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Niche travel ship lines
Among these line the following
- Disney Cruise Line (cruises for Disney fans, families)
- Virgin Voyages (cruises for adults without kids looking to let loose)
- Paul Gauguin Cruises (South Pacific cruises)
- Star Clippers (cruises for sailing fans)
- Sea Cloud Cruises (cruises for sailing fans)
- Cunard Line (cruises for ocean liner enthusiasts, Anglophiles, globetrotters)
- American Cruise Lines (U.S. waterway cruises)
- American Queen Voyages (U.S. waterway cruises)
- Alaskan Dream Cruises (Alaska cruises)
- Celestyal Cruises (Greece and Turkey cruises)
- Grand Circle Cruise Line (niche small-ship sailings)
Expedition Travel Ship lines
Notable players in the expedition cruising space include:
- Aurora Expeditions
- Atlas Ocean Voyages
- Lindblad Expeditions
- Hurtigruten
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
- Ponant
- Quark Expeditions
- Scenic Luxury Cruises
- Seabourn
- Silversea Cruises
- Oceanwide Expeditions
- Poseidon Expeditions
- Viking
River cruise lines
Viking founded in 1997 accounts for half of all river cruises taken by North Americans. But it's not the only significant river cruise player. Other major brands that market river cruises to North Americans include:
- AmaWaterways
- Avalon Waterways
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Tauck
- Emerald Waterways
- Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
- American Cruise Lines
- American Queen Voyages
- Grand Circle Cruise Line
megaresort lines
Seven big lines account for the majority of cruises taken by North Americans. They are, in order of size (when measured by passenger capacity):
- Royal Caribbean: 27 ships; 99,651 berths
- Carnival Cruise Line: 26 ships; 84,884 berths
- MSC Cruises: 22 ships; 77,832 berths
- Norwegian Cruise Line: 19 ships; 56,780 berths
- Princess Cruises: 15 ships; 45,816 berths
- Celebrity Cruises: 16 ships; 29,993 berths
- Holland America: 11 ships; 22,810 berths