List of cruise lines
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 |
 Germany |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| AmaWaterways |
Operational |
 USA |
River cruises in Europe, Asia and Africa and Antarctica |
| American Cruise Lines |
Operational |
USA |
Based in Guilford, Connecticut, operates eight ships |
| Avalon Waterways |
Operational |
USA |
River cruises in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America |
| Azamara Club Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line |
Operational |
USA |
Formed by former executives from the defunct Celebration Cruise Line, operates the Grand Celebration |
| Birka Line |
Operational |
 Finland |
Subsidiary of Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö, operates the Birka Paradise |
| Carnival Cruise Lines |
Operational |
USA/ United Kingdom |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| CDF Croisières de France |
Operational |
 France |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Celebrity Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Celestyal Cruises |
Operational |
 Cyprus |
Previously named Louis Cruises |
| Compagnie du Ponant |
Operational |
France |
Based in Marseille, operates yacht cruises |
| Costa Cruises |
Operational |
 Italy |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Cruise & Maritime Voyages |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
Started by Cruise & Maritime Services International, after German based Transocean Tours (for whom they were the UK representative) filed for bankruptcy |
| Crystal Cruises |
Operational |
 Japan |
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| Cunard Line |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Disney Cruise Line |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
Headquartered in Hammersmith, London as The Magical Cruise Company Limited |
| European Waterways |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
River cruises |
| Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
|
| Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
Operational |
Germany |
|
| Holland America Line |
Operational |
USA (originally  Netherlands) |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Hurtigruten |
Operational |
 Norway |
Also marketed as Norwegian Coastal Express |
| Kristina Cruises |
Operational |
Finland |
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| Majestic International Cruises |
Operational |
 Greece |
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| The Majestic Line |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
|
| Mano Maritime |
Operational |
 Israel |
|
| MSC Cruises |
Operational |
Italy |
|
| Norwegian Cruise Line |
Operational |
USA (originally Norway) |
Partially owned by Star Cruises |
| Oceania Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
Owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
| Orion Expedition Cruises |
Operational |
 Australia |
|
| P&O Cruises |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| P&O Cruises Australia |
Operational |
Australia |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Paul Gauguin Cruises |
Operational |
United States |
|
| Peter Deilmann Cruises |
Operational |
Germany |
|
| Phoenix Reisen |
Operational |
Germany |
|
| Polar Star Expeditions |
Operational |
 Canada |
|
| Poseidon Expeditions |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
Expedition cruises |
| Princess Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Pullmantur Cruises |
Operational |
 Spain |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Quark Expeditions |
Operational |
USA |
Expedition cruising |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
Previously Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd |
| Royal Caribbean International |
Operational |
USA (originally Norway) |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Saga Cruises |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
|
| Seabourn Cruise Line |
Operational |
USA |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
| SeaDream Yacht Club |
Operational |
Norway |
|
| Silversea Cruises |
Operational |
USA/ Italy |
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| Star Cruises |
Operational |
 Malaysia |
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| Swan Hellenic |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
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| Thomson Cruises |
Operational |
United Kingdom |
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| Transocean Tours |
Operational |
Germany |
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| TUI Cruises |
Operational |
Germany |
Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Uniworld River Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
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| Un-Cruise Adventures |
Operational |
USA |
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| Viking Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
Formerly known as Viking River Cruises until May 2013 and since then, offering ocean cruises embarking in 2015 |
| Windstar Cruises |
Operational |
USA |
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Shipping lines no longer operating cruise ships
Defunct
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