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New ships under construction for delivery through 2013.  
These new ships currently under construction for delivery in 2012 and 2103 highlight an interesting statistic in as much as the breakdown in regards to cost per berth is concerned.  It dramatically highlights the difference between large ships and the small, boutique products.

Looking at the cost of the Europa 2 and the Le Soleil one can appreciate why the cost of cruising on these boutique ships is substantially more expensive.  Having said that one also must appreciate that the quality and delivery on-board on these boutique ship is also to an extremely high standard which represents more expensive running costs brought about by additional crew (most of the boutique ships have at least a 1:1 crew to passenger ratio), plus they offer a better dining experience and some also include wines with meals and free shore excursions.

The bigger ships benefit from an economy of scale, for example, the purchasing power of companies like Carnival who are purchasing huge quantities of food, wines and so on for a fleet of ships results in a much small per diem across the board.

2012

Cruise Line Ship Name Yard Gross Lower Berths Delivery Reported Price ($) Cost Berth ($)
Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Reflection Meyer Werft 126,000 3030 Autumn $768m $253,465.35

2013

Cruise Line Ship Name Yard Gross Lower Berths Delivery Reported Price ($) Cost Berth ($)
Hapag-Lloyd (charterer) Europa 2 STX France 39,500 516 Winter 360m* $697,674.42
MSC Cruises MSC Preziosa STX France 140,000 3500 January 742m* $212,000.00
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Breakaway Meyer Werft 143,500 4000 Winter $840m*** $210,000.00
AIDA Cruises AIDAstella Meyer Werft 71,300 2192 Winter $417m** $190,237.23
Princess Cruises Royal Princess Fincantieri 141,000 3600 Spring $735m $204,166.67
Compagnie du Ponant Le Soleal Fincantieri 10,700 264 June $134m** $507,575.76
 

   
 

   
 

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