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 |
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 |
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
Operational |
Germany |
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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 |
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Mano Maritime |
Operational |
Israel |
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MSC Cruises |
Operational |
Italy |
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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 |
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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 |
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Peter Deilmann Cruises |
Operational |
Germany |
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Phoenix Reisen |
Operational |
Germany |
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Polar Star Expeditions |
Operational |
Canada |
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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 |
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Seabourn Cruise Line |
Operational |
USA |
Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc |
SeaDream Yacht Club |
Operational |
Norway |
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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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