- The cruise industry is restarting in a big way in Europe with more ships entering service in May.
- While in North America, service resumptions involve sailing in the Caribbean and with U.S.-flagged ships in Alaska.
- Here are the cruise ships currently back in service or planning restarts in May and into June.
A recent news in Cruise Industry News updates the cruise ships sailing in May 2021.
Royal Caribbean International
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Quantum of the Seas
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,100
Built: 2014
Homeport: Singapore
Itinerary: Three- and four-night cruises to nowhere, exclusive to Singapore residents
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Odyssey of the Seas
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,100
Built: 2021
Homeport: Haifa (Israel)
Itinerary: Three- to seven-night cruises visiting the Greek Isles and Cyprus
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 2, 2021
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Adventure of the Seas
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,100
Built: 2001
Homeport: Nassau (Bahamas)
Itinerary: Week-long cruise to CocoCay (with overnight), Cozumel and Freeport
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 12, 2021
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Vision of the Seas
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,000
Built: 1998
Homeport: Royal Naval Dockyard (Bermuda)
Itinerary: Week-long cruise to CocoCay, with overnight at the Royal Naval Dockyard
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 26, 2021
Celebrity Cruises
Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
Ship: Celebrity Millennium
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,038
Built: 2000
Homeport: Phillipsburg (St. Maarten)
Itinerary: Caribbean – Seven nights to Aruba, Curaçao and Barbados or seven nights to Tortola, St. Lucia and Barbados
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 5, 2021
Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
Ship: Celebrity Apex
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,908
Built: 2020
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Mediterranean – Greek Islands, Israel and Cyprus
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 19, 2021
Dream Cruises
Cruise Line: Dream Cruises
Ship: Explorer Dream
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 1,856
Built: 1999
Homeport: Keelung (Taiwan)
Itinerary: One- to five-night island hopping cruises in Taiwan, with visits to Penghu, Matsu, Kaohsiung, Hualien and more
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: Dream Cruises
Ship: World Dream
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,360
Built: 2017
Homeport: Singapore
Itinerary: Two and three-night cruises to nowhere, exclusive to local residents
Status: Sailing
Star Cruises
Cruise Line: Star Cruises
Ship: Star Pisces
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 1,600
Built: 1990
Homeport: Penang (Malaysia)
Itinerary: One and two-night cruises to Langkawi
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 13, 2021
MSC Cruises
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Grandiosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,888
Built: 2019
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: Western Mediterranean – Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and Valletta
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Seaside
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,140
Built: 2017
Homeport: Genoa (Italy)
Itinerary: Western Mediterranean – Civitavecchia, Valletta, Siracusa and Taranto
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 1, 2021
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Virtuosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,888
Built: 2021
Homeport: Southampton (United Kingdom)
Itinerary: Short Cruises to Portland until June 12, followed by seven-night cruises to Belfast, Portland, Liverpool and Greenock
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 20, 2021
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Orchestra
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,550
Built: 2007
Homeport: Venice and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Greek Islands and Croatia – Corfu, Mykonos and Dubrovnik
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 5, 2021
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Splendida
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,300
Built: 2009
Homeport: Trieste and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Eastern Mediterranean – Dubrovnik, Kotor and Corfu
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 12, 2021
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Seaview
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 4,140
Built: 2018
Homeport: Kiel (Germany)
Itinerary: Northern Europe with Baltic and the Norwegian Fjords
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 19, 2021
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Magnifica
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,550
Built: 2010
Homeport: Venice and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Greece and Croatia – Piraeus, Mykonos and Split
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 20, 2021
Cruise Line: MSC Cruises
Ship: MSC Musica
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,550
Built: 2006
Homeport: Warnemunde (Germany)
Itinerary: Northern Europe with Baltic and the Norwegian Fjords
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 20, 2021
TUI Cruises
Cruise Line: TUI Cruises
Ship: Mein Schiff 2
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,894
Built: 2019
Homeport: Las Palmas (Spain)
Itinerary: Six to 14 nights to the Canaries calling at Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma and La Gomera
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: TUI Cruises
Ship: Mein Schiff 1
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,894
Built: 2018
Homeport: Las Palmas (Spain)
