| |  Recommended Cruise Book | | Cruise ships list, cruise companies, name of each ship and number of passengers The cruise industry is changing constantly. This is a summary of which companies are operating which ships at the moment. For every Operator are indicated: Cruise company, name of each ship and number of passengers. The below information is correct to the best of the editor's knowledge. Please let us know of changes so that we can keep you up to date. New build information can be seen in the Orderbook page Retired ships or laid-up ships at the Retired - Laid Up page Links to the companies at the Cruise Lines page
Updated November 28, 2023
A&K TRAVEL GROUP (UK) Abercrombie & Kent A&K offers exclusive chartered journeys to Antarctica, the Arctic, the Northeast Passage, Japan, Greece, Australia and the Baltics and take place on luxurious all-balcony, exclusively chartered ships. Further European river journeys, canal barge cruises and world's great rivers, from the Mekong to the Yangtze to the Nile. Crystal Cruises Crystal Symphony, 960 pax (Other image at Brooklyn, New York - photo Ports of America. April 2022: off Freeport, Bahamas) Crystal Serenity, 1,080 pax (The ship at Dubrovnik. Other image in the Arctic. April 2022: off Freeport, Bahamas) Ecoventura (Equity partnership)
ABOU MERHI CRUISES (Lebanon) Orient Queen, 370 pax (Ex Med Queen, ex Orient Queen II, ex Vistamar. August 2020: she sunk in the port of Beirut)
ADORA CRUISES (China) November 2022: CSSC announced that its homegrown domestic Chinese brand, in partnership with Carnival Corporation, will launch service soon under the name Adora Cruises Costa Mediterranea, 2,114 pax (May 2023: CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping announced that she will start operations in China in the fourth quarter, sailing from Tianjin as Adora Cruises' Mediterranea. November 2023: she began its maiden voyage) Adora Magic City, 5,246 pax (To enter in service by the end of 2023)
ADRIATIC CRUISES (Croatia) Out of Business Dalmacija, 300 pax (March '09: laid up in Rijeka)
ADVENTURE CANADA (Toronto) Ocean Endeavour, 199 pax (Ex Kristina Katarina. Other image with Peregrine Adventures colours. Charter to Intrepid Travel as well)
ALASKAN DREAM CRUISES (Sitka, AK) Admiralty Dream, 76 (Ex Spirit of Columbia) Alaskan Dream, 40 (Former Executive Explorer, an overnight cruise catamaran, owned until June 2006 by Glacier Bay Cruiseline) Baranof Dream, 49 pax (Ex Spirit of Alaska) Chichagof Dream, 74 pax (Formerly Spirit of Glacier Bay, Spirit of Nantucket and Nantucket Clipper) Misty Fjord, 10 pax Kruzof Explorer, 12 pax
ALBATROS EXPEDITIONS - ALBATROS TRAVEL GROUP (Scandinavia) Ocean Albatros, 186 pax (Sixth vessel of the SunStone Ships' Infinity series) Ocean Victory, 186 pax (SunStone Ships' Infinity series: also charter to American Queen Voyages Expedition. Other image) Ocean Atlantic (Photo courtesy Frode Adolfsen at Shipspotting.com)
ALL LEISURE GROUP PLC - ALL DISCOVERY CRUISING (UK) January 2017: All Leisure Holidays Group declared insolvency Swan Hellenic Cruises (London, UK) February 2017: Toronto-based G Adventures has announced that it is acquiring Swan Hellenic from the liquidators of the All Leisure Group. July 2020: a new company has acquired the Swan Hellenic brand and is thus now building two new expedition ships) Voyages Of Discovery (The name was Discovery World Cruises in USA until June 2007) Voyager, 556 pax (Ex Crown Monarch, ex Alexander von Humboldt. January 2017: she is laid up in Singapore. March 2017: sold to unspecified Mexican interests. August 2018: the Vidanta Elegant sits out of service undergoing a major refurbishment in Naples as Grupo Vidante continues to move forward in entering the cruise business. December 2021: Vidanta Cruises is preparing for an early 2022 start to its cruise program)
AMADEUS RIVER CRUISES - LÜFTNER CRUISES (Innsbruck, Austria) (All river ships) Amadeus Riva, 168 pax Amadeus Cara, 168 pax (She is the fourth in a series that also includes Amadeus Silver III, Amadeus Queen and Amadeus Imperial) Amadeus Brilliant, 150 pax Amadeus Star, 164 pax Amadeus Imperial, 168 pax (Sister-ship of the Amadeus Silver III) Amadeus Queen, 164 Amadeus Provence, 140 pax Amadeus Silver III, 168 pax Amadeus Silver II, 168 pax Amadeus Brilliant Amadeus Elegant, 150 Amadeus Diamond Amadeus Princess, 160 pax Amadeus Royal Amadeus Symphony, 150 pax Amadeus Silver, 168 pax Amadeus Classic Amadeus Rhapsody Amadeus, 146 pax Danubia
