Cruise Ship Debuts: CruiseCompete Offers Listing Of Inaugural Cruises For 2017

New Cruise Ships Launching Across All Categories of Cruising

 Every year, the world welcomes a variety of new ocean and river-faring cruise ships, and 2017 is no exception. In total, the cruise industry will launch 23 new ships, with the river cruise sector offering the largest number of new options, at 14.

CruiseCompete has compiled a listing of all cruise ships set to launch this year, and also gives you Seven Reasons an Inaugural Voyage May Be the Ultimate Cruise Vacation.

(There are currently 79 ships scheduled to debut from 2017 to 2020.  To see a listing of all the ships that you can expect to see in the near future, please click here. To see a listing of inaugural cruises, please click here.)

Upscale Contemporary Cruise Lines

• MSC Cruises will debut MSC Meraviglia on June 10, 2017. It will carry 4,500 passengers.
• MSC Cruises will debut the MSC Seaside in November 2017. It will carry 4,140 passengers.
• Norwegian Cruise Line will debut the Norwegian Joy in April 2017. It will carry 4,200 passengers.
• Viking Ocean Cruises will debut the Viking Sky on March 23, 2017. It will carry 930 passengers.
• Viking Ocean Cruises will debut the Viking Sun on November 17, 2017. It will carry 930 passengers. 

Premium Cruise Lines

• Princess Cruises will debut the Majestic Princess to be delivered on May 14 2017. It will carry 3,560 passengers.
• Tui Cruises will debut the Mein Schiff 6 in April 2017. It will carry 2,500 passengers.

Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines

• Silversea Cruises will debut the Silver Muse on April 10, 2017.  It will carry 596 passengers.

River Cruise Lines

• AmaWaterways will debut the AmaKristina on April 14, 2017. It will carry 158 passengers.
• American Cruise Lines will debut the American Constellation May 6, 2017. It will carry 170 passengers.
• CroisiEurope will debut the ms Miguel Torga in April 2017. It will carry 132 passengers
• CroisiEurope will debut the RV Indochine II in August 2017. It will carry 60 passengers.
• CroisiEurope will debut the MS Symphonie II in April 2017. It will carry 106 passengers.
• CroisiEurope will debut the MS Douce France II in June 2017. It will carry 135 passengers.
• CroisiEurope will debut the African Dream in November 2017. It will carry 16 passengers.
• Crystal River will debut Crystal Bach in June 2017. It will carry 110 passengers.
• Crystal River will debut Crystal Mahler in August 2017. It will carry 110 passengers.
• Emerald Waterways will debut the Emerald Liberte in July 2017. It will carry 138 passengers.
• Emerald Waterways will debut the Emerald Radiance in June 2017. It will carry 112 passengers.
• Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection will introduce the S.S. Joie de Vivre in March 2017. It will carry 128 passengers.
• Viking River Cruises will debut Viking Herja in March 2017. It will carry 190 passengers.
• Viking River Cruises will debut Viking Hild in March 2017. It will carry 190 passengers.

Expedition Cruise Lines

• Lindblad Expeditions will debut the National Geographic Quest on June 26, 2017. It will carry 100 passengers.

Click here to read Seven Reasons an Inaugural Voyage May Be the Ultimate Cruise Vacation.

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Travelore Cruise News: MSC Cruises Announces Deployment Of MSC Splendida To China As Of May 2018

The high-end and luxurious MSC Yacht Club to be introduced to Chinese Cruisers with arrival of MSC Splendida

Geneva, Switzerland and Beijing- MSC Cruises — the Swiss-based world’s largest privately-owned cruise line and market leader in Europe, South America and South Africa — revealed today that it will deploy MSC Splendida to China as of May 2018. In connection with this, following in the footsteps of the announcement of the opening of the new MSC Cruises office in Shanghai and a new management and operations team based in the region, the Company is taking another key step to further improve its ability to serve the Chinese home market.

Built in 2009, 137,936 GRT MSC Splendida will become one of the largest, most modern cruise ships operating in the region. She features 1,637 staterooms — 76 percent of which feature a balcony — and can accommodate a total of 4,363 guests.

In her new positioning, MSC Splendida will join MSC Lirica, which has been serving to great success the Chinese market since May 2016 and has recently moved her homeport to Tianjin, to serve the thriving North China market during the winter season.

Speaking earlier today at a press conference in Beijing, Gianni Onorato, MSC Cruises’ Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Deploying MSC Splendida to the shores of China is a further testimony of our commitment to this key growth market. In fact, since it came into service, MSC Splendida has been the most popular ship for Chinese and other Asian guests cruising the Mediterranean with us.”

“MSC Splendida represents a second, strong step towards meeting the growing demand for our unique product and ultra-modern ships by Chinese guests. She will also undergo significant dry-dock enhancement in late 2017, ahead of her deployment, to further improve and customize her already amazing range of services.”

MSC Splendida will also introduce the MSC Yacht Club to the Chinese market. This is an exclusive, “ship-within-a-ship” high-end concept that is unique to MSC Cruises and is designed for the most discerning guests who desire exclusivity and privacy. Offering a broad range of private facilities, MSC Yacht Club’s guests benefit from exclusive services including a 24-hour personal butler, dedicated concierge reception as well as priority boarding and disembarkation. MSC Splendida will be the only ship to make this high-end offering available to Chinese guests in their home market.

MSC Splendida will visit many popular cruise destinations in China, Japan and Korea. Her itinerary details will be communicated shortly.

To learn more about MSC Splendida and her features, watch the MSC Splendida cruise ship visit video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF-_3C588JA