What are the BEST new Cruise Ships in 2024? Here are 7 of the Most INTERESTING!

Great wrap up. NCL ship looks confused about what it wants to be. And the sound of the race cars when trying to relax.

Looking at the Queen Anne, I immediately see a ship that says Cunard, nothing else, and I see lounges. So, at least on that level, I'm not disappointed. The Queens Lounge's new look is still Cunard style, so it's fine.

I don't at all mind the Royal Caribbean ship because some of the "neighborhoods" have places I might enjoy. I don't expect the best food but the service should be friendly. RCI delivers on social areas and they are so varied, it's possible to go through the "city" and find your spots on this ship. And for families, it kind of makes sense to have the features. Yes, it's massive, but maybe something for many of us.

Regent looks boutique and I like that it is retro modern. It definitely has evocative of earlier eras decor and looks ultra upscale. I'm not sure from the renderings if it is over the top or stylish. It depends on the degree of glimmer.

I agree with your take on NCL but what's in it? What are the social areas like. I'd have to look more into it. They're something like Royal Caribbean but maybe a slightly toned down version.

As far as the Chinese ship goes, Westeners need to update on China. They're very advanced now and I think they can make fine products of any type. I would NOT dismiss them or call them copycats like we tend to do. Truth of the matter, the cruise lines copy each other. Look at the veranda cabins and ship in a ship and specialty dining and a lot of the formats are just industry trends.

I have a general comment to make, though. I think there is too much marketing of new in the cruise industry. Remember when cruise ships would last 45-50 years or even longer? I saw that the Zenth was scrapped. It served for 30 years. That's all. Now a lot of cruise customers think a 10 year old ship is old or even a 5 year old ship. At some point, a lot of these ships will be scrapped and how long will many of these large ships be in service. Maybe the cruise lines should cool it with all the new builds and just enhance what they already have.

I'm a long time Celebrity cruiser (well former cruiser) and I'm borderline disgusted with the Edge class of ships. The Ascent is the 4th version of them. I'll give my reasons and preferences in a cruise. I don't cruise for the stateroom. I do simple inside or outside. While I enjoy dining I don't cruise to dine. I don't cruise for the pool scene. I do, however, cruise to enjoy the ambiance and feel of lounges and especially like jazz and ballroom type of dancing or swing dancing. But I'm fine with other forms as well. Celebrity used to deliver that but it was especially the Century class ships that did. A little less so in the Millennium class. But the Solstice class sort of did as well.

And I hear people say often "beautiful" ship. But what makes HAL HAL, Princess Princess, Cunard Cunard or Celebrity Celebrity? For me, I loved how Celebrity did a modern interpretation of swank 1920s to 1960s styles and designed that into their ships. They did this up to the Edge class. The Edge does in just a few areas but it's more trendy beige/gray/light teals contemporary but not identifiably Celebrity. So, I'm not enamored to its decor style like others are. I disagree with you that the older ships looked "standard." The Century had a magnificent interior with her wonderful 30s style Crystal Lounge and her white glove style 2-tiered dining room. The Galaxy was just as magnificent. The Solstice class has some wonderful areas as well. They're very stylish ships.

So my problem with the Edge class. It's a restaurant ship with a few other areas. There are hardly any social lounges and nothing I'd call a swanky or elegant lounge. Celebrity deleted the top lounge to make retreat areas for suite passengers. The forward views of the ocean are from what seems like the 15th specialty restaurant on the ship is ONLY for suite passengers. The ship has restaurant after restaurant, a sports bar, a coffee/pastry kind of lounge, and at the bottom of a 3 deck "Grand Plaza" is the Martini bar with a dance floor that looks every bit like a luxurious enough lobby bar. The other area that has a dance floor is a 2 story nightclub that doesn't have an elegant ambiance. Then there is the casual garden themed multi-tiered Eden where they have "interactive" entertainment. So, where does one find a true elegant lounge on the Edge, Apex, Beyond or Ascent? Nowhere. On the Solstice, there's the Ensemble Lounge at least and the Martini Bar area is more elegant and intimate. There is a card room on the Solstice class ship. A Sky lounge with forward views. There used to be an elegant room called Michael's Club that was like an English parlour but they're using it now for only suite passengers.

Sorry, the Edge wants to change Celebrity's style into some sort of Freestyle dining cruise ship but just with higher quality dining offerings. While dining is a thing to do on ships for sure, so is socializing and dancing. Yes, the Edge ships have a few bars where you can get overpriced fancy drinks. But they're just small areas with maybe a musician playing but there's no sense of a real lounge.

