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Line
Ship
Tonnage
Berths
Launch
Details
Carnival
Carnival Dream
130,000
3,652
September 21, 2009
Largest Carnival ship ever
Royal Caribbean
Oasis of the Seas
220,000
5,400
December 1, 2009
Biggest ship ever -- by a long shot!
Silversea Cruises
Silver Spirit
36,000
540
December 23, 2009
Another solid sign of the luxury market
Costa Cruises
Costa Deliziosa
92,700
2,260
January 2010
Costa Luminosa's twin sister
AIDA
AIDAblu
68,500
2,050
February 9, 2010
Third in Project Sphinx series
MSC Cruises
MSC Magnifica
86,600
2,550
March 7, 2010
Fourth ship in the "Musica" class
Avalon Waterways
Avalon Felicity
N/A
138
March 2010
Sister ship to Avalon Scenery
Avalon Waterways
Avalon Luminary
N/A
138
April 2010
Sister ship to Avalon Scenery
AMAWATERWAYS
Amabella
N/A
148
spring 2010
Sister ship to Amacello
Sea Cloud Cruises
Sea Cloud Hussar
N/A
136
Spring 2010
The largest full-rigged, three-mast passenger ship ever built
P&O Cruises
Azura
116,000
3,100
April 12, 2010
Sibling to Ventura
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Eclipse
122,000
2,850
April 26, 2010
Third Solstice-class ship
NCL
Norwegian Epic
150,000
4,200
May 2010
No main dining room, theater or lido buffet
Compagnie du Ponant
Le Boreal
264
N/A
May 2010
Luxury new-build from French line will sail exotic itineraries.
Holland America
Nieuw Amsterdam
86,000
2,104
July 4, 2010
Identical to Eurodam
Seabourn
Seabourn Sojourn
32,000
450
June 6, 2010
Sibling to Seabourn Odyssey to be christened in Greenwich
Oceania Cruises
Marina
65,000
1,260
September 2010
Mid-size luxury new-build from Oceania
Royal Caribbean
Allure of the Seas
220,000
5,400
November 2010
Second Oasis-class vessel
Cunard
Queen Elizabeth
92,000
2,092
Fall 2010
A new ship from Cunard to replace the vaunted QE2
Star Clippers
Unnamed
7,400
296
Spring 2011
At 518 ft., will be largest sailing ship ever
AMAWATERWAYS
Unnamed
N/A
148
spring 2011
Sister ship to Amacello
Costa Cruises
Unnamed
114,500
3,000
Spring 2011
Fourth ship in Concordia class
Disney Cruises
Disney Dream
128,000
2,500
Spring 2011
Steel has been cut on new Disney ship!
Compagnie du Ponant
L'Austral
264
N/A
May 2011
Sister ship to Le Boreal
Carnival
Carnival Magic
130,000
3,652
June 2011
Sister ship to Carnival Dream
Oceania
Unnamed
65,000
1,260
July 2011
Second mid-size luxury new-build from Oceania
Seabourn
Unnamed
32,000
450
Summer 2011
Another sibling to Seabourn Odyssey
Celebrity Cruises
Unnamed
122,000
2,850
Fall 2011
Fourth Solstice-class ship from Celebrity
Disney Cruises
Disney Fantasy
128,000
2,500
2012
Steel has been cut on second Disney new-build!
Costa Cruises
Unnamed
114,500
3,000
Spring 2012
Fifth ship in Concordia class
Celebrity Cruises
Unnamed
122,000
2,850
Fall 2012
The fifth Solstice-class ship from Celebrity
Pearl Seas Cruises
Pearl Mist
7,600
210
N/A
First new-build from new luxury line
Pearl Seas Cruises
Unnamed
7,600
210
N/A
Second new-build from new luxury line
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