List of cruise lines
See also: List of ferry operators
A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines are distinct from passenger lines which are primarily concerned with transportation of their passengers: instead, cruise lines are primarily in the leisure entertainment business, some of which occurs at the destination but a great deal of which takes place aboard ship. Cruise liners typically have two separate staffs: the crew under the captain and a hospitality staff under the equivalent of a hotel manager.
List of cruise lines
In operation
Name | Status | Headquarters | Notes |
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AIDA Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
AmaWaterways | Operational | ![]() |
River cruises in Europe, Asia and Africa |
American Cruise Lines | Operational | ![]() |
Based in Guilford, Connecticut, operates six ships |
Avalon Waterways | Operational | ![]() |
River cruises in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America |
Azamara Club Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line | Operational | ![]() |
Formed by former executives from the defunct Celebration Cruise Line |
Birka Line | Operational | ![]() |
Subsidiary of Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö, operates the Birka Paradise |
Bohai Ferry Company | Operational | ![]() |
Operates the Chinese Taishan |
Carnival Cruise Lines | Operational | ![]() ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
CDF Croisières de France | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Celebrity Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Compagnie du Ponant | Operational | ![]() |
Based in Marseille, operates yacht cruises |
Costa Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
Cruise & Maritime Voyages | Operational | ![]() |
Started by Cruise & Maritime Services International, after German based Transocean Tours (for whom they were the UK representative) filed for Bankruptcy. |
Crystal Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Cunard Line | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
Disney Cruise Line | Operational | ![]() |
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European Waterways | Operational | ![]() |
River cruises |
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines | Operational | ![]() |
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Holland America Line | Operational | ![]() ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
Hurtigruten | Operational | ![]() |
Also marketed as Norwegian Coastal Express |
Kristina Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Louis Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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The Majestic Line | Operational | ![]() |
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Mano Maritime | Operational | ![]() |
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MSC Cruises | Operational | ![]() | |
Norwegian Cruise Line | Operational | ![]() ![]() |
Partially owned by Star Cruises |
Oceania Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
Orion Expedition Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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P&O Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
P&O Cruises Australia | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
Paul Gauguin Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Peter Deilmann Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Phoenix Reisen | Operational | ![]() |
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Polar Star Expeditions | Operational | ![]() |
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Poseidon Expeditions | Operational | ![]() |
Expedition cruises |
Princess Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
Pullmantur Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Quark Expeditions | Operational | ![]() |
Expedition cruising |
Regent Seven Seas Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Previously Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
Royal Caribbean International | Operational | ![]() ![]() |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Saga Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Seabourn Cruise Line | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
SeaDream Yacht Club | Operational | ![]() |
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Silversea Cruises | Operational | ![]() ![]() |
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Star Cruises | Operational | ![]() | |
Swan Hellenic | Operational | ![]() |
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Thomson Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Transocean Tours | Operational | ![]() |
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TUI Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Uniworld River Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Un-Cruise Adventures | Operational | ![]() |
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Viking Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
Formerly known as Viking River Cruises until May 2013 and since then, offering ocean cruises embarking in 2015 |
Windstar Cruises | Operational | ![]() |
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Shipping lines no longer operating cruise ships
Name | Status | Headquarters | Notes |
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Blue Star Line | No Ships so far, Getting The Next One in 2016 | ![]() |
Owner of the Liner "Titanic 2" coming in 2016 |
Club Cruise | No longer operates cruise ships | ![]() |
Continues to charter cruise ships to other companies |
EasyCruise | No ships in operation. | ![]() |
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Far East Shipping Company | No longer operates cruise ships | ![]() |
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Finnlines | No longer operates cruise ships | ![]() |
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Ocean Star Cruises | No ships in operation. | ![]() |
MV Ocean Star Pacific laid up, as of 2012. |
Silja Line | No longer operates cruise ships | ![]() |
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Defunct
See also
References
- ↑ "Classic International Cruises Pty Ltd". Press Release. Lawler Partners. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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