Cruise lines around the world, a comprehensive list

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Cruise lines around the world

A list of all major cruise lines around the world. Scroll down to see a number of posts on cruises and sailing.

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Cruise lines			Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
American Cruise Lines	Operational	USA	Based in Guilford, Connecticut, offers coastal cruises and paddle-steamer cruises
Aurora Expeditions	Operational	Australia	Operates arctic cruises with Polar Pioneer
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 Stockholm
Bohai Cruises^[7]	Operational	China	State owned,owns Chinese Taishan.
Carnival Cruise Line	Operational	USA/ United Kingdom	Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
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	Owned by South Quay Travel & Leisure Ltd.
Crystal Cruises	Operational	United States	Owned by Genting Hong Kong
Cunard Line	Operational	United Kingdom	Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
Disney Cruise Line	Operational	United States	Headquartered in Celebration, Florida
Dream Cruises	Operational	Hong Kong	Owned by Genting Hong Kong
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines	Operational	United Kingdom
FTI Cruises	Operational	Germany	Cruise branch of Bavarian travel company FTI Group, operates MS Berlin
Hansa Touristk	Operational	Germany	Privately owned (Kilian family), offers ocean cruises with MV Ocean Majesty and river cruises
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises	Operational	Germany	Owned bei TUI Group
Holland America Line	Operational	USA (originally Netherlands)	Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
Hurtigruten	Operational	Norway	Also marketed as Norwegian Coastal Express
Iceland ProCruises	Operational	Switzerland	Operates arctic cruises with MV Ocean Diamond
Jalesh Cruises	Operational	India	Operates MS Karnika via Zen Cruises
Majestic International Cruises	Operational	Greece
St Hilda Sea Adventures	Operational	United Kingdom	Dunoon (Scotland), offers Scottish island cruises
The Majestic Line	Operational	United Kingdom	Dunoon (Scotland), offers Scottish island cruises
Mano Maritime	Operational	Israel
Marella Cruises	Operational	United Kingdom	Owned by TUI Group
MSC Cruises	Operational	Switzerland / Italy	Privately owned (Aponte family)
Mystic Cruises	Operational	Portugal	Has yet to receive its first of three new builds
Nanhai Cruises^[8]	Operational	China	State owned, exclusively run South China Sea cruises
Nicko Cruises	Operational	Germany	Will operate the new build MS World Explorer in Northern Europe
North Pacific Expeditions	Operational	USA	Privately owned (Teevin family), offers Alaska cruises with M/Y Sea Star
Norwegian Cruise Line	Operational	USA (originally Norway)
Oceania Cruises	Operational	USA	Owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd
One Ocean Expeditions	Operational	Canada	Operates arctic cruises with MS Akademik Ioffe
P&O Cruises	Operational	United Kingdom	Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
P&O Cruises Australia	Operational	Australia	Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
Pampa Cruises	Operational	Argentina	Operates cruises with MS Salamis Filoxenia
Paul Gauguin Cruises	Operational	United States	Branch of Regent Seven Seas Cruises till 2010, offers South Pacific cruises
Pearl Seas Cruises	Operational	United States	Offers Great Lakes, New England and Cuba cruises
Phoenix Reisen	Operational	Germany	Privately owned (Zurnieden family)
Plantours Kreuzfahrten	Operational	Germany	Operates MS Hamburg and several river cruise ships
Polar Cruises	Operational	USA	Operates arctic cruises with MS Ocean Atlantic
Poseidon Expeditions	Operational	United Kingdom	Arctic cruises with nuclear icebraker 50 Let Pobedy
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	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	Owned by Saga Group
Seabourn Cruise Line	Operational	USA	Owned by Carnival Corporation & plc
SeaDream Yacht Club	Operational	Norway	Privately owned (Atle Brynestad)
Silversea Cruises	Operational	Monaco	Privately owned (Lefebvre family)
Star Cruises	Operational	Hong Kong	Owned by Genting Hong Kong
Transocean Tours	Operational	Germany	Since 2014 German branch of Cruise & Maritime Voyages
TUI Cruises	Operational	Germany	Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and TUI Group
UnCruise Adventures	Operational	USA
Variety Cruises	Operational	Greece	Yachts and small cruise ships
Vidanta Cruises	Operational	Mexico	Owned by Grupo Vidanta
Viking Line	Operational	Åland ( Finland)
Viking Ocean Cruises	Operational	USA	Branch of Viking Cruises
Windstar Cruises	Operational	USA	Owned by Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc.