77]
26 Spectrum of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2019[79] 169,379[80] 347.11 m
(1,138.8 ft)[80] 		49.24 m
(161.5 ft)[80] 		41.39 m
(135.8 ft)[80] 		2,137[79] 4,246[l][79] 5,622[79]
27 Norwegian Encore Norwegian Cruise Line 2019[81] 169,116[81] 333.44 m
(1,094.0 ft)[81] 		48.13 m
(157.9 ft)[81] 		41.39 m
(135.8 ft)[81] 		2,040[82] 3,998[l][82] Un­known
28 Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2014[83] 168,666[83] 347.08 m
(1,138.7 ft)[83] 		49.47 m
(162.3 ft)[83] 		41.4 m
(136 ft)[83] 		2,090[84] 4,180[84] 4,905[84]
Anthem of the Seas 2015[85] 168,666[85] 347.06 m
(1,138.6 ft)[85] 		49.4 m
(162 ft)[85] 		41.4 m
(136 ft)[85] 		2,090[86] 4,180[86] 4,905[86]
Ovation of the Seas 2016[87] 168,666[87] 348 m
(1,142 ft)[87] 		48.9 m
(160 ft)[87] 		41.2 m
(135 ft)[87] 		2,091[88] 4,180[l][88] 4,905[88]
31 Norwegian Bliss Norwegian Cruise Line 2018[89] 168,028[89] 333.32 m
(1,093.6 ft)[89] 		48.1 m
(158 ft)[89] 		41.4 m
(136 ft)[89] 		2,043[90] 4,004[90] 4,200[91]
32 Norwegian Joy 2017[92] 167,725[92] 333.46 m
(1,094.0 ft)[92] 		41.4 m
(136 ft)[92] 		1,925[93] 3,804[l][94] 3,883[93]
33 Odyssey of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2021 167,704[95] 347.08 m
(1,138.7 ft)[95] 		49.39 m
(162.0 ft)[95] 		41.39 m
(135.8 ft)[95] 		2,105[96] 4,198[96] 5,510[96]
34 Norwegian Escape Norwegian Cruise Line 2015[97] 165,157[97] 325.9 m
(1,069 ft)[97] 		46.5 m
(153 ft)[97] 		41.4 m
(136 ft)[97] 		2,124[97] 4,248[97] Un­known
35 Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2006[k][98] 156,271[98] 338.774 m
(1,111.46 ft)[98] 		56 m
(184 ft)[99] 		39.034 m
(128.06 ft)[98] 		1,817[99] 3,634[99] 4,375[99]
36 Liberty of the Seas 2007[k][100] 155,889[100] 339 m
(1,112 ft)[101] 		56 m
(184 ft)[101] 		39.0 m
(128.1 ft)[100] 		1,817[101] 3,634[101] 4,375[101]
Independence of the Seas 2008[102] 155,889[102] 338.72 m
(1,111.3 ft)[102] 		56 m
(184 ft)[103] 		38.6 m
(127 ft)[102] 		1,929[103] 3,858[103] 4,560[103]
38 Norwegian Epic Norwegian Cruise Line 2010[104] 155,873[104] 329.5 m
(1,081 ft)[105] 		40.6 m
(133 ft)[105] 		2,114[105] 4,100[l][105] 5,183[106][107]
39 MSC Seaview MSC Cruises 2018[108] 153,516[108] 323 m
(1,060 ft)[109] 		41 m
(135 ft)[108] 		2,066[109] 4,132[109] 5,336[109]
MSC Seaside 2017[110] 153,516[110] 323 m
(1,060 ft)[111] 		41 m
(135 ft)[111] 		2,066[111] 4,132[111] 5,336[111]
41 Genting Dream Resorts World Cruises 2016[112] 150,695[112] 335.33 m
(1,100.2 ft)[112] 		44.1 m
(145 ft)[112] 		39.7 m
(130 ft)[112] 		1,674[113] 3,348[113] 4,500[113]
AROYA Aroya Cruises 2017[114] 150,695[114] 335.2 m
(1,100 ft)[114] 		44.35 m
(145.5 ft)[114] 		39.75 m
(130.4 ft)[114] 		1,686[115] Un­known 3,376[115]
43 Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line 2004[k][116] 149,215[116] 345.03 m
(1,132.0 ft)[116] 		45 m
(147 ft)[117] 		41 m
(135 ft)[116] 		1,353[118] 2,691[l][118] 3,090[117]
44 Norwegian Breakaway Norwegian Cruise Line 2013[119] 145,655[119] 325.64 m
(1,068.4 ft)[119] 		51.7 m
(169.7 ft)[120] 		39.71 m
(130.3 ft)[119] 		2,015[121] 3,963[l][120] Un­known
Norwegian Getaway 2014[122] 145,655[122] 325.65 m
(1,068.4 ft)[122] 		44.39 m
(145.6 ft)[122] 		39.73 m
(130.3 ft)[122] 		2,015[123] 3,963[l][124] Un­known
46 Sky Princess Princess Cruises 2019[125] 145,281[125] 330 m
(1,080 ft)[125] 		38.4 m
(126 ft)[125] 		1,830[126] 3,660[126] 4,610[126]
Enchanted Princess 2020[127] 145,281[127] 329.92 m
(1,082.4 ft)[127] 		38.42 m
(126.0 ft)[127] 		1,830[128] 3,660[128] Un­known
Discovery Princess 2022[129] 145,281[129] 330 m
(1,080 ft)[129] 		38.42 m
(126.0 ft)[129] 		1,830[128] 3,660[128] Un­known
49 Disney Wish Disney Cruise Line 2022[130] 144,256[130] 340.89 m
(1,118.4 ft)[130] 		37 m
(121 ft)[130] 		40.3 m
(132 ft)[130] 		1,250[131] 2,500[131] Un­known
Disney Treasure 2024[132] 144,256[132] 341.1 m

