Cruise Lines

We provide detailed information on 20 of the most popular cruise lines in the world, from large mainstream carriers like Carnival and Royal Caribbean, to smaller niche players like Windjammer Barefoot Cruises and Orient Cruise Lines. With all this information in one place, you can easily compare carriers to find the one that meets your needs most closely.

Click on any cruise line name below to bring up more details about that cruise line. You'll find detailed information on its ships, the destinations it sails to, the type of experience you should expect and more.

Featured Cruise Lines

	Carnival Cruise Lines	Mainstream Carrier
Carnival Cruise Lines carries more passengers per year than any other cruise line. Carnival offers inexpensive cruises on a fleet of mostly large and newer ships. It focuses on the Caribbean and the Bahamas, but has expanded to offer cruises in Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, New England, and Europe.

	Celebrity Cruises	Premium Carrier
Celebrity Cruises specializes in upscale, shorter-duration cruises throughout the Americas with a unique blend of traditional elegance and contemporary luxury. Founded in 1989, the young fleet features innovative designs--one ships sports outside glass elevators, while most ships provide private balconies for a larger number of rooms than usual.

	Crystal Cruises	Luxury Carrier
Crystal Cruises offers luxurious, high-end cruise vacations on large, state-of-the-art ships, to destinations around the world. The "Six-Star Commitment" of the staff means high attention to detail and quality of your onboard experience. Formal dining, dance floors, a variety of entertainment options, and a high guest-to-staff ratio characterize a cruise with Crystal.

	Holland America Line	Premium Carrier
Holland America is a large cruise line offering trips to all seven continents in a traditional cruise atmosphere. Spacious ships and staterooms are the norm, while a variety of entertainment options are available onboard. Five-star dining, onboard casinos and movie theaters provide additional diversions.

	Norwegian Cruise Line	Mainstream Carrier
Norwegian Cruise Line offers "Freestyle Cruising," meaning flexible eating times and no formal dress code, on a fleet of modern ships that travel to destinations all around the world. In addition to the casual style, Norwegian cruises have pioneered a number of revolutionary ideas in the cruise business.

	Princess Cruises	Premium Carrier
One of the largest and most far-flung cruise fleets in the world is that of Princess Cruises. With ports of call in Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean, Princess is truly a global operation, with an expanding fleet of small to mega-sized ships.

	Royal Caribbean Cruise Line	Mainstream Carrier
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line offers moderately priced cruises aboard some of the largest cruise ships currently operating, with a wide range of unique onboard programs and amenities that set it apart from competitors. Their big, bright ships are colorfully decorated in a Caribbean style, and feature plenty of open spaces and staterooms with private balconies.

Other Cruise Lines

	Costa Cruise Lines	Mainstream Carrier
Costa Cruise Lines offers "cruising Italian style," which means Mediterranean cuisine, itineraries with frequent stops for shore excursions, and a refined decor onboard. Focusing on cruises of 7 days or more in Europe and South America, Costa Cruises attracts a wide range of passengers who appreciate the slower pace.

	Cruise West	Niche Carrier
Cruise West offers "up close, casual, and personal" cruises through breathtaking landscapes on small ships that stress the scenery and active shore excursions more than shipboard entertainment. Navigating narrow channels and getting closer to scenery and wildlife than large cruise ships are able to, itineraries are leisurely.

	Cunard Line Ltd.	Premium Carrier
With operations stretching back more than 150 years, the Cunard name stands for elegance, class, and luxury. Cunard's grand ocean liners make transatlantic crossings in the tradition of the golden age of sea travel, with formal dining, classical music, and elegant interiors reminding travelers of a more romantic era.

	Discovery World Cruises	Niche Carrier
Discovery World Cruises takes vacationers aboard a mid-sized vessel for trips to exotic destinations like Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, and the South Pacific. Guest lectures and other activities complement the unique destinations.

	Disney Cruise Lines	Mainstream Carrier
Disney Cruise Line provides cruise vacations to the Caribbean and a private island in the Bahamas, with an emphasis on family and kid-friendly fun. Disney characters can be seen on deck, and musical shows based on the studio's animated movies are performed in a large onboard theater.

	MSC Italian Cruises	Niche Carrier
MSC Italian Cruises offers European style cruising to world destinations with a focus on spa and fitness amenities. Operating a mid-sized fleet of medium to large vessels, MSC prides itself on its Italian hospitality and its exquisite Mediterranean cuisine.

	Oceania	Luxury Carrier
Oceania Cruises visits exotic locations and serves extraordinary cuisine, in an ambiance of casual elegance. While the deluxe furnishings and high-end atmosphere place Oceania's cruise ships in the category of luxury, Oceania does not have the formal dress requirements or strict dinner seating schedules of many upscale voyages.

	Orient Cruise Lines	Niche Carrier
Orient Cruise Lines takes its single ship, the Marco Polo, on a voyage around the world every year, and visitors may join a leg or two of this journey to see exotic locales while attended by a staff known for professionalism and courtesy.

	Radisson Seven Seas Cruises	Luxury Carrier
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises has a large fleet and cruises around the world, visiting over 300 ports in its ships known for spacious, elegant staterooms. With a French Polynesia theme onboard, Radisson's globe-spanning ships feature open seating dining and a courteous staff, to make your excursion a comfortable and memorable experience.

	Seabourn Cruise Line	Luxury Carrier
Seabourn Cruise Line offers the height in luxury on small-vessel cruises. Traveling to exotic destinations around the world in style, Seabourn vessels are yacht-like ships with spacious and elegant all-suite accommodations. Only the finest dining and white-glove service can be found aboard a Seabourn cruise, along with deluxe services aboard and delicious fresh cuisine.

	Silversea Cruises	Luxury Carrier
Silversea Cruises offers flexible cruise vacations in luxurious smaller vessels, with a commitment to service and luxury nearly unparalleled in the cruise industry. By partnering with some of the world's most respected luxury brands, Silversea offers guests a premiere experience with a distinct European style.

	Viking River Cruises	Niche Carrier
Viking River Cruises has a large fleet of nimble vessels that tour Europe and Asia's most famous rivers. These small craft can dock at ports inaccessible to large cruise ships, giving their passengers access to the smaller villages and ports that make up the true character of the landscape they are touring.

	Windjammer Barefoot Cruises	Niche Carrier
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises takes passengers on relaxed, casual trips aboard beautiful tall sailing ships on leisurely itineraries through the Caribbean and the Bahamas. With an informal, anything-goes atmosphere, passengers are free to go barefoot and let their hair down.

	Windstar Cruises	Niche Carrier
Windstar Cruises takes passengers aboard a romantic sailing ship with deluxe accoutrements. These smaller vessels offer a unique twist on the standard cruise experience, allowing passengers to watch the crew work to keep the ship running. Aboard you'll find teak decking, rich wood interiors, spacious staterooms, and luxury cuisine.