Cruise Lines
SELECT FROM A RANGE OF CRUISE LINES
Whether you know which cruise line you want to book with or are researching which is the right one for you, get in-depth insight from our independent cruise line guides.
A-ROSA
A-Rosa is a river cruise line based in Germany, operating for both a German and international audience with German and English-speaking cruises. The cruise line has a fleet of 14 homely river ships operating on Europe’s most popular waterways, like…
Amadeus River Cruises
Austrian-owned Amadeus has been going for more than 30 years, one of the oldest in Europe and one of the most established and reliable river cruise lines. Originally for the German-speaking market, the cruise line has branched into international…
AmaWaterways
AmaWaterways is one of the most luxurious river cruise lines around, with its fleet 23 custom-designed five-star river ships sailing to destinations all over the world, across Europe, Asia and Africa. A family-run business, AmaWaterways has been in…
Avalon Waterways
Avalon Waterways was founded in 2004, starting its life with just one ship, and growing year-on-year to have a fleet of ships across the world. The cruise line owns a fleet of 26 ships and charters a further four, offering passengers sailings on the…
Azamara
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival is a cruise line that specialises in fun-filled, family-friendly cruises. The US-based cruise line, part of parent company Carnival Corporation (which also owns Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises UK and…
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises, founded in 1988 in Miami, Florida and owned by Royal Caribbean Group, has been heralded as the ‘best premium cruise line’. Celebrity’s fleet encompasses 14 ships, including the recently launched Celebrity Edge and the…
CroisiEurope
When it comes to river cruise destinations, few tick as many boxes as French-owned CroisiEurope. The international river cruise line operates a fleet of vessels on the rivers of Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia and Africa – along with offering ocean…
Crystal Cruises
Crystal offers a wide range of enrichment programmes in association with their Creative Learning Institute Partners, with leading names in language, music, wellness and wine working with them to create original, varied and unique programmes.
Crystal River Cruises
Crystal River Cruise is the river cruise arm of Crystal Cruises, one of the most luxurious ocean cruise lines in the world. The cruise line brings Crystal Cruises’ six-star service and a lavish cruise experience to Europe’s most iconic waterways,…
Cunard Line
British cruise line Cunard was first established in 1840 and once had dozens of ships to its name, but this has since been whittled down to three iconic ships: the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria. The cruise line has a…
Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises is a relatively new river cruise line, having launched in 2013 as a sister brand of Scenic Tours with the desire to innovate the river cruise industry. The leading small-ship cruise line offers both ocean (yacht) and river cruises,…
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is a traditional cruise line has been catering predominantly to a British clientele since it began operations back in 1948, with sailings from UK ports as well as fly-cruises. The Norwegian-owned company announced this year…
Holland America Line
Holland America Line, part of the Carnival Corporation family, is steeped in 145 years of Dutch maritime tradition. Established in 1873, it served primarily ferry passengers (the majority were emigrants) between the Netherlands and the US. Today,…
Hurtigruten
Norwegian-based cruise line Hurtigruten, first launched in 1893, offers year-round sailings around the Norwegian coast as well as expedition cruises exploring the polar regions. There are 18 ships within the Hurtigruten fleet, including the newly…
MSC Cruises
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises has an international presence with passengers from all over the world embarking on its ships each year. MSC Cruises has 19 ships in its fleet, with the 6,297-passenger ship MSC Virtuosa having launched this year,…
Norwegian Cruise Line
Founded in 1966, Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), part of global cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (which also owns Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) is the third-largest cruise line in the world in terms of cruise…
Oceania Cruises
Miami-based cruise line Oceania Cruises is part of parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (which also owns Norwegian Cruise Line and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands). The cruise line operates six ocean ships – Insignia, Marina, Nautica,…
P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises is a cruise line that has become much-loved by British travellers over the years. The oldest cruise line in the world, having been established in 1837, P&O is today owned by parent company Carnival Corporation, along with brands…
Princess Cruises
Carnival Corporation-owned Princess Cruises’ fleet of 16 ships range in size from 672 passengers to 3,560 passengers. Princess is widely credited for having introduced millions of Americans to the concept of a modern cruise holiday and the line is…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Riviera Travel
Riviera Travel is one of the oldest and most reliable river cruise operators in the world, with 36 years of experience running guided and escorted tours, a land and water all around the world, including river cruises. Riviera Travel operates a…
Royal Caribbean International
US cruise line Royal Caribbean International has an impressive history and global reputation. The cruise line is famed for its fleet of mega-ships, including the 3,100-passenger Voyager-class ships, which were once the largest cruise ships in the…
Saga Cruises
The over-50s specialist cruise line is due to launch its second boutique cruise ship, Spirit of Adventure, in 2021. She will be the sister ship of the 999-passenger Spirit of Discovery, which launched in 2019, and will include many similar features,…
Scenic
Scenic River Cruises is one of the most luxurious cruise operators in the world. It’s the cruise line behind the innovative and super luxurious yacht-style ship Scenic Eclipse, a ship that revolutionised the cruise industry when it launched in 2019,…
Scenic Ocean Cruises
We believe true luxury is all-inclusive and found in the thoughtful detail. That’s why, when you travel with Scenic, you can be confident that every detail is taken care of.
Seabourn
Seabourn is one of the world’s most luxurious cruise lines, a six-star operation headquartered in Seattle, USA. The cruise line champions small-ship sailing, raising the bar in 2009 with the launch of 458-passenger Seabourn Odyssey, and again in…
SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream Yacht Club offers a 'yacht-like' style of cruising that is truly unique. The Club’s founder, Atle Brynestad, boasts a long history in the cruising industry, having founded Seabourn Cruise Line in 1987 and served as chairman and board member…
Silversea Cruises
Silversea is passionate about service and profoundly committed to maintaining the highest standards. Service that is richly personalised, genuine and caring, where every wish, every need is discretely anticipated and promptly delivered. With the…
Tauck
Tauck is a super-premium river cruise line offering small, intimate sailings on the waterways of Europe. The cruise line launched in 1992, offering luxurious and all-inclusive river cruises on the likes of the Danube, Rhine and Rhone, but also going…
Tradewind Voyages
New UK-based cruise line Tradewind Voyages will launch officially in March 2021 and recently announced that its five-masted ship Golden Horizon will set sail for the first time in June 2021. Tradewind Voyages has partnered with ship management…
U by Uniworld
U by Uniworld is Uniworld’s younger, more edgy sister, a new cruise line offering Uniworld’s signature market-leading river cruises but in a more modern environment and aimed at a younger audience. The cruise line was designed to attract younger and…
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
Uniworld is one of the most luxurious river cruise lines in existence, operating a fleet of 13 unique, opulent and lavish six-star river ships. The company was founded in 1976, becoming part of the Travel Corporation in 2004 – a group which also…
Viking Ocean Cruises
Viking Cruises began as a river cruise line and only entered the ocean-cruise market in 2015 with the launch of the 930-guest Viking Star. But despite this short period of time, Viking has already made an indelible mark on the sector with its fleet…
Viking River Cruises
Viking River Cruises is the largest river cruise line operators in the world, with a fleet of 76 ships running sailings across four continents on an army of award-winning ships. The cruise line is the river arm of Viking Ocean cruises, the…
Virgin Voyages
New cruise line Virgin Voyages emerged onto the cruising scene in 2019 with the launch of its first ship, Scarlet Lady. Sir Richard Branson’s 110,000-ton, 2,770-passenger vessel has been four years in the making and is the first of four being…
Windstar Cruises