Industry Growth Means More Hiring
The cruise industry is booming! There are 35 ocean and river cruise ships under construction or on order for deliveries over the next three years (2020 - 2022). Twenty-six of these are large cruise ships carrying over 1,000 passengers each. Eleven are mega cruise ships which each carry over 4,000 passengers. This is in addition to more than 186 cruise ships major cruise line companies have introduced since 2000. As this boom continues, 2020 - 2022 will be an outstanding year for new cruise ships. This is great news for those looking for cruise ship employment and other cruise line employment. Each of these new ocean cruise ships provides an average of over 1,100 new jobs needed to staff the cruise ship and an additional 500+ jobs to provide the support services.
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Being Built
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Launching in 2020
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Lindbald
NG Endurance
126
January 2020
Regent
Splendor
738
Q1 2020
Ponant
Le Bellot
180
Q1 2020
Crystal
Endeavor
200
Q1 2020
Virgin Voyages
Scarlet Lady
2,860
March 2020
Celebrity Cruises
Apex
2,900
April 2020
P&O Cruises
Iona
5,200
Spring 2020
Silversea
Silver Moon
596
April 2020
Scenic
Eclipse II
228
Q2 2020
Ponant
Le Surville
180
Q2 2020
Saga Cruises
Spirit of Adventure
1,000
Summer 2020
SunStone
Unnamed
160
August 2020
MSC Cruises
Virtuosa
4,888
September 2020
Royal Caribbean
Odyssey of the Seas
4,100
October 2020
Dream Cruises
Unnamed
5,000
Q4 2020
Costa Cruises
Unnamed
4,232
TBA
Carnival Cruises
Mardi Gras
5,200
August 2020
Princess Cruises
Enchanted Princess
3,600
June 2020
Quark
Unnamed
200
TBA
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Launching in 2021
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Disney Cruise Lines
Disney Wish
2,500
January 2021
Virgin Voyages
Unnamed
2,860
Early 2021
Royal Caribbean
The wonder of the Seas
2,860
Early 2021
AIDA Cruises
Unnamed
5,200
Spring 2021
Celebrity Cruises
Unnamed
2,900
Fall 2021
Holland America Line
Ryndam
2,660
May 2021
Princess Cruises
Unnamed
3,600
November 2021
Costa Cruises
Unnamed
5,776
2021
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Launching in 2022
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Virgin Voyages
Unnamed
2,860
Early 2022
Cunard Cruises
Unnamed
3,000
Early 2022
Celebrity Cruises
Unnamed
2,900
Fall 2022
Norwegian Cruise Line
Unnamed
3,300
2022
Carnival Cruise Line
Unnamed
5,200
2022
MSC Cruises
Unnamed
5,400
2022
Disney Cruise Lines
Unnamed
2,500
2022
Royal Caribbean
Unnamed
5,000
2022
Cruise Ships Launched in Prior Years
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Launched in 2019
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Coral Expeditions
Adventurer
120
Q1 2019
Viking Ocean
Viking Jupiter
930
February 2019
MSC Cruises
Bellissima
4,500
March 2019
Costa Cruises
Costa Venezia
4,232
March 2019
Hapag-Lloyd
Hans. Nature
230
April 2019
TUIMein Schiff 2
2,900
Spring 2019
Royal Caribbean
Spectrum
4,100
Spring 2019
Hurtigruten
Roald Amundsen
530
Spring 2019
Oceanwide
Hondius
196
May 2019
Celebrity Cruises
Flora
100
May 2019
Saga Cruises
S/Discovery
1,000
Summer 2019
Ponant
Le Bougainville
180
Summer 2019
Ponant
Le Dumont d'Urville
180
Summer 2019
SunStone
Greg Mortimer
160
August 2019
Hapag-Lloyd
H/Inspiration
230
October 2019
Costa Cruises
Costa Smeralda
5,176
December 2019
Princess Cruise Line
Sky Princess
3,600
October 2019
Norwegian Cruise Line
Encore
4,200
October 2019
MSC Cruises
Grandiosa
4,888
November 2019
Carnival Cruise Line
Panorama
4,200
Fall 2019
Antartica XXI
M/Explorer
100
Q4 2019
Ritz-Carlton
Unnamed
298
Q4 2019
Hurtigruten
Fridtjof Nansen
530
TBA
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Launched in 2018