(1,119.1 ft) [132]

39 m

(127.95 ft) [132]

1,250[132] 2,500[132] 4,000[132]
51 Majestic Princess Princess Cruises 2017[133] 144,216[133] 330 m
(1,080 ft)[133] 		38.4 m
(126 ft)[133] 		1,780[134] 3,560[134] 5,600[134]
52 Britannia P&O Cruises 2015[135] 143,730[135] 330 m
(1,080 ft)[135] 		Un­known 38.38 m
(125.9 ft)[135] 		1,837[136] 3,647[l][136] Un­known
53 Norwegian Prima Norwegian Cruise Line 2022 143,535[137] 299 m
(981 ft)[137] 		51 m
(167 ft)[137] 		40.5 m
(133 ft)[137] 		Un­known 3,099[138] Un­known
Norwegian Viva 2023 143,535[139] 282.1 m
(926 ft)[139] 		43.84 m
(143.8 ft)[139] 		3,099[138]
55 Royal Princess Princess Cruises 2013[140] 142,714[140] 330 m
(1,080 ft)[140] 		47 m
(155 ft)[141] 		38.4 m
(126 ft)[140] 		1,780[141] 3,560[141] 4,340[141]
Regal Princess 2014[142] 142,714[142] 330 m
(1,080 ft)[142] 		Un­known 38.27 m
(125.6 ft)[142] 		1,780[143] 3,560[143] 4,340[143]
57 Celebrity Beyond Celebrity Cruises 2022[144] 141,420[144] 326.5 m
(1,071 ft)[144] 		Un­known 39.5 m
(130 ft)[144] 		1,646[145] 3,292[145]
Celebrity Ascent 2023[146] 141,420[146] 326.5 m
(1,071 ft)[146] 		39.5 m
(130 ft)[146] 		1,646[147] 3,260[l][147] 3,731
59 Navigator of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2002[k][148] 139,999[148] 311 m
(1,020 ft)[148] 		48.0 m
(157.5 ft)[149] 		38.6 m
(127 ft)[148] 		1,693[149] 3,386[149] 4,000[149]
60 Mariner of the Seas 2003[150] 139,863[150] 311.12 m
(1,020.7 ft)[150] 		39.032 m
(128.06 ft)[150] 		38.6 m
(127 ft)[150] 		1,674[151] 3,344[l][151] 4,000[151]
61 MSC Divina MSC Cruises 2012[152] 139,072[152] 333.33 m
(1,093.6 ft)[152] 		37.92 m
(124.4 ft)[152] 		1,751[153] 3,502[153] 4,345[153]
MSC Preziosa 2013[154] 139,072[154] 333.33 m
(1,093.6 ft)[154] 		37.92 m
(124.4 ft)[154] 		1,751[155] 3,502[155] 4,345[155]
63 Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean International 2000[k][156] 138,194[156] 311 m
(1,020 ft)[156] 		49.1 m
(161 ft)[156] 		38.6 m
(127 ft)[156] 		1,557[157] 3,114[157] 3,840[157]
Voyager of the Seas 1999[k][158] 138,194[158] 311.12 m
(1,020.7 ft)[158] 		47.4 m
(156 ft)[158] 		38.6 m
(127 ft)[158] 		1,557[159] 3,114[159] 3,840[159]
65 Adventure of the Seas 2001[160] 138,193[160] 311 m
(1,020 ft)[160] 		49.1 m
(161 ft)[160] 		38.6 m
(127 ft)[160] 		1,557[161] 3,114[161] 3,807[161]
66 MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises 2008[162] 137,936[162] 333.33 m
(1,093.6 ft)[162] 		37.92 m
(124.4 ft)[162] 		1,637[163] 3,274[163] 4,363[163]
MSC Splendida 2009[164] 137,936[164] 333.33 m
(1,093.6 ft)[164] 		37.92 m
(124.4 ft)[164] 		1,637[165] 3,274[165] 3,952[165]
68 Adora Magic City Adora Cruises 2023[166] 136,201[166] 323.6 m
(1,062 ft)[166] 		37.2 m
(122 ft)[166] 		2,125[16] 4,250[16] 5,246[16]
69 Carnival Venezia Carnival Cruise Line 2019[167] 135,225[167] 323 m
(1,060 ft)[167] 		Un­known 37.2 m
(122 ft)[167] 		2,116[168] 4,232[168] 5,260[168]
70 Carnival Firenze 2020[169] 135,156[169] 323 m
(1,060 ft)[170] 		37.2 m
(122 ft)[169] 		Un­known >5,200[170]
  1. ^ Ships are ranked by gross tonnage and subsequently by the date they entered service.
  2. ^ The cruise line that currently operates the ship, which in some cases may be different than the line that ordered the ship or from the holding company that technically owns it
