Matt Hochberg New cruise ships, new destinations and more are coming to a Royal Caribbean cruise near you between now and 2023. Change is continuous at Royal Caribbean, and despite the challenges the cruise industry has faced since 2020, expansion plans are still underway. After all, cruise lines have to think long term in order to ensure their return to service is successful. From time to time, Royal Caribbean reveals its long term plans to give customers a glimpse of what is coming next. There is not usually a lot of details shared until Royal Caribbean is ready to pull back the curtain more, as well as because the nature of cruise ship development is some decisions are changed or purposefully left undecided until closer to launch.