Do you know the Top Cruise Lines in the World? In this article, you will find the list of the top 5 cruise companies in the world, that offer luxurious accommodations, amenities, world-class entertainment, amazing fine and casual dining options, water parks at sea, private island vacations, and many more adventures at sea. You will never forget the amazing cruise experience when you sail on the cruise ships that they operate.
The cruise line industry is so large. Currently, there are more than 60+ cruise companies operating over 340+ cruise ships all over the world. In this article, we will not be covering all of the cruise companies. To simplify things, we will be covering only the top 5 major cruise companies in the world. Let's take a look at Cruise Companies in detail.
1. Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the World’s largest Cruise Company holding 9 Cruise Lines in total and 96 Cruise Ships all together. They operate from more than 700 ports all over the world.
Here is the List of Cruise Lines owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc along with Cruise Ships count:
- Carnival Cruise Line - 27
- Princess Cruises - 16
- Costa - 9
- AIDA Cruises - 12
- P&O Cruises - 7
- Holland America Line - 11
- Cunard - 4
- P&O Cruises - 3
- Seabourn - 7
2. Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group is a parent company of Royal Caribbean International which owns the 26 Cruise Ships in the World. They own from largest to smallest Cruise ships in the World. Currently the World’s Largest Ship “Wonder Of The Seas” is owned by Royal Caribbean International. Not only Wonder Of The Seas they own all the 5 Top Cruise Ships in the World today. Big news is that they will also Launch a new World’s largest ship “Icon Of The Seas” in January 2024 beating their own Largest Cruise Ship “Wonder Of The Seas”. Two more are planned to set sail in Spring 2024 (Utopia Of The Seas) and 2025 (Star Of The Seas).
Royal Caribbean Group currently holds 5 Cruise Lines and operates 63 ships across the world.
Here is the List of Cruise Lines owned and operated by Royal Caribbean Group along with Cruise Ships count::
- Royal Caribbean International - 26
- Celebrity Cruises - 16
- TUI Cruises - 5 (Managed by both TUI Cruises and Royal Caribbean Group)
- Silversea - 13
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises - 2
3. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. holds and manages 3 Cruise lines -Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. These Cruise Lines provide a large selection of cruise ships that can accommodate both solo travellers and family vacationers.
Here is the List of Cruise Lines owned and operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. along with Cruise Ships count:
- Norwegian Cruise Line - 19
- Oceania Cruises - 7
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises - 6
4. MSC Cruises
MSC stands for Mediterranean Style Cruising. MSC Cruises is a privately owned cruise ship. Currently they operate 19 cruise ships with top-notch entertainment, world-class amenities and multiple casual and fine dining options.
5. Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Currently Disney Cruise Line operates 5 ships in the fleet and their newest Cruise ship “Disney Treasure” is scheduled to launch in December 2024. Two more ships are also in line planned to launch in 2025-2026. They also own two private islands (Castaway Cay and Lighthouse Point) in the Bahamas. Compared to other cruise ships Disney cruises offer more entertainment at the sea as a result they are more expensive than other cruise packages. You will not regret the expenses as they are amazing and best in entertainment.
Reference Article:
👉 https://www.rolcruise.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-largest-cruise-line
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