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Most Expensive Ships Ever Built
This list features the most expensive cruise ships ever build by building cost as of 2024.
RANK | WATERCRAFT | COST |
1 | Icon of the Seas | $2.00 billion |
2 | Allure of the Seas | $1.43 billion |
3 | Symphony of the Seas | $1.35 billion |
4 | Harmony of the Seas | $1.35 billion |
5 | MSC World Europa | $1.25 billion |
6 | Norwegian Epuc | $1.20 billion |
7 | AIDAnova | $1.10 billion |
8 | MSC Meraviglia | $1.00 billion |
9 | MSC Bellissima | $1.00 billion |
10 | Norwegian Bliss | $1.00 billion |
11 | Celebrity Edge | $1.00 billion |
12 | Carnival Mardi Gras | 950 million |
References
Statista, 2023. Ranking of the most expensive cruise ships worldwide by building cost. [online] Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Cruise.co.uk, 2023. The ten most expensive cruise ships ever built. [online] Available at: https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/the-ten-most-expensive-cruise-ships-ever-built/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Southampton Cruise Centre, 2023. The most expensive luxury cruise ships ever built. [online] Available at: https://www.southamptoncruisecentre.com/information/the-most-expensive-luxury-cruise-ships-ever-built/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Marine Insight, 2019. Top 10 most expensive cruise ships in 2019. [online] Available at: https://www.marineinsight.com/cruise/top-10-most-expensive-cruise-ships-in-2019/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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