Itinerary: 14 nights to the Canaries, with stops at Tenerife, La Gomera, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Arrecife and Puerto del Rosario
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: TUI Cruises
Ship: Mein Schiff 5
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,500
Built: 2016
Homeport: Crete (Greece)
Itinerary: Two different one-week itineraries to the Greek Isles with calls in Rhodes, Piraeus, Souda, Corfu, Katalokon and Piraeus
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 13, 2021
Costa Cruises
Cruise Line: Costa Cruises
Ship: Costa Smeralda
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 5,224
Built: 2019
Homeport: Savona (Italy)
Itinerary: Western Italy – La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari; Western Mediterranean cruises planned from July 3
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 1, 2021
Cruise Line: Costa Cruises
Ship: Costa Luminosa
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,260
Built: 2009
Homeport: Trieste and Bari (Italy)
Itinerary: Eastern Mediterranean – Corfu, Piraeus, Kotor and Dubrovnik
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 16, 2021
AIDA
Cruise Line: AIDA
Ship: AIDAperla
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 3,250
Built: 2017
Homeport: Gran Canaria (Spain)
Itinerary: Canaries – Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: AIDA
Ship: AIDAblu
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 2,174
Built: 2010
Homeport: Corfu (Greece)
Itinerary: Greek Islands including Piraeus, Crete, Rhodes and Katakolon
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 23, 2021
American Cruise Lines
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: Independence
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 100
Built: 2010
Homeport: Jacksonville/Amelia Island and Charleston (United States)
Itinerary: Beaufort, Hilton Head Island, Savannah, Intracoastal Waterway, Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Jazz
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 190
Built: 2020
Homeport: New Orleans and Memphis (United States)
Itinerary: Lower Mississippi River
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Star
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 100
Built: 2007
Homeport: Jacksonville/Amelia Island and Charleston (United States)
Itinerary: Beaufort, Hilton Head Island, Savannah, Intracoastal Waterway, Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: Queen of the Mississippi
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 149
Built: 2015
Homeport: New Orleans and Memphis (United States)
Itinerary: Lower Mississippi River
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: America
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 185
Built: 2016
Homeport: New Orleans (United States)
Itinerary: Lower Mississippi River
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Constitution
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 170
Built: 2018
Homeport: Baltimore (United States)
Itinerary: Washington D.C., Cambridge, Norfolk, Annapolis and more
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Song
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 195
Built: 2018
Homeport: Clarkson and Portland (United States)
Itinerary: Pacific Northwest – Columbia and Snake Rivers
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 2, 2021
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Harmony
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 195
Built: 2019
Homeport: Clarkson and Portland (United States)
Itinerary: Pacific Northwest – Columbia and Snake Rivers
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 5, 2021
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Pride
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 140
Built: 2012
Homeport: Clarkson and Portland (United States)
Itinerary: Pacific Northwest – Columbia and Snake Rivers
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 14, 2021
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Constellation
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 170
Built: 2017
Homeport: Seattle (United States)
Itinerary: Puget Sound and San Juan Islands
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 17, 2021
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: American Spirit
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 100
Built: 2004
Homeport: Seattle (United States)
Itinerary: Puget Sound and San Juan Islands
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 22, 2021
Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
Ship: Queen of the West
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 132
Built: 1995
Homeport: Clarkson and Portland (United States)
Itinerary: Pacific Northwest – Columbia and Snake Rivers
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 22, 2021
American Queen Steamboat Company
Cruise Line: American Queen Steamboat Company
Ship: American Countess
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 245
Built: 2020
Homeport: Memphis and New Orleans (United States)
Itinerary: Lower Mississippi River
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Queen Steamboat Company
Ship: American Duchess
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 166
Built: 1995
Homeport: St. Louis, Cincinnati, Nashville and Louisville (United States)
Itinerary: Mississippi River
Status: Sailing
Cruise Line: American Queen Steamboat Company
Ship: American Empress
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 223
Built: 2003
Homeport: Portland and Spokane (United States)
Itinerary: Columbia and Snake Rivers
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on May 23, 2021
Cruise Line: American Queen Steamboat Company
Ship: American Queen
Capacity (at 100% Occupancy): 420
Built: 1994
Homeport: New Orleans, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Memphis (United States)
Itinerary: Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Status: Planned – first sailing scheduled on June 20, 2021
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