AMBASSADOR CRUISE LINE (UK) Ambience, 1,400 pax (Image at Port of Cork, Ireland - credit Aidan-Fleming. Ex Pacific Dawn, ex Regal Princess. November 2019: Cruise & Maritime Voyages has acquired the ship. CMV will take delivery of Amy Johnson on March 2, 2021. September 2020: CMV went out of business and the ship has been sold to another undisclosed buyer. December 2020: Ocean Builders, which was aiming to setup a floating tech hub for small businesses with the aim to support crypto currency off the coast of Panama sold the ship, renamed Satoshi, for scrap. March 2021: sold to a new startup cruise company. Currently in Bar City in Montenegro. May 2021: new UK company Ambassador Cruise Line to set sail the ship as Ambience) Ambition, 1200 pax (Ex AIDAmira, ex neoRiviera, ex Grand Mistral, ex Festival Cruises' Mistral. Entering service in 2023)
AMAWATERWAYS (Westlake Village, CA) AmaLucia, 156 pax ("Certo-class" ship) AmaSiena, 156 pax ("Certo-class" ship) AmaMagna, 194 pax AmaMora, 156 pax AmaDouro, 102 pax (Douro River in Portugal) Amalea, 158 pax ("Certo-class" ship) AmaKristina, 158 pax ("Certo-class" ship. Other image at Avignon, France) AmaViola, 158 pax ("Certo-class" ship) AmaStella, 158 pax ("Certo-class" ship) AmaPura, 56 pax (Myanmar river cruises) Zambezi Queen, 28 pax (African river cruises) Amalotus, 124 pax (Mekong River) AmaKatarina, 212 pax (Russian waterways) AmaSonata, 164 Amaverde, 162 pax AmaPrima, 164 pax AmaVista, 164 pax La Marguerite, 92 pax (She sails the Mekong in Vietnam and Cambodia) Amabella, 162 Amadolce, 148 pax Amadagio, 73 cabins AmaCerto, 164 pax Amalegro, 73 cabins Amacello, 73 cabins Amadante, 73 cabins Amalyra, 148 pax AmaVida, 108 pax (Leasing from Portuguese Douro Azul) AmaReina AmaDara, 62 cabins (Mekong River cruises through Vietnam and Cambodia) AmaSerena, 164 pax) (River cruises in Europe) AmaStella, 164 (River cruises in Europe) AmaDahlia, 68 pax (Nile river cruise ship. Other image) (AMA also leases the Lev Tolstoy in Russia, the Amadouro in Portugal and the Swiss Pearl in France)
AMBASSADOR CRUISE LINE (Vietnam) Ambassador Signature Ambassador I Ambassador II
AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. - AMBASSADORS CRUISE GROUP (Out of Business. Xanterra Parks & Resorts completed the purchase of Windstar Cruises on Wednesday, May 25, 2011) Majestic America Line (Seattle) (November '08: it has ceased operations) Queen of the West, 146/163 pax (September '09: sold to Blue Spruce LLC, an affiliate of American Cruise Lines) Empress of the North, 236 pax (May 2013: American Queen Steamboat Company purchased the ship beginning cruises in April 2014 as American Empress) Contessa, 49 pax (Former Executive Explorer, overnight cruise catamaran, owned until June 2006 by Glacier Bay Cruiseline. October '08: she has been taken over by the U.S. Maritime Administration due to unpaid debt. November 2010: acquired by Alaskan Dream Cruises and renamed Alaskan Dream) Columbia Queen, 161 pax (Laid up near Portland, Oregon. March 2016: renamed Louisiane and to be managed by French America Line) American Queen, 436 pax (June 2011: Great American Steamboat Company plans to open for business in mid-August from its Memphis headquarters, with its first cruise set for next April on the 436-passenger American Queen paddlewheeler) Delta Queen, 176 pax (Retired from service in November 2008, now operating as a hotel in Chattanooga, Tenn. November 2018: beginning in 2020, the Delta Queen Steamboat Co intends to offer themed voyages after an extensive renovation) Mississippi Queen, 416 pax (November 2008: she is out of service and probably to be cut down to a barge. She has been dismantled in 2011) (American West Steamboat Company and Delta Queen Steamboat Co. began operating under the new name Majestic America Line in October 2006)
AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES (Chicago) (Out of business) American Hawaii Cruises (New Orleans, LA) (Out of business) United States Lines (New Orleans, LA) (Out of business) Delta Queen Coastal Voyages (New Orleans, LA) (Out of business) Cape May Light, 226 pax (Laid up near Jacksonville, Fla. since 2002. April 2010: charter to house earthquake aid workers at Haiti as Sea Voyager. September 2011: named Sea Discoverer is docked in Barrow in Furness UK as accommodation for wind farm workers. July 2014: currently Sea Voyager she will undergo a $3.5 million refurbishment and be renamed Saint Laurent by Haimark Line. June 2016: Victory Cruise Lines has announced it intends to begin sailing from Montreal, Canada, to ports in Canada and on the U.S. Great Lakes on July 8 renaming the ship Victory I) Cape Cod Light, 226 pax (Also Sea Discoverer. MARAD, the U.S. Maritime Administration was the owner of the two ships. June 2008: European shipping consortium Clipper Group purchased the two coastal cruisers. ISP - International Shipping Partners , currently FleetPro Ocean, will manage the two coastal vessels. July 2017: Victory Cruise Lines announced it has acquired the ship as the Victory II)
AMERICAN CRUISE LINES (Guilford, CT) American Glory, 100 pax (American Eagle sister ship) American Eagle, 100 pax (The 1st of 12 new planned Coastal Cats) American Serenade, 180 pax American Symphony, 175 pax (American Melody sister ship) American Melody, 175 pax American Jazz, 190 pax American Harmony, 200 pax American Song, 200 pax (Other image) American Constitution, 170 pax American Constellation, 170 pax (Other image) American Glory, 49 pax American Spirit, 93 pax American Star, 100 pax Independence, 104 pax American Eagle, 49 pax (As of 2013 the vessel was in laid up in Salisbury, MD and listed for sale) Pearl Seas Cruises (Guilford, CT) Pearl Mist, 214 pax (Other photo courtesy Dennis Jarvis, Halifax NS) Paddlewheel Fleet (October 2021: American Cruise Lines announced that its fleet of four classic paddlewheelers will be undergoing a major redesign, refit, and rebranding) America, 185 pax (To be renamed American Splendor) Queen of the Mississippi, 150 (Originally American Eagle. To be renamed American Heritage) Queen of the West, 120 pax (To be renamed American West) American Pride, 150
AMERICAN QUEEN VOYAGES - HORNBLOWER GROUP (Former American Queen Steamboat Company, Great American Steamboat Company)(Fort Lauderdale) American Queen Voyages River American Queen, 436 pax American Empress, 223 pax (Ex Empress of the North) American Duchess, 166 pax (Ex Bettendorf Capri) American Countess, 245 pax (Paddle wheeler river ship. Former gaming vessel, the Kanesville Queen refurbished and updated. Other image) American Queen Voyages Lakes & Ocean (Formerly Victory Cruise Lines) (November 2018: AQSC announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Victory I and sister ship Victory II from Sunstone Ships, Inc., as well as the Victory brand) Victory I - Ocean Voyager, 202 pax (Ex Delta Queen's Cape May Light, ex Haimark Line's Saint Laurent. June 2023: AQV has announced its intent to sell Ocean Navigator and Ocean Voyager) Victory II - Ocean Navigator, 202 pax (Ex Cape Cod Light of 2001. Other image. Victory II with enclosed Hot Rock Grill after - Montreal 31/07/2018, copyright Rene Beauchamp. Other image at Detroit. June 2023: AQV has announced its intent to sell Ocean Navigator and Ocean Voyager) American Queen Voyages Expedition (American Queen Voyages Expedition will operate all-inclusive cruises to Alaska on the Ocean Victory in 2022 and the Ocean Discoverer in 2023) Ocean Victory, 186 pax
AMET UNIVERSITY (India) Amet Majesty (Training ship. Ex Star Cruises' Wasa Queen)
ANTARA RIVER CRUISES (India) Antara Ganges Voyager Antara Ganges Voyager II Antara Nauka Vilas Antara Ganga Vilas Antara Bengal Ganga
ANTARCTICA21 (Former ANTARCTICA XXI) (Punta Arenas, Chile) Magellan Explorer, 70 pax Ocean Nova, 67 pax (Other image at Copenhagen. Ex Sapik Ittuk. Charter to PolarQuest as well) Hebridean Sky, 75 pax (Formerly the Renaissance VIII, Sea Explorer, Island Sun, Corinthian II)
ANTARCTIC SHIPPING SA (Santiago, Chile) Antarctic Dream, 39 cabins
ANTARPPLY S.A. (Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego - Argentina) Ushuaia, 35 cabins (Other image)
