Tuesday cruise ship newbuilding deals from Ponant and Torstein Hagen’s Viking Ocean Cruises have pushed the global cruise ship orderbook from a record high of 98 ships to start the month of March to the triple digits, with 106 newbuilds now on order through 2027.
Viking Ocean Cruises confirmed a deal with Fincantieri to build another six ships, with deliveries in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027, while Ponant will get another two Explorer-class vessels from VARD in 2020, where Fincantieri is the majority shareholder.
By 2021, Ponant will have a fleet of 12 vessels, while Viking is aiming for a grand plan of 16 ocean ships by 2027.
By the numbers, with 106 ships on order, the average capacity is 2,470 guests with a cost of $607 million.
The total orderbook value is over $64 billion, with 261,812 berths on order.