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Cruise Ships

The current cruise ship fleet varies in size and features the most energy-efficient and environmentally focused vessels in history.

Data

350

The number of cruise ships in the global fleet

Data

70

The percentage of the global fleet that are small to mid-sized

Data

100

The percentage of new ships have advanced wastewater treatment systems

Data

120

The number of ships equipped to connect to shoreside electricity

Charting the Future of Sustainable Cruise Travel

There are an increasing number of ships being built and being retrofitted with cutting-edge technologies that make them the most energy efficient and environmentally focused ships in history, regardless of size.  Each ship that launches is approximately 20% more efficient than the one it replaces.

Read More about Charting the Future
Charting the Future of Sustainable Cruise Travel

Cruise Ship Fleet Profile

There is a solid balance across ship sizes in the fleet today and what the fleet will look like in 2028. 

  • 34% of ships today have fewer than 1,000 lower berths.
  • 39% have 1,000 to 2,999 lower berths
  • 28% have 3,000 or more lower berths.
  • These numbers are pretty stable through 2028 (reflecting the current order book 2024 through 2028)

The orderbook information collated by CLIA in July 2024 through 2036 indicates the fleet profile will remain like what we see today: 

  • 71 ships on order for delivery between 2024 and 2036.
  • Based on the future order book we see the average size of ships remaining balanced during the next decade and beyond.

As reflected in the current and future fleet profile based on the order book for the next 10 years, the size of ships is balanced

Cruise ships comprise <1% of the world’s commercial fleet