List of cruise lines

A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships and markets cruises to the public.[1] Cruise lines are distinct from passenger lines which are primarily concerned with transportation of their passengers. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the ship's captain, and a hospitality staff headed by the equivalent of a hotel manager.

Because of mergers and consolidations, a cruise line may also be a brand of a larger holding corporation. For example, as noted below, Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line are cruise lines within the larger parent corporation Carnival Corporation & plc. This industry practice of using the brand, not the larger parent corporation, as the cruise line is also followed in the member cruise lines in Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA);[2] the listing of cruise ship sales, transfers,[3] and new orders;[4] cruise line market share;[5] and the member-based reviews of cruise lines.[6]

Cruise ships can cruise in oceans or rivers. The listing of cruise lines below includes both ocean cruise lines and, as noted, river cruise lines.

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 Line 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
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
Operational

 Hong Kong

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
Majestic International Cruises Operational  Greece
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
Portside Operational  Brazil Since 2008
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
Star Cruises Operational  Malaysia
Swan Hellenic Operational  United Kingdom
Thomson Cruises Operational  United Kingdom
Transocean Tours Operational  Germany
TUI Cruises Operational  Germany Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Uniworld River Cruises Operational  USA
Un-Cruise Adventures Operational  USA
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
Finnlines No longer operates cruise ships  Finland
Ocean Star Cruises No ships in operation.  Mexico
Silja Line No longer operates cruise ships  Finland

Defunct

Name Status Headquarters Notes
American Classic Voyages Defunct  USA Bankrupt
Baltic Shipping Company Defunct  Soviet Union
Black Sea Shipping Company Defunct  Soviet Union
Blue Star Line Defunct  United Kingdom Merged and sold into P&O Nedlloyd
Celebration Cruise Line Defunct  USA Was re-branded into Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line in 2014
Chandris Cruises Defunct  Greece Was merged and re-branded into Celebrity Cruises in 1988
Classic International Cruises Defunct  Australia Liquidated on 20 December 2012[7]
Commodore Cruise Line Defunct  USA
Crown Cruise Line Defunct  USA
Cruise West Defunct  USA Ceased operations September 18, 2010 [8]
Dolphin Cruise Line Defunct  Greece Merged into Premier Cruise Line
EasyCruise Defunct  Greece Sold to Hellenic Seaways
Effoa Defunct  Finland
Festival Cruises Defunct  Greece
Hamburg Atlantic Line
German Atlantic Line
Hanseatic Tours
Defunct  Germany Merged into Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Home Lines Defunct  Italy Merged into Holland America Line
Iberocruceros Defunct  Spain Merged into Costa Cruises
Imperial Majesty Cruise Line Defunct  USA Became Celebration Cruise Line in 2009
Island Cruises Defunct  UK
Italian Line / Italian Cruises Defunct  Italy
Majesty Cruise Line Defunct Unknown Merged into Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian America Line Defunct  Norway Merged into Cunard Line
Norwegian Capricorn Line Defunct  Australia Merged into Star Cruises
Ocean Village Defunct  United Kingdom Operations ceased in 2010
Orient Lines Defunct  USA
Premier Cruise Line Defunct  USA
Renaissance Cruises Defunct  USA Merged into Oceania Cruises
Royal Viking Line Defunct  Norway Merged into Cunard Line
Sally Cruise Defunct  Finland Merged into Silja Line
Shaw, Savill & Albion Line Defunct  United Kingdom
Sitmar Cruises Defunct  Italy Merged into P&O Cruises/Princess Cruises
Swedish American Line Defunct  Sweden
Van Gogh Cruises Defunct  United Kingdom
White Star Line Defunct  United Kingdom Merged with Cunard Line to form Cunard-White Star Line in 1934
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises Defunct  USA

See also

References

  1. "Cruise line definition". Travel industry dictionary. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "Member Cruise Lines". Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. "Ship sales and transfers". Cruise industry news. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. "Cruise ship orderbook". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. "Cruise line market share". Cruise market watch. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. "Member reviews of cruise lines". Cruise Critic. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. "Classic International Cruises Pty Ltd". Press Release. Lawler Partners. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  8. Cruise West
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