Cruise Ships
From liners built for speed to smaller ships built for luxury and from huge floating cities built for the masses to sailing yachts that give the chance to have an authentic early explorer experience, it is almost impossible to say just what is a cruise ship nowadays!
The good news is that with so much choice, you can choose the type of cruise ship and the cruise line that is perfect for you and your family and again with so many cruise ships out there, there is a good chance that you can find the right ship, operated by the right line going to the perfect destination.
The bad news is that it can be difficult to find that right ship due to the options but here at Cruise Hols.co.uk, we make it as simple as possible as out cruise ships guides bring you all of the information you need.
Cruise Ship Reviews
We love to travel and we love to cruise and that see’s us experiencing different cruises ships from different lines and when we do, we review them and bring you all of our thoughts as well as a video review, phones and more.
If you are planning your next cruise and you are trying to decide whether a ship is right for you or not, our guides should help or if you have already booked a cruise and are looking for advice on how to make the most of your time onboard your chosen ship, our guides will help with that as well.
Celebrity SilhouetteThe Celebrity Silhouette is a Solstice class ship operated by the Celebrity Cruises line, which is part of the Royal Caribbean Group.
The ship was first launched in 2011 after been built in Germany by master shipbuilders Meyer Werft, but it underwent a complete overhaul and modernisation in 2020.
Celebrity SummitThe Celebrity Summit is a Millennium class ship operated by the Celebrity Cruises line, which is part of the Royal Caribbean Group.
The ship was first launched in 2001 after been built in France by master shipbuilders Chantiers de L’Atlantique, but it underwent a complete overhaul and modernisation in 2019.
Norwegian PrimaThe Norwegian Prima is a Prima-class cruise ship launched in August 2022 and operated by the Norwegian Cruise Line.
The ship was first in the Prima-class family of ships and has a capacity of just over 3,000 passengers and is known for a number of new features including its boardwalk.
MSC Virtuosa
Celebrity MillenniumThe Celebrity Millennium is the oldest ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet but after a full refurbishment in 2019, she has received a new lease of life.
The ship offers mostly port intensive itineraries across Asia and Alaska.
Cruise Ship Guides
The cruise industry is something that is consistently evolving and that leads to new ships been not only built by the biggest lines, but in constant demand from cruises as we love to experience all of the new activities, attractions, experiences, and technological advancements offered by the latest ships.
One of the hardest aspects for lovers of cruise holidays is to keep up to date with all of the latest ships and that is the same for us here at CruiseHols.
We love new ships and we love to see and experience just what they offer but the same can also be said for older ships as lines continue to improve them and modernise them.
When we try out a new ship, we will bring you our first-hand experience of those ships via our in-depth and interactive cruise ship guides.
Cruise Ships Line By Line
Arguably the best way to see the different cruises on offer or to find the cruise ship that is of interest to you is to break down all of the world’s cruise ships by the line that they operate under.
Millennium Class (M Class, 91,000 GT): Celebrity Millennium (entered service in 2000, capacity 2,137), Celebrity Infinity (entered service 2001, capacity 2,170), Celebrity Summit (entered service 2001, capacity 2,158) and Celebrity Constellation (entered service 2002, capacity 2,170).
Solstice Class (S Class, 121,878-125,366 GT): Celebrity Solstice (entered service in 2008, capacity 2,850), Celebrity Equinox (entered service 2009, capacity 2,850), Celebrity Eclipse (entered service in 2010, capacity 2,850), Celebrity Silhouette (entered service in 2011, capacity 2,886) and Celebrity Reflection (entered service in 2012 capacity 3,046).
Edge Class (130,818-140,600 GT): Celebrity Edge (entered service in 2018, capacity 2,918), Celebrity Apex (entered service in 2020, capacity 2,918), Celebrity Beyond (entered service 2022, capacity 3,260), Celebrity Ascent (entered service 2023, capacity 3,260) and Celebrity Xcel (enters service 2025, capacity 3,260).
Expedition ships: Celebrity Expedition (entered service 2001, capacity 48, 2,842 GT), Celebrity Xploration (entered service 2017, capacity 16, 319.5 GT) and Celebrity Flora (entered service 2019, capacity 100 and 5,739 GT).
The ships of NCL can be split into a number of classes of size and style including.
These are all smaller ships under 100,000 tonnage and whilst they cannot match the facilities and activities of the larger ships, they can visit ports that the larger ships cannot.
Leo Class:- Norwegian Spirit (built 1998, formally Superstar Leo)
Sun Class:- Norwegian Sky (built 1999, formally Pride of Aloha), Norwegian Sun (built 2001)
Dawn Class:- Norwegian Star (built 2001, ordered as Superstar Libra) and Norwegian Dawn (built 2002, ordered as Superstar Scorpio)
Pride of America Class:- Pride of America (built 2005, the only US flagged cruise ship in the world as of 2020)
Jewell Class:- Norwegian Jewell (built 2005), Norwegian Jade (Built 2006, formally Pride of Hawaii), Norwegian Pearl (built 2006), Norwegian Gem (built 2007)
These are larger cruise ships that are over 100,000 tonnes, with some amongst the largest cruise ships in the world and offering the full Haven experience and the widest range of onboard facilities.
Epic Class:- Norwegian Epic (built 2010)
Breakaway Class:- Norwegian Breakaway (built 2013), Norwegian Getaway (built 2014)
Breakaway Plus Class:- Norwegian Escape (built 2015), Norwegian Joy (built 2018), Norwegian Bliss (built 2018), Norwegian Encore (built 2019)
Prima Class:- Norwegian Prima (built 2022), Norwegian Viva (built 2023)
Aurora
The oldest ship in the fleet is the 76,152 tonne Aurora which was built by the German shipyard Meyer Werft and launched in the year 2000.
Arcadia
Arcadia saw the company move into a modern style of ship with lots of balcony’s and viewing areas but at just 84,342 tonnes, the ship was still relatively small.
Built by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri, the ship was launched in 2005.
Ventura
Ventura saw the company make the move into offering a big ship experience with the 116,017 tonne Ventura, which was built once again by Italian shipyard Fincantieri and launched in 2008.
Azura
The next ship to join the fleet was the Azura, which although similar is design to the Ventura and the built in the same shipyard, the ship was actually slightly smaller at 115,055 tonnes upon its launch in 2010.
Britannia
It took until the year 2015 for Fincantieri to launch their next ship for P&O with the eagerly awaited Britannia.
The 143,730 tonne ship saw the company move once more into the big ship category and whilst visually stunning, the ship failed to have a wow factor in terms of the facilities, activities, and attractions on offer.
Iona
That in part led to a 5 year gap for the next ship and a move back to the German shipyard Meyer Werft for the companies new ship, the Iona.
The impressive new ship became the largest ship ever commissioned for the UK market at184,700 tonnes and featured a whole raft of impressive features, including a sliding glass roof solarium and perhaps most importantly of all, the ship became the first UK based cruise vessel to be powered by LNG.
