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Cruise ships

A passenger ship built for leisure voyages, where the voyage and the ship itself are the holiday. Voydar tracks 389 ships of this type by IMO number, 126 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.

Ship types explained

Part of: Passenger ships

Largest cruise ships by gross tonnage

Gross tonnage measures a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. From the ship's registered particulars (Wikidata, EU MRV and other public sources).

ShipGTBuiltFlagLast AIS
Hero of the Seas250,8002027—not on AIS
Star of the Seas248,6632025BahamasSep 27, 2026, 22:50 UTC
Oasis of the Seas226,8382009BahamasSep 28, 2026, 07:09 UTC
Disney Adventure208,108—BahamasOct 1, 2026, 08:59 UTC
MSC World America205,7002025MaltaOct 1, 2026, 02:05 UTC
Arvia185,5812022BermudaOct 1, 2026, 21:00 UTC
MSC Bellissima171,5002019MaltaJul 27, 2026, 21:45 UTC
Spectrum of the Seas169,3792019CyprusJul 28, 2026, 21:21 UTC
Ovation of the Seas168,6662016BahamasOct 1, 2026, 20:31 UTC
Norwegian Bliss168,0282018BahamasSep 27, 2026, 08:46 UTC

Newest cruise ships

By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.

ShipGTBuiltFlagLast AIS
Star of the Seas248,6632025BahamasSep 27, 2026, 22:50 UTC
MSC World America205,7002025MaltaOct 1, 2026, 02:05 UTC
Norwegian Aqua154,1402025BahamasSep 28, 2026, 21:51 UTC
ASUKA352,2652025JapanSep 30, 2026, 20:12 UTC
Disney Treasure144,2562024BahamasSep 27, 2026, 14:02 UTC
IMO 1054280—2024—not on AIS
Silver Ray—2024BahamasOct 1, 2026, 16:56 UTC
Ilma—2024MaltaSep 30, 2026, 19:34 UTC
Celebrity Ascent141,4202023MaltaSep 29, 2026, 09:18 UTC
VISTA67,0002023Marshall IslandsSep 30, 2026, 22:01 UTC

Flags

The flags cruise ships in Voydar's records sail under most often.

Recently seen on AIS