The problem with the so called heart of the ship being the Martini bar lobby dance floor in the Grand Plaza is that there are two specialty restaurants above that area and those dining in those areas when the activities are going on are subjected to a lot of noise.

I think Celebrity should turn at least two of these extra-cost dining rooms into supper clubs. Take about 1/4 to 1/3rd of the dining room, put in a dance floor, put in a bar, and then have the dining be augmented by the supper club. They can then put in all the fancy drinks to make their revenue. It would suit their line well that calls itself premium. A ton of restaurants is not enough.

Celebrity has gone and tried to appeal to younger people and they're changing the style of their cruises. It's not just about food. It's a full experience. And while some are going on that ship and raving about it, I think once the newness of this class wears off, their shortcomings will be more apparent.

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The new ships have become too big I will be on Royal Princess next month I will be interested to see the changes from last season we only cruise locally these days

The problem with these ships is they are nothing like ships which spoils the experience of being on a ship.They are land resorts at sea packed with thousands of people .Far to frantic , going away from giving service , they give you the ship . They really don’t know what to do with these ships anymore .Even Regent are going over the top in their choices of decor.

I know it’s not the “cool” opinion to have around these parts but when it comes to cruises for me, the bigger and more exaggerated, the better. I personally cannot wait to get on the icon next year and take my family with me. A lot of people don’t realize these massive ships are designed and organized in a way that makes them feel smaller and less tight than smaller ships. The ships are so massive that there’s more than enough room for everyone, so much variety that it forces people to visit all the different parts of the vessel. whereas ships like say, rhapsody of the seas or celebrity Millenium might be smaller but feel more packed because there’s nothing to do and everyone sits around the same areas.

Adora will just be a bootleg NCL/MSC/Royal all combined. To be honest, I wouldn't dare sail on it for safety concerns.

There’s no way I’d get on anything made in China. Frightening!

It would be helpful if you mention their capacity 😊

Great info! Thanks!

Why not mentioning the Sun Princess.

Excellent reviews! Got a new subscription 😊

And titanic still looks more beautiful

I like the China cruise ship comment. 😂

Thankyou for an excellent presentation. Cant wait to book my next cruise. 👌

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Great video! Very informative. ❤

No audio for the Cunard ship, just music

I have been a Loyal Fan of Royal Caribbean

This is my idea of Dantes Inferno

I love your voice!!

They continue to build these giants and then tax the little fella for climate change as if it was his fault.

The Chinese cruise ship will be a stealth troop carrier for the invasion of Taiwan.

I would never want to be out at sea with 10k people. Perfect recipe for disaster if something goes wrong. New cruise ship design leaves a lot to be desired.

CCP into making tofu ships now? I'll pass.

The Chinese ship copies ncl. Lol

Very intriguing first part of the 3 part series. Looking forward to the upcoming vlogs.

thank you

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Wow fantastic....yes....

You forgot one ship, Princess is bring our a new ship with a new design next year.

virgin really needs to add some bigger pools. if that's your bag, pools; virgin isn't for you

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Vast bubbles of eating, drinking, games, shopping, noise, smoke and effluent.
Butlins-on-sea but with as much escape from the consumption, as from the vast carbon footprint and final bill.
Not even for free.

at some point ship sizes will need to go smaller.

Looks like a whore house to me.

Don’t like the red!!! Turns me off.

Sure the china one will be full on casino & smoking

Where is Oceania Vista? Set sail May 2023.

Excellent report. You left out Princess Cruise Lines. That's a big one, bigger than some of the one you mentioned. I just came back from an Alaska Cruise with Princess and decided that I like them better than Royal Caribbean or Norwegian, the only other cruise lines I have sailed on. Princess has 2 brand new ships coming up - the Sun Princess in February 2024, the Star Princess in 2025.

excellent

Excellent video.8/7/23.14.30

Cunard for me 😊

Thanks Mr Ritzy. As ever your blogs are very professional, informative and a real joy to watch. Thankyou. 👏👏👏

The Royal one looks utterly Willy Wonker bonkers!

Some amazing developments to come.
Interesting to hear you referring to "harking back to the golden age of cruising". I think we are currently in the golden age of cruising!

Thank you for the information. I'm a very traditional (mature aged) person so it has to be Cunard for me. I'm looking forward to the next in your series.