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Despite all the talk of the current economic climate, the boom in the cruise industry just doesn't seem to be slowing down.
It's even more hard to believe when you consider that each one of these ships costs hundreds of millions of dollars to build!
What's more, these aren't the only ships being planned.
This year we have yet another "Biggest Cruise Ship in the World" entry from Royal Caribbean with their jaw-dropping 6,400-passenger, Oasis of the Seas.
Of course, this is fantastic news for those looking for cruise ship jobs because these new ships alone will create a demand for an EXTRA 10,000 new crew members in 2009 to fill every position imaginable - from cleaners, entertainers, shop staff, bar staff, beauty staff, security, casino staff, photographers and many more.
Here's a look at some of the new cruise ships being launched in 2009 and some important information about each new ship:
MSC Cruises
Splendida
Estimated Inaugural: June, 2009
Itinerary: Mediterranean
Size(GRT): 133,500
Passenger Capacity: 3,300
Crew Needed: 1,325
The Splendida is sister to MSC Fantasia. These ships are MSC's largest class, and too large to transit the Panama Canal. It will have a crew to passenger ratio of one for every 2.5 passengers.
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Pearl Seas Cruises
Pearl Mist
Estimated Inaugural: First Quarter 2009
Itinerary: Canada, USA, Caribbean
Size(GRT): 7,600
Passenger Capacity: 210
The Pearl Mist is the first new-build from this new luxury line.
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Costa Cruises
Costa Luminosa
Estimated Inaugural: May 2009
Size(GRT): 92,700
Itinerary: Mediterranean, Arctic, N Europe, Atlantic Islands
Passenger Capacity: 2,828
Crew Needed: 1,000
Unlike other big cruise lines who have been devoting its new-build strategy to bigger and bigger vessels, Costa is taking a step back with the creation of Costa Luminosa. The Luminosa will be a new, smaller ship but a trendsetter in contemporary design; using of state-of-the-art technology to provide stunning light and color effects on board.
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Costa Pacifica
Estimated Inaugural: June 2009
Size(GRT): 114,000-ton
Itinerary: Mediterranean
Passenger Capacity: 3,780
Crew Needed: 1,000
Costa Pacifica is one of the largest of the new Costa ships and a duplicate of Costa Concordia and Serena. The crew to passenger ratio is one for every 2.8 passengers.
AIDA Cruises
AIDAluna
Estimated Inaugural: April 2009
Size(GRT): 69,200
Passenger Capacity: 2,050
Crew Needed: 1,100
Second AIDA new-build, sister to AIDAbella
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Viking River Cruises
Viking Legend
Estimated Inaugural: May 2009
Size(GRT): unknown
Itinerary: Grand European Tour
Passenger Capacity: 189
Crew Needed: 50
Viking Legend will be one of the most state-of-the-art river vessels afloat, and at 443 feet long - the longest in the Viking fleet. The ship will start its season sailing the The Rhine, Main and Danube rivers as it sails from Amsterdam to Budapest. The ship will also have an English-speaking crew with a ratio of one to 3.8 passengers.
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The Yachts of Seabourn
Seabourn Odyssey
Estimated Inaugural: June 2009
Size(GRT): 32,000
Itinerary: Worldwide
Passenger Capacity: 450
Crew Needed 330
Even though these three newbuilds are large by Seabourn standards (650 feet in length and a 84 foot beam), they will keep the same crew-to-guest ratio as the 10,000-ton ships; one for every 1.4 passengers.
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Pearl Seas Cruises
Unnamed ship
Estimated Inaugural: Summer 2009
Size(GRT): 7,600
Passenger Capacity: 210
Crew Needed: 135
Second new-build from new luxury line.
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Silversea Cruises
Silver Spirit
Estimated Inaugural: December 2009
Size(GRT): 36,000
Passenger Capacity: 540
Crew Needed: 410
The luxury vessel, which will become the fleet's largest and is currently under construction at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard in Italy.
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Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Equinox
Estimated Inaugural: Fall 2009
Size(GRT): 118,000
Itinerary: N Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean
Passenger Capacity: 2,850
Crew Needed: 1500
Celebrity Equinox is the second in this new class of ships, claiming to be more luxurious and with more spacious cabins than existing Celebrity ships. Crew to passenger ratio of one for every 1.9 passengers.
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Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Dream
Estimated Inaugural: September 21, 2009
Size(GRT): 130,000
Itinerary: Mediterranean, Caribbean
Passenger Capacity: 3,646
Crew Needed: 1,367
Largest Carnival ship ever and a completely new design for Carnival. The crew to passenger ratio is one for every 2.7 passengers.
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
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Estimated Inaugural: November 2009
Size(GRT): 220,000
Itinerary: Caribbean
Passenger Capacity: 6,400
Crew Needed: 1650
Oasis of the Seas will be the world's largest and most revolutionary ship ever - with neighbourhoods, Royal Promenade, Central Park, Boardwalk (nostalgic seaside piers) and AquaTheater as well as two climbing walls, the world's first onboard Carousel and Zipline.
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