(Photo courtesy of Viking)įast-growing Viking has rolled out more than 70 new river cruise ships and oceangoing vessels since its founding in 1997. Cruise fans always love to be on the latest and greatest. In all cases, the new ships that are on the way already are available for booking - and, indeed, booking up fast. The latter, notably, hasn’t had a new vessel debut in 10 years. There also will be major new ships coming from Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises and Disney Cruise Line. Originally set to debut in 2021, it’s now scheduled to begin sailing in March. Thanks to such delays, the arrival of a few ships that had been scheduled for delivery in 2022 will be pushed to 2023.īut it’ll be a big year for new cruise ships nevertheless.Īmong the most notable newcomers will be Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship ever built (and by big, we’re talking about a ship that can hold nearly 7,000 passengers). In some cases, the new ships will be arriving months behind schedule due to pandemic-related construction delays at the shipyards that are building them. The new ships are coming even as many lines have yet to resume sailings with all the vessels in their existing fleets. That’s a big number in the cruise world - on par with the years before the pandemic.įor more cruise guides, news and tips, sign up for TPG’s new cruise newsletter. But they didn’t cancel orders for new ships.Īs 2022 begins, major cruise operators such as Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line are moving forward with plans to unveil more than 20 new oceangoing vessels during the year.

The Suite Class Neighborhood offers Royal Suite Class guests an elevated Suite Sun Deck, plunge pool, bar and plenty of loungers and nooks, essentially a ship-within-a-ship luxury experience similar to that offered in Norwegian Cruise Line’s Haven and MSC Cruises’ Yacht Club.Cruise lines may have canceled many of their sailings over the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sister ships Oasis, Allure, Harmony and Symphony of the Seas all feature seven distinct onboard neighbourhoods, but Wonder of the Seas will include an eighth one called Suite Class. While Wonder of the Seas shares many similarities with her fleet mates, especially Symphony of the Seas, she also debuts a number of new features and amenities, such as an eighth neighbourhood. “Adding this ship to our already best-in-class fleet elevates the company in continuing to lead the industry with new features and innovation,” he added. “The Wonder of the Seas will energise cruising in a bolder and bigger way,” said Jason Liberty, President & CEO of Royal Caribbean Group. In November, she’ll cross the Atlantic again, returning to the US to homeport in Port Canaveral, sailing 6- and 7-night roundtrip Caribbean itineraries.

In May, she’ll reposition back to Europe, sailing 7-night Western Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona, Spain and Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy. The Western and Eastern Caribbean cruises will all call at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s recently redeveloped private island.

Wonder of the Seas is the fifth ship in the Oasis-class, and will spend her inaugural cruise season sailing roundtrip from Port Everglades to the Caribbean on 5- to 7-night itineraries. RELATED: Wonder of the Seas Asian itineraries cancelled, along with Dubai cruise RELATED: New Southern restaurant Mason Jar to debut aboard Wonder of the Seas Wonder of the seas arrives in port everglades at sunrise

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