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Check out our list of the best cruise lines as ranked by the Cruiseline.com community. We searched through over 125,000 verified traveler reviews to provide the top cruise lines and what they offer travelers. Narrow the list by category (mainstream, premium, luxury, river), destination, or ship size. Be sure to check out the latest deals and cruises offered by your favorite cruise line.

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AmaWaterways

Category: River    Ship Size: S
4.7
72 reviews Ratings
Sails 28 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - Europe River Cruises - China/Asia River Cruises - All Europe

View All 84 Cruises

Thomson Cruises

Category:    Ship Size:
4.4
128 reviews Ratings
Sails 6 Ships
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Sails To:
Panama Canal, Central America Transatlantic Europe - Western Mediterranean Europe - Mediterranean Europe

View All 215 Cruises

Crystal Cruises

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S , M
4.4
137 reviews Ratings
Sails 3 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Alaska Europe - Mediterranean Caribbean Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

View All 102 Cruises

Disney Cruise Line

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: M , L , XL
4.4
2015 reviews Ratings
Sails 4 Ships
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Sails To:
Caribbean - Bahamas Europe - Northern Europe Caribbean - Western Europe - Western Mediterranean Mexico

View All 56 Cruises

Avalon Waterways

Category: River    Ship Size: S
4.3
53 reviews Ratings
Sails 37 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - Europe Europe River Cruises - China/Asia South America Europe - Western Europe

View All 73 Cruises

Viking Ocean Cruises

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S
4.3
89 reviews Ratings
Sails 5 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe - Northern Europe Europe - Mediterranean Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Europe - Western Mediterranean Caribbean

View All 77 Cruises

Windstar Cruises

Category: Premium    Ship Size: S
4.3
119 reviews Ratings
Sails 6 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Europe - Mediterranean Europe - Northern Europe Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Europe - Western Europe

View All 69 Cruises

Seabourn

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S
4.2
101 reviews Ratings
Sails 8 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Europe - Mediterranean South Pacific Europe - Western Mediterranean

View All 189 Cruises

Azamara Club Cruises

Category: Premium    Ship Size: S
4.2
152 reviews Ratings
Sails 2 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Europe - Mediterranean Europe - Western Mediterranean Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Europe - Northern Europe

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Paul Gauguin Cruises

Category: Premium    Ship Size: S
4.2
33 reviews Ratings
Sails 2 Ships
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Sails To:
South Pacific South Pacific - Tahiti

View All 7 Cruises

P&O Cruises

Category:    Ship Size: S , M
4.2
367 reviews Ratings
Sails 15 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - China/Asia South Pacific - Tahiti Hawaii Europe - Western Mediterranean Europe

View All 668 Cruises

Uniworld River Cruises

Category: River    Ship Size: S
4.2
46 reviews Ratings
Sails 21 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - Europe Europe River Cruises - China/Asia Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) River Cruises - Russia

View All 61 Cruises

Oceania Cruises

Category: Premium    Ship Size: S , M
4.1
409 reviews Ratings
Sails 6 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe - Mediterranean Caribbean Transatlantic Europe - Western Europe Europe - Western Mediterranean

View All 235 Cruises

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S
4.1
208 reviews Ratings
Sails 5 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Europe - Mediterranean Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Alaska Caribbean

View All 142 Cruises

Cunard

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: M , L
4.0
375 reviews Ratings
Sails 3 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Europe - Mediterranean Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Europe - Northern Europe Europe - Western Europe

View All 183 Cruises

Celebrity Cruises

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: S , M , L
4.0
8345 reviews Ratings
Sails 14 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Caribbean Europe - Mediterranean South Pacific Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

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Holland America Line

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: S , M , L
3.9
5304 reviews Ratings
Sails 17 Ships
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Sails To:
Caribbean Europe - Northern Europe Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Transatlantic Europe - Mediterranean

View All 295 Cruises

Viking River Cruises

Category: River    Ship Size: S
3.9
402 reviews Ratings
Sails 87 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - Europe Europe River Cruises - Russia River Cruises - China/Asia River Cruises - Egypt/Africa

