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Cruise lines & owners

How the brands in the database relate: the parent groups, the lines they own or operate, and which are current versus divested.

Carnival Corporation & plc

Miami, Florida, USA · CCL / CUK

Carnival Cruise Line Wholly owned brand 42 ships Princess Cruises Wholly owned brand 17 ships

Royal Caribbean Group

Miami, Florida, USA · Founded 1969 · NYSE: RCL

Royal Caribbean Group (formerly Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.) is the parent holding company that owns Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea, and holds 50% joint-venture stakes in TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. It trades on the NYSE under RCL and is an S&P 500 component.

Royal Caribbean International Wholly owned brand 40 ships Celebrity Cruises Wholly owned brand 23 ships Silversea Cruises Wholly owned brand 12 ships TUI Cruises Joint venture (50%) 9 ships Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Joint venture (50%) 5 ships Azamara former Divested 4 ships Pullmantur Cruises former Divested / defunct 0 ships

Virgin Group

London, United Kingdom · Founded 1970

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is the London based investment group behind the Virgin brand family. In cruising it is the founding partner of Virgin Voyages, operated as a joint venture with Bain Capital; ownership percentages are not disclosed.

Virgin Voyages Joint venture 4 ships

Independent / unaffiliated

Disney Cruise Line 9 ships White Star Line 3 ships MSC Cruises 25 ships

🕐 Closed & historic lines

Brands that were sold off or shut down entirely. Every ship keeps its full story on its own page.

Azamara former Divested 4 ships White Star Line former 3 ships Pullmantur Cruises former Divested / defunct 0 ships

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