List of cruise lines
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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.
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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 |
| Bohai Ferry Company | Operational |  China |
Operates the Chinese Taishan |
| 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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| Salamis Cruise Lines | Operational | Cyprus |
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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 |
Shipping lines no longer operating cruise ships
| Name | Status | Headquarters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Cruise | No longer operates cruise ships | Netherlands |
Continues to charter cruise ships to other companies |
| Far East Shipping Company | No longer operates cruise ships |  Soviet Union |
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| Finnlines | No longer operates cruise ships | Finland |
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| Ocean Star Cruises | No ships in operation. |  Mexico |
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| Silja Line | No longer operates cruise ships | Finland |
Defunct
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Cruise West
