{"id":21883,"date":"2014-09-22T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=21883"},"modified":"2014-09-22T01:00:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T08:00:47","slug":"monday-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=21883","title":{"rendered":"The Majors: Cruise Ship Roll Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those of us who write about cruising sometimes take for granted that those of you who read about cruising are as familiar with cruise lines and cruise ships as we try to be. We assume<\/i> that you know how many ships Carnival has, which new ship will be next for Royal Caribbean, and what the biggest ship is in the Norwegian fleet.<\/p>\n

So we thought it might be interesting to give you a little clarity\u2026and brush up on it ourselves!<\/p>\n

What follows is a list of the mainstream lines, accompanied by a little comparative information, as a snapshot. They are listed alphabetically. Call it a cruise scorecard…<\/p>\n

Carnival<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Ships in fleet \u2014 23
\n
\n\"Magic\"<\/a>
\n<\/a>Biggest ship \u2014 Magic<\/a> (3,720)
\nOldest ship \u2014 Fantasy<\/a> (1990)
\nNewest ship \u2014 Breeze<\/a> (2012)*
\nNext new ship \u2014 Vista (2016)
\n* Sunshine<\/a> (2013) rebuilt from Destiny<\/em><\/p>\n

Celebrity<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Ships in fleet \u2014 11
\n\"Reflection\"<\/a>Biggest ship \u2014 Reflection<\/a> (3,046
\nOldest ship \u2014 Century<\/a> (1995)*
\nNewest ship \u2014 Reflection (2012
\nNext new ship \u2014 None announced
\n** Leaving fleet next year<\/em><\/p>\n

Holland America<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Ships in fleet \u2014 15***
\n\"Nieuw<\/a>Biggest ship \u2014 Nieuw Amsterdam<\/a> (2,106)
\nOldest ship \u2014 Prinsendam<\/a> (1988)
\nNewest ship \u2014 Nieuw Amsterdam (2010)
\nNext new ship \u2014 Koningsdam (2016)
\n*** Two ships leaving next year<\/em><\/p>\n

Norwegian<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Ships in fleet \u2014 13
\n\"Breakaway-Dick<\/a>Biggest ship \u2014 Breakaway<\/a> (4,500)
\nOldest ship \u2014 Spirit<\/a> (2000)
\nNewest ship \u2014 Getaway<\/a> (2014)
\nNext new ship \u2014 Escape (2015)<\/p>\n

Princess<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Ships in fleet \u2014 18
\n\"Royal\"<\/a>Biggest ship \u2014 Royal Princess<\/a> (3,600)
\nOldest ship \u2014 Sun Princess<\/a> (1995)
\nNewest ship \u2014 Regal Princess<\/a> (2014)
\nNext new ship \u2014 No name yet (2017)<\/p>\n

Royal Caribbean<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Ships in fleet \u2014 22
\n\"Oasis<\/a>Biggest ships \u2014 Oasis<\/a>\/Allure of the Seas (6,360)
\nOldest ship \u2014 Monarch of the Seas<\/a> (1991)
\nNewest ship \u2014 Allure of the Seas<\/a> (2010)
\nNext new ship \u2014 Quantum of the Seas<\/a> (November)<\/p>\n

Those are the “Big Six” of major cruise lines, because they the most passengers.<\/p>\n

Another day, the upscale and specialty lines.<\/p>\n

-Norwegian Breakaway photo by Dick Elbers<\/i><\/p>\n

Today at\u00a0portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: The latest in cruise news<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Celebrity Solstice
\n<\/a>17 nights
\nOctober 5, 2014
\nHonolulu<\/a>, Lahaina<\/a>, Papeete<\/a>, Bora Bora<\/a>, Auckland<\/a>, Bay of Islands<\/a>, Sydney<\/a>
\nInside: $1,199
\nCost per day: $70
\n<\/strong><\/span>www.celebritycruises.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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