Throughout 2025, cruise lines will debut a whole host of new ships from intimate river cruise vessels to ocean liners and superyachts. Enjoy Vacationing believes the ship is often as important as the cruise (but not always) so we wanted to keep you informed of some new ships debuting in 2025.
RIVER CRUISE LINES
AMA WATERWAYS
AMA Magdalena & Melodia - These river cruise ships are scheduled to launch on Colombia's Magdalena River in 2025.
AMA Sintra - Debuts on Portugal's Douro River in April 2025
UNIWORLD
- SS Elisabeth - This 110 guest river cruise ship debuts in Europe in March 2025
AMADEUS RIVER CRUISES
- Amadeus Amara - launches July 2025 for up to 164 guests
VIKING CRUISE LINES
Viking Tonle - the second ship from this cruise line on the Mekong in Vietnam & Cambodia
Viking Amun & Thoth - These sister river cruise ships will be on the Nile in Egypt in September and October 2025.
Viking Long Ships - Viking also plans to launch another 5 longships in Europe throughout 2025.
EXPEDITION SHIPS
AURORA EXPEDITIONS **Douglas Mawson launches December 2025
SMALL SHIPS & YACHTS
WINDSTAR CRUISES
- The 224 passenger Star Seeker launches December 2025
RITZ-CARLTON YACHT COLLECTION
- The 452 guest Luminara superyacht debuts in July 2025
OCEANIA CRUISES
- The 1,200 guest Allura from Ocean debuts from Italy in July.
MAIN LINE CRUISE SHIPS
PRINCESS CRUISE LINES
- Star Princess - Launching in October 2025 this 4,300 guest ship will be the second in the Sphere Class
VIRGIN VOYAGES
- Brilliant Lady will welcome guests in September 2025 (originally scheduled for 2024)
DISNEY CRUISE LINES
Disney Destiny - This 4,000 guest ship will set sail November 2025
Disney Adventure - Designed for the Asian market, this ship is expected to debut for 6,700 guests in December 2025
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL
- Star of the Seas sails from Port Canaveral in August 2025 with a Back to the Future musical production
CELEBRITY CRUISES
- The 5th Edge Class ship, Celebrity Xcel sails November 2025 and accommodates up to 3,260 guests
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
- Norwegian Aqua - This new ship debuts in April 2025 as a Prima Plus Class
VIKING CRUISE LINES
- Viking Vesta - scheduled for July 2025. This latest ocean cruise ship will hold up to 998 guests.