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Star Clippers
Flying Clipper
300
March 2018
Carnival Cruise Lines
Horizon
4,000
March 2018
MSC Cruises
Seaview
4,140
May 2018
TUI
Mein Schiff 1
2,900
May 2018
Seabourn Cruise Line
Ovation
604
April 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line
Bliss
4,200
April 2018
Ponant
Le Laperouse
180
June 2018
Viking Ocean
Viking Orion
930
June 2018
Ponant
Le Champlain
180
July 2018
Hurtigruten
Roald Amundsen
600
August 2018
Scenic
Eclipse
228
August 2018
Celebrity Cruises
Edge
2,900
November 2018
Holland America Line
Nieuw Statendam
2,660
November 2018
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Symphony
5,400
March 2018
Mystic Cruises
World Explorer
200
November 2018
AIDA Cruises
AIDAnova
5,200
December 2018
Ocean and River Cruise Ships Launched in 2017
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Viking Ocean
Viking Sky
944
February 2017
TUI
Mein Schiff 6
2,500
April 2017
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Joy
4,200
April 2017
Silversea
Silver Muse
596
April 2017
MSC Cruises
Meraviglia
4,500
April 2017
Princess Cruises
Majestic Princess
3,600
May 2017
AIDA Cruises
AIDAperla
3,250
June 2017
Viking Ocean
Viking Sun
944
October 2017
Dream Cruises
World Dream
3,360
October 2017
MSC Cruises
Seaside
4,140
November 2017
Ocean Cruise Ships Launching in 2016
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Holland America
Koningsdam
2,660
February 2016
Royal Caribbean
Ovation of the Seas
4,180
April 2016
Viking Ocean
Viking Sea
930
April 2016
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Vista
3,954
May 2016
Royal Caribbean
Harmony of the Seas
5,497
June 2016
Regent Seven Seas
Regent Seven Seas Explorer
738
July 2016
Seabourn
Seabourn Encore
604
December 2016
Ocean Cruise Ships Launched in 2015
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
P&OBritannia3,610March 2015
AIDA
Unnamed
3,250
March 2015
Royal Caribbean
Anthem
4,100
April 2015
Viking Ocean
Viking Star
890
April 2015
TUI Cruises
Mein Schiff 4
2,500
April 2015
Norwegian
Escape
4,200
October 2015
AIDA
AIDAprima
2,250
Fall 2015
Cruise Ships Launched in 2014
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Norwegian Cruise LineGetaway4,020January 2014
Princess Cruises
Regal Princess
3,600
May 2014
Viking River
Viking Longship Buri
190
March 2014
TUI Cruises
Mein Schiff 3
2,500
June 2014
Royal Caribbean
Quantum of the Sea
4,100
October 2014
Costa
Costa Diadema
3,700
October 2014
Cruise Ships Launched in 2013
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
AIDA
AIDAstella
2,194
March 2013
MSC
Preziosa
4,345
March 2013
Norwegian
Norwegian Breakaway
4,000
May 2013
Hapag-Lloyd
Europa 2
516
May 2013
Princess
Royal Princess
3,600
June 2013
Ponant
Le Soleal
264
June 2013
Cruise Ships Launched in 2012
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Disney Cruise LineDisney Fantasy4,000March 2012
Oceania Cruises
Riviera
1,258
April 2012
Costa
Costa Fascinosa
3,012
May 2012
Carnival
Breeze
3,650
June 2012
AIDA
AIDAmar
2,174
May 2012
MSC
Divina
3,500
June 2012
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Reflection
3,028
October 2012
Cruise Ships Launched in 2011
Cruise Line
Vessel
Capacity
Set Sail
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Dream4,000January 2011
Oceania Cruises
Marina
1,250
January 2011
Carnival
Carnival Magic
3,650
March 2011
AIDA
AIDAsol
2,170
April 2011
Ponant
L'Austral
264
May 2011
Seabourn
Quest
450
June 2011
Costa Cruises
Costa Divina
3,012
July 2011
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Silhouette
2,850
October 2011
*The lists above do not include luxury riverboats, harbor cruise vessels, & big passenger ferries, each of which provides many employment opportunities.