  3. ^ The year the ship originally entered service, which in some cases may not be the year it started service under the listed cruise line or with the listed name
  4. ^ a b c Ship dimensions are sourced from the appropriate classification society whenever possible.
  5. ^ Some classification societies, such as Registro Italiano Navale only list length between perpendiculars, not length overall, in which case length data is provided by other sources.
  6. ^ Passenger capacity excludes crew.
  7. ^ Width at the widest point anywhere on the ship's height
  8. ^ Width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline
  9. ^ Where official sources do not specify double occupancy capacity or lower berths capacity, this list assumes two passengers per stateroom (some ships have small rooms that only count as a single passenger when calculating double-occupancy).
  10. ^ Maximum capacity of the ship, usually determined by total number of beds and/or SOLAS safety standards
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k This ship was the largest passenger ship in the world when it debuted.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This number assumes only single occupancy of certain staterooms designed for only one passenger.
Numbers of large ships by company
Company Ships
Royal Caribbean International 20
MSC Cruises 14
Norwegian Cruise Line 9
Princess Cruises 7
Carnival Cruise Line 5
Costa Cruises 2
P&O Cruises 3
AIDA Cruises 2
Celebrity Cruises 2
Disney Cruise Line 2
Resorts World Cruises 1
Cunard 1
Adora Cruises 1
Aroya Cruises 1

On order

As of October 2024, 32 passenger ships were on order or under construction with a publicly announced size of over 135,000 GT. RCI has three Icon-class cruise ships on order and two options, with expected delivery in 2025, 2026 and 2027.[171][172] RCI also has one Oasis-class ship on order for 2028. While its exact size is not published, RCI has previously stated that each new Oasis-class ship will be a little larger than the last.[173] Celebrity Cruises, which is owned by RCI's parent company Royal Caribbean Group, will introduce a 140,600 GT Edge-class ships in 2025,[174] and TUI Cruises, a joint venture between Royal Caribbean Group and TUI Group, are introducing a new class of 161,000 GT cruise ships in 2024 and 2026.[175]

Asia-based Dream Cruises, which went bankrupt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had been planning to take delivery of two 208,000 GT Global-class ships in 2021 and 2022, which would have been the first ships over 200,000 GT not built for RCI, with the largest maximum passenger capacity, 9,500, of any ship.[176][51] One unfinished ship, formerly the Global Dream, was sold to Disney Cruise Line and is expected to debut in 2025,[107] while the other was sent for scrapping.[52]

MSC Cruises has three additional World-class ships planned for 2024, 2025, and 2027, and at 215,800 GT and a capacity of 6,762 passengers; they will have the highest passengers capacities and will be the largest ships operated by a cruise line other than Royal Caribbean.[177][178][38]

