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The Race For The Biggest Cruise Ship

Top 20 Biggest Cruise Ships

New Entries Shake Up The Rankings

While Royal Caribbean continues to dominate the top and the bottom of the list new entries may surprise you. Currently the top 20 biggest cruise ships have four sets of ties in the rankings all between sister ships that are virtually identical in every way. Royal Caribbean currently has eight ships in the top 20. Carnival Cruise Line has six ships in the top 20 including the new Mardi Gras which comes in at number 8. Norwegian Cruise Line has four ships in the top 20 with the newest one being the Norwegian Encore which is currently number 13. MSC Cruises has one ship in the top 20 the MSC Grandiosa which comes in at number 18. The newest ship in the top 20 is the Celebrity Apex from Celebrity Cruises which comes in at number 15. Celebrity Cruises is the only cruise line to have two ships in the top 20 that are not sister ships. The Celebrity Edge comes in at number 19 just behind the Celebrity Apex.

The top 20 biggest cruise ships are:

1. Symphony of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 228, 081 GT
2. Harmony of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 226, 963 GT
3. Oasis of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 225, 282 GT
4. Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 225, 282 GT
5. Wonder of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 236, 857 GT
6. Icon of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 250, 800 GT
7. Utopia of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) 250, 800 GT
8. Mardi Gras (Carnival Cruise Line) 181, 808 GT
9. Carnival Celebration (Carnival Cruise Line) 183, 900 GT
10. Carnival Panorama (Carnival Cruise Line)133, 860 GT
11. Carnival Breeze (Carnival Cruise Line) 130, 000 GT
12. Carnival Magic (Carnival Cruise Line) 130, 000 GT
13. Carnival Vista (Carnival Cruise Line) 133, 500 GT
14. Carnival Horizon (Carnival Cruise Line) 133, 500 GT
15. Norwegian Encore (Norwegian Cruise Line) 169, 111 GT
16. Norwegian Getaway (Norwegian Cruise Line) 146, 600 GT
17. Norwegian Breakaway (Norwegian Cruise Line) 146, 600 GT
18. Norwegian Epic (Norwegian Cruise Line) 155, 873 GT
19. MSC Grandiosa (MSC Cruises) 181, 541 GT
20. Celebrity Apex (Celebrity Cruises) 140, 600 GT
21. Celebrity Edge (Celebrity Cruises) 129, 500 GT

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