Here Are the New Cruise Ships Debuting in 2023
by Dori Saltzman /Explora I is one of many new cruise ships coming in 2023. Photo: Explora Journeys
With dozens of cruise ships on order over the next several years, it’s hard to keep track of what’s coming. Travel Market Report has compiled a list of all the new ocean cruise ships coming out in 2023, along with their capacity, number of cabin categories, and maiden season itineraries, to help you keep it all straight.
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Emerald Sakara (Emerald Cruises), February 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 100
Inaugural sailing: February 25, 2023; Seychelles (7 nights)
Maiden season: Seychelles, Adriatic, Greece & the Mediterranean
# of cabin categories: 7
Seabourn Pursuit (Seabourn Cruise Line), March 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 264
Inaugural sailing: April 4, 2023; RT Reykjavik (14 nights)
Maiden season: North Europe, Iceland, Greenland & the Arctic/Northwest Passage/North and South American West Coast
# of cabin categories: 12
Oceania Vista (Oceania Cruises), April 2023
Guest capacity (at double occupancy): 1,258
Inaugural sailing: April 14, 2023; Rome to Barcelona (12 nights)
Maiden season: Mediterranean (through August 4)/British Isles/Transatlantic/Canada & New England/Mexico, Central America & Panama Canal
# of cabin categories: 16
World Seeker (Atlas Ocean Voyages), May 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 196
Inaugural sailing: Not yet revealed
Maiden season: Not yet revealed
# of cabin categories: 10
Explora I (Explora Journeys), May 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 922
Inaugural sailing: May 31, 2023; Barcelona to Athens (10 nights)
Maiden season: Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Iceland and Greenland (through early September)/USA and Canada, the Caribbean, South America and Hawaii
# of cabin categories: 14
Resilient Lady (Virgin Voyages), Q2 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 2,770
Inaugural sailing: Not yet revealed
Maiden season: Not yet revealed
# of cabin categories: 21
Norwegian Viva (NCL), July 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 3,219
Inaugural sailing: July 3, 2023; Trieste to Athens (9 nights)
Maiden season: Mediterranean (through November 6)/Caribbean from San Juan (through March 2024)
# of cabin categories: 35
Silver Nova (Silversea Cruises), July 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 728
Inaugural sailing: July 15, 2023; Southampton to Lisbon (10 days)
Maiden season: Mediterranean (through early November)/South America (through February 2024)
# of cabin categories: 13
Icon of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International), Fall 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 5,600
Inaugural sailing: Not yet revealed
Maiden season: Not yet revealed
# of cabin categories: Not yet revealed
Carnival Jubilee (Carnival Cruise Line), October 2023
Guest capacity (double occupancy): 5,374
Inaugural sailing: October 30, 2023; Southampton to Galveston (18 nights)
Maiden season: Transatlantic/Western Caribbean from Galveston
# of cabin categories: 49