AQUA EXPEDITIONS (Lima, Peru) Aqua Amazon, 24 pax (July 2016: an accident occurred that caused an explosion and resulted in the sinking of the ship) Aria Amazon, 16 cabins Aqua Mekong, 40 pax Aqua Blu, 15 suites (Coastal ship: a refurbished british naval explorer, the HMS Beagle) Aqua Nera, 20 suites (River boat to sail the Amazon) Aqua Mare, 16 pax (Galapagos Islands)
AROYA CRUISES - CRUISE SAUDI (Saudi Arabia) World Dream, 3,376 pax (Other image at Hong Kong, and arriving at Singapore. November 2022: she will be sold via sealed bids on Dec. 21. Currently in a state of warm lay up near Singapore. March 2023: sold at an auction in Singapore to Cruise Saudi. June 2023: Cruise Saudi has announced the launch of its own cruise line, Aroya Cruises)
A-ROSA FLUSSCHIFF GMBH (Germany) A-Rosa Sena, 140 cabins (E-Motion river cruise vessel, new 2022) A-Rosa Aqua, 202 pax A-Rosa Brava A-Rosa Viva, 242 pax A-Rosa Silva A-Rosa Flora A-Rosa Bella, 242 pax A-Rosa Donna, 242 pax A-Rosa Mia, 242 pax A-Rosa Riva, 242 pax A-Rosa Alva, 126 (Douro River, Portugal) A-Rosa Stella, 174 A-Rosa Luna, 174 pax (All the ships are river cruise vessels. September 2023: A-Rosa is expanding its fleet for the 2024 season, with the addition of two ships A-Rosa Alea and A-Rosa Clea)
ARENA RIVER CRUISES (Former The River Cruise Line, UK) Lady Anne, 109 pax Serenity, 190 pax Arena (Four-star ship on an exclusive long term charter will be formally introduced in Amsterdam on 31 March, 2020) (In addition to its chartered Serenity and Lady Anne, Arena River Cruises markets cruises on a number of other river vessels as well)
ASSAM BENGAL NAVIGATION (Ambari in India and London) (Assam Bengal Navigation have four elegant river ships and a charming private houseboat for river cruises in India) Sukapha, 12 cabins Charaidew, 12 cabins ABN Rajmahal, 22 cabins
ATLANTIC STARS HOSPITALITY GROUP (Newport) Arabella, 40 pax (Sailing cruise ship) Madeleine (Schooner) Rum Runner II (Motor yacht for day trips)
ATLAS OCEAN VOYAGES - MYSTIC INVEST HOLDINGS - MYSTIC CRUISES (Fort Lauderdale and Portugal) World Voyager, 200 pax World Navigator, 200 pax (Other image in Antarctica) World Traveller, 200 pax Nicko Cruises (Germany) World Voyager, 200 pax The nicko cruises fleet includes 26 river ships, expedition ship World Voyager and classic ocean Vasco Da Gama (Ex Statendam. January 2023: the Vasco da Gama is set to be operated by French tour operator TMR Voyages for three weeks in spring 2023)
ATW CRUISES (AROUND THE WORLD CRUISES - SAFEZONE PTY. LTD.) (Australia) (Out of business) Island Sun (Planned charter from Mauritius Island Cruises. To begin cruises at the end of November 2004) World Discoverer (To begin cruises in mid December 2004. Mortgage holder Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, took possession of the World Discoverer on June 18, 2004, until September 2007 when the ship was sold to Silversea)
AURORA EXPEDITIONS (Australia) Sylvia Earle, 130 pax (SunStone's Infinity series, sister ship of Greg Mortimer. Fourth of Infinity Class) Greg Mortimer 120 pax (Infinity-class X-bow expeditions ship by Ulstein Design & Solutions. Other image) Polar Pioneer 56 pax (Polar Routes charters Polar Pioneer for 2025 Antarctica sailings) Coral Expeditions I Isabela II, 40 pax Spirit of Enderby, 48 pax (Images inside after refurbishment in May 2019) Coral Discoverer, 72 pax Vantage Explorations August 2023: Aurora Expeditions to Form New Vantage Explorations Company. Aurora Expeditions Chairman Neville Buch said Vantage Deluxe World Travel will be renamed Vantage Explorations and will offer "Vantage style" trips in the new year
AUSTRALIS (CRUCEROS AUSTRALIS) (Santiago, Chile) Stella Australis, 200 Ventus Australis, 210 pax
AVALON WATERWAYS (All river vessels) Avalon Envision, 166 pax (Suite Ship for European river cruises) Avalon Saigon, 36 pax (For Mekong River in Southeast Asia) Avalon Myanmar, 36 pax (Cruises on the Irrawaddy River) Avalon Imagery II, 128 pax Avalon Passion, 128 pax Avalon Tranquility II Avalon Tapestry II, 128 pax Avalon Siem Reap, 36 pax (For Mekong River) Avalon Imagery, 170 pax Avalon Illumination, 166 pax Avalon Angkor, 32 pax Avalon Vista, 166 pax
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