2021: set to be 'record-breaking' for cruise ship deliveries

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The cruise newbuilding orderbook spend crashed to a 30-year low in 2020 - but 2021 is expected to be 'record-breaking', with 30 ships set for delivery. VesselsValue cruise analyst Guy Cooper tells Passenger Ship Technology, "Between 2012 and 2018 the number of cruise ships ordered each year grew continuously." He says 156 vessels were ordered during this seven-year period. Total spend grew an incredible 605% between 2012 and 2017. In 2012, US$2.91Bn was spent whereas US$20.54Bn was spent in 2017. Mr Cooper says, "This remarkable growth put the orderbooks at an all-time high in 2018. With an abundant supply of cruise ships on the orderbooks, cruise companies and owners quickly slowed ordering in 2019." Total spend in 2020 reached a 30-year low, with less than US$1.0Bn spent on orders. "As a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, which threw the industry into turmoil, forcing entire fleets to halt operations and enter warm lay-up. As the industry was paused, demolition and S&P activity ramped up, forcing asset valuations down," says Mr Cooper.