View All 140 Cruises

Royal Caribbean

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: M , L , XL
3.9
35817 reviews Ratings
Sails 27 Ships
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Sails To:
Caribbean Caribbean - Western South Pacific Europe - Mediterranean Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

View All 243 Cruises

Silversea Cruises

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S , M
3.9
74 reviews Ratings
Sails 10 Ships
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Sails To:
Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Europe - Mediterranean Caribbean South Pacific South America

View All 153 Cruises

Princess Cruises

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: S , M , L
3.8
8982 reviews Ratings
Sails 18 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) South Pacific South Pacific - Australia Europe - Mediterranean

View All 332 Cruises

Carnival Cruise Lines

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: L , XL
3.7
53004 reviews Ratings
Sails 27 Ships
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Sails To:
Caribbean Caribbean - Western Caribbean - Eastern Caribbean - Bahamas Caribbean - Southern

View All 123 Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Line

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: M , L , XL
3.5
25422 reviews Ratings
Sails 15 Ships
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Sails To:
Caribbean Europe Caribbean - Western Europe - Mediterranean Caribbean - Southern

View All 135 Cruises

MSC Cruises

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: M , L , XL
3.3
1631 reviews Ratings
Sails 17 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Europe - Mediterranean Europe - Western Mediterranean Europe - Northern Europe Transatlantic

View All 155 Cruises

Costa Cruises

Category: Mainstream    Ship Size: S , M , L
3.2
1085 reviews Ratings
Sails 17 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Europe - Mediterranean Europe - Western Mediterranean Europe - Northern Europe Caribbean

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American Cruise Line

Category: River    Ship Size:
NR
2 reviews Ratings
Sails 4 Ships
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Sails To:
U.S. - American Rivers

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American Queen Steamboat

Category: River    Ship Size:
NR
7 reviews Ratings
Sails 3 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - United States

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Compagnie Du Ponant Yacht Cruises

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S
NR
3 reviews Ratings
Sails 7 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe - Mediterranean South America Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) South Pacific Caribbean

View All 87 Cruises

Cruise & Maritime Voyages

Category:    Ship Size:
NR
18 reviews Ratings
Sails 7 Ships
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Sails To:
Transatlantic U.S. - Pacific, Northwest Panama Canal, Central America Europe - Mediterranean Europe

View All 214 Cruises

Crystal River Cruises

Category: River    Ship Size:
NR
2 reviews Ratings
Sails 5 Ships
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Sails To:
River Cruises - Europe

View All 25 Cruises

Emerald Waterways

Category: River    Ship Size:
NR
1 reviews Ratings
Sails 7 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe

View All 460 Cruises

Fred Olsen

Category:    Ship Size: S , M
NR
18 reviews Ratings
Sails 4 Ships
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Sails To:
South America Transatlantic River Cruises - Egypt/Africa Panama Canal, Central America Europe

View All 182 Cruises

Hurtigruten

Category: River    Ship Size:
NR
1 reviews Ratings
Sails 11 Ships
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Sails To:
South America Panama Canal, Central America

View All 6 Cruises

Hurtigurten Cruises

Category: River    Ship Size:
NR
4 reviews Ratings
Sails 8 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe - Northern Europe

View All 1 Cruises

Orient Lines

Category:    Ship Size:
NR
7 reviews Ratings
Sails 1 Ships
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Peter Deilmann Cruises

Category:    Ship Size:
NR
2 reviews Ratings
Sails 10 Ships
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SeaDream Yacht Club

Category: Luxury    Ship Size: S
NR
3 reviews Ratings
Sails 2 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe - Mediterranean Caribbean Transatlantic Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Caribbean - Eastern

View All 48 Cruises

Star Clippers

Category:    Ship Size: S
NR
4 reviews Ratings
Sails 3 Ships
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Sails To:
Europe Caribbean Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Panama Canal, Central America Europe - Western Mediterranean

View All 30 Cruises