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The hottest new cruise ships of 2015
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Marine artist Guy Harvey designed the hull artwork for the 4,200-passenger Norwegian Escape, which is scheduled to debut in October 2015. Norwegian Cruise Line
Scheduled to debut in May 2015, Ponant's 244-passenger Le Lyrial will be a sister ship to the two-year-old Le Soleal, shown here. Ponant
Shown here in an artist's drawing, the 47,800-ton Viking Star is being billed as an upscale vessel that initially will sail in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. It'll debut in April 2015.
Ponant's Le Lyrial will have a rear pool area like the one seen here on two-year-old sister ship Le Soleal. Morgan Sloan
Royal Caribbean's new Anthem of the Seas will be a sister ship to the two-month-old Quantum of the Seas, shown here arriving in New York. It's scheduled to debut in April 2015. Michel Verdure
Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas will feature a bar where robot arms make the drinks like the one on sister ship Quantum of the Seas, shown here. Tim Aylen, Royal Caribbean International
The Viking Star tied up at wet dock at shipbuilder Fincantieri's Maghera yard near Venice, Italy on June 23, 2014. Viking Ocean Cruises
The Viking Star will have a three-deck-high central atrium area that will serve as a meeting point for passengers. Viking Ocean Cruises
The Viking Star's Atrium Lounge as seen in an artist's drawing. Viking Ocean Cruises
Viking Cruises Chairman Torstein Hagen, a native of Norway, with Trude Drevland, mayor of Bergen, Norway. Drevland will serve as godmother to Viking Star, the company's first ocean ship. AP
The Norwegian Escape will be Norwegian Cruise Line's largest ship ever when it debuts in late 2015. Norwegian Cruise Line
The hull of the Norwegian Escape will be painted with an underwater scene depicting a giant sailfish, turtle and other sea creatures. The company commissioned the artwork from noted marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey. Norwegian Cruise Line