Cruise Frog guide
Cruise regions
Where cruise ships sail: the Caribbean, Alaska, the Mediterranean and every other ocean and river region, with the ships and lines that cover each.
Ocean regions
- Caribbean147 shipsEastern, Western and Southern Caribbean islands, sailing year-round from Florida, Texas and Puerto RicoRoyal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, MSC Cruises, Princess Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, AIDA Cruises, Holland America Line, Ponant, Silversea Cruises, TUI Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Windstar Cruises, Costa Cruises, Explora Journeys, Marella Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Star Clippers, Ambassador Cruise Line, Crystal, Margaritaville at Sea, P&O Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Azamara, Cunard, Emerald Cruises, Four Seasons Yachts, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Saga Cruises
- Bahamas64 shipsshort trips from Florida, often with a day on a line's private islandRoyal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Margaritaville at Sea, Four Seasons Yachts
- Mediterranean126 shipsWestern Med, Greek Isles and Adriatic, mostly April to NovemberMSC Cruises, Costa Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ponant, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Silversea Cruises, Marella Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Ambassador Cruise Line, Azamara, Emerald Cruises, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Star Clippers, Virgin Voyages, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Carnival Cruise Line, Celestyal Cruises, Explora Journeys, Saga Cruises, Seabourn, SeaDream Yacht Club, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, TUI Cruises, Aurora Expeditions, Crystal, Disney Cruise Line, Four Seasons Yachts, Holland America Line, Lindblad Expeditions, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
- Alaska56 shipsthe Inside Passage and glaciers from Seattle, Vancouver and Seward, May to SeptemberPrincess Cruises, UnCruise Adventures, Holland America Line, Lindblad Expeditions, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, American Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Silversea Cruises, Azamara, Cunard, Explora Journeys, MSC Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Virgin Voyages, Windstar Cruises
- Northern Europe90 shipsthe Baltic, British Isles and Iceland, May to SeptemberAIDA Cruises, Ponant, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, Oceanwide Expeditions, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Ambassador Cruise Line, Aurora Expeditions, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Hurtigruten, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, TUI Cruises, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Azamara, Costa Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Quark Expeditions, Saga Cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Carnival Cruise Line, Explora Journeys, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn, SeaDream Yacht Club, Swan Hellenic, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Virgin Voyages, Windstar Cruises
- Norwegian Fjords45 shipsfjords and the North Cape, with midnight sun in summerHurtigruten, AIDA Cruises, Havila Voyages, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, Ambassador Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Ponant, TUI Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Lindblad Expeditions, MSC Cruises, Oceania Cruises, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Saga Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club
- Mexican Riviera24 shipsPacific Mexico and Baja from Los Angeles and San DiegoCarnival Cruise Line, Lindblad Expeditions, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Ponant, UnCruise Adventures, Virgin Voyages
- Bermuda13 shipsspring to autumn from New York, New Jersey and BostonCarnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages
- Canada and New England32 shipsBoston to Quebec City, at its best in autumnAmerican Cruise Lines, Ponant, Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, AIDA Cruises, Azamara, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal, Explora Journeys, Lindblad Expeditions, Saga Cruises, Seabourn, Silversea Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Windstar Cruises
- Hawaii13 shipsinter-island sailings, or round trips from the US West CoastCarnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Royal Caribbean International, UnCruise Adventures
- Pacific Coast20 shipsCalifornia to British Columbia, often repositioning in spring and autumnAmerican Cruise Lines, Lindblad Expeditions, UnCruise Adventures, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line
- Panama Canal31 shipspartial or full transits between the Atlantic and PacificCarnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Ponant, Windstar Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Star Clippers, Disney Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Virgin Voyages
- Canary Islands29 shipswinter sun off North Africa, often with Madeira and MoroccoAIDA Cruises, TUI Cruises, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Ponant, Ambassador Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Marella Cruises, P&O Cruises, Saga Cruises, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Costa Cruises, MSC Cruises, Star Clippers, Windstar Cruises
- Transatlantic47 shipscrossings between Europe and the Americas, mostly in spring and autumnNorwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Silversea Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Star Clippers, SeaDream Yacht Club, Virgin Voyages, AIDA Cruises, Ambassador Cruise Line, Crystal, Cunard, Explora Journeys, Ponant, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
- South America35 shipsCape Horn, Patagonia and the Amazon, in the southern summerMSC Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Ponant, AmaWaterways, Costa Cruises, Holland America Line, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Viking Ocean Cruises, Avalon Waterways, Azamara, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal, Explora Journeys, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Quark Expeditions, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Saga Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Antarctica42 shipsexpedition ships from Ushuaia, November to MarchPonant, Lindblad Expeditions, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Aurora Expeditions, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, Oceanwide Expeditions, Silversea Cruises, Swan Hellenic, Holland America Line, Quark Expeditions, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Seabourn, Viking Ocean Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises
- Galápagos9 shipssmall expedition ships, year-roundLindblad Expeditions, Avalon Waterways, Celebrity Cruises, HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, Silversea Cruises, UnCruise Adventures
- Middle Eastno ships yetthe Arabian Gulf from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in winter
- Asia41 shipsJapan, Southeast Asia and ChinaSilversea Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Azamara, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Ponant, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Windstar Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Crystal, Cunard, Disney Cruise Line, Explora Journeys, Lindblad Expeditions, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Seabourn, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, TUI Cruises, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises
- Australia and New Zealand30 shipsin the southern summer, from Sydney, Brisbane and AucklandCarnival Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Oceania Cruises, Ponant, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn, Silversea Cruises, Azamara, Crystal, Cunard, Norwegian Cruise Line, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Viking Ocean Cruises
- South Pacific27 shipsTahiti, Fiji and the Pacific islandsCarnival Cruise Line, Silversea Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Ponant, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Windstar Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Seabourn, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Viking Ocean Cruises
- World cruises21 shipsvoyages of three months or more, most leaving in JanuaryAIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Azamara, Crystal, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Princess Cruises, Seabourn
River cruising
- Rhine102 shipsAmsterdam to Basel through Germany's castles and vineyardsViking River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, AmaWaterways, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises, A-ROSA River Cruises, Riviera Travel, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Tauck, Saga Cruises
- Danube92 shipsGermany, Austria and Hungary to the Black SeaViking River Cruises, AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Riviera Travel, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises, A-ROSA River Cruises, Tauck, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Saga Cruises
- Seine18 shipsParis to NormandyViking River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, AmaWaterways, Tauck, A-ROSA River Cruises, Riviera Travel, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Rhône19 shipsBurgundy and ProvenceViking River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, A-ROSA River Cruises, AmaWaterways, Riviera Travel, Emerald Cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Tauck, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Douro18 shipsPorto and the port-wine valleyViking River Cruises, AmaWaterways, Riviera Travel, A-ROSA River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, Emerald Cruises, Saga Cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Tauck, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Nile14 shipsLuxor to AswanViking River Cruises, AmaWaterways, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Avalon Waterways
- Mekong7 shipsVietnam and CambodiaViking River Cruises, AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Emerald Cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Mississippi7 shipsNew Orleans to the Upper MississippiAmerican Cruise Lines, Viking River Cruises