Carnival Corporation has two more 183,200–183,900 GT Excellence-class cruise ships planned to debut in 2027 and 2028.[179]

Each year from 2023 to 2027, the Norwegian Cruise Line will debut additional ships from the Prima class. The Prima-class ships are expected to be 142,500 GT and carry 3,215 to 3,550 passengers.[180] Additionally, Norwegian Cruise Line is expected to take delivery of four approximately 200,000-gross-ton ships, each with a capacity of nearly 5,000 guests, in 2030, 2032, 2034 and 2036, which are subject to financing.[181]

Disney Cruise Line will launch two more 144,000 GT Triton-class ships in 2024, and 2025. These ships will have 1,250 staterooms, like the line's previous two ships, but will be 14,000 GT larger than those ships and powered by liquified natural gas fuel.[131]

Largest cruise ships on order
Rank[a] Ship, class, or project name[b] Cruise line[c] Year
(planned)[d] 		Gross
tonnage[b] 		Length
overall[b] 		Beam[b] Staterooms[b] Passenger capacity[b][e]
Maximum[f] Waterline[g] Double[h] Maximum[i]
1 Star of the Seas[182] Royal Caribbean International 2025[183] 250,800[183] 365 m
(1,198 ft)[7] 		66 m
(217 ft)[17] 		2,805[7] 5,610[7] 7,600[7]
Icon class[184] 2026[183]
Icon class[172] 2027[183]
4 Oasis class 2028[183] 231,000[183] 5,714[183]
5 Ace class Carnival Cruise Line 2029[183] 230,000[185] 3,000[185] 8,000[185]
Ace class 2031[183]
Ace class 2033[183]
8 TBC Norwegian Cruise Line 2030[183] 225,000[183] 5,100[183]
2032[183]
2034[183]
2036[183]
12 MSC World America MSC Cruises 2025[178][186] 215,863[50] 333.3 m
(1,094 ft)[50] 		47 m
(154 ft)[50] 		2,632[50] 5,264[50] 6,774[50]
MSC World Asia 2026[178]
World class 2027[178]
15 Disney Adventure Disney Cruise Line 2025[107] 208,000[107] 342 m
(1,122 ft)[51] 		46.4 m
(152 ft)[51] 		2,500[51] 6,000[107]
16 Excel class Carnival Cruise Line 2027[183] 183,900[183] 344 m
(1,129 ft)[187] 		5,400[183]
Excel class 2028[183]
18 Star Princess Princess Cruises 2025[70] 175,000[70] 4,300[70]
19 Prima class[188] Norwegian Cruise Line 2027[183] 169,000[183] 3,650[183]
Prima class[188] 2028[183]
21 TBC Disney Cruise Line 2027[183] 160,000[183] 3,000[183]
2029[183]
2030[183]
2031[183]
25 Mein Schiff Relax TUI Cruises 2025[175] 158,640[175] 326 m
(1,070 ft)[175] 		42 m
(138 ft)[175] 		2,050[175] 4,100[175]
Mein Schiff Flow 2026[175] 158,640[175]
27 Norwegian Aqua Norwegian Cruise Line 2025[183] 156,300[183] 3,571[183]
Norwegian Luna 2026[183]
29 Disney Destiny[189] Disney Cruise Line 2025[131] 144,000[131] 341.13 m
(1,119.19 ft)[131] 		39.00 m
(127.95 ft)[131] 		1,250[131] 2,500[131]
30 Adora Flora City[190][191] Adora Cruises 2026[191] 142,000[190] 2,130[166] 5,232[191]
31 Celebrity Xcel[192] Celebrity Cruises 2025[174] 141,420[174] 327 m
(1,073 ft)[174] 		1,650[174] 3,300[174]
32 Wish class Oriental Land Company 2028[183] 140,000[183] 2,500[183]
  1. ^ Ships are ranked by gross tonnage and subsequently by the date they entered service.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ship name and dimensions are sourced from press releases or other official communications from the cruise line or shipyard.
  3. ^ Cruise line that ordered the ship or is expected to take delivery
  4. ^ Year the ship is planned to enter service, not when it is launched or floated out
  5. ^ Passenger capacity excludes crew.
  6. ^ Width at the widest point anywhere on the ship's height
  7. ^ Width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline
  8. ^ Where official sources do not specify double occupancy capacity or lower berths capacity, this list assumes two passengers per stateroom (some ships have small rooms that only count as a single passenger when calculating double-occupancy).
  9. ^ Maximum capacity of the ship, usually determined by total number of beds and/or SOLAS safety standards

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