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Romantic small ships, adults-only lines and all-suite luxury for honeymoons and anniversaries. We have 87 cruise lines that fit, including SeaDream Yacht Club, APT, Belmond Afloat in France, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal.
SeaDream Yacht Club
Two 112-guest yachts with an informal, sociable feel; famous for Balinese sun beds and sleeping under the stars on…
APT
Australian luxury tour operator with all-inclusive river cruises and 'Freedom of Choice'…
Belmond Afloat in France
Belmond's luxury hotel barges in Burgundy and the Canal du Midi, usually chartered…
Celebrity Cruises
Modern, design-led ships with excellent food and The Retreat suite class. Edge-class ships feature the Magic Carpet, a moving deck…
Crystal
Relaunched in 2023 under Abercrombie & Kent ownership, with refurbished ships, Nobu-designed dining and a classic luxury…
Cunard
Britain's historic ocean-liner brand, best known for Queen Mary 2's regular Southampton–New York transatlantic crossings and traditional gala…
Emerald Yacht Cruises
Superyacht-style small ships of around 100 guests sailing the Adriatic, Greek islands, Red Sea and Southeast…
European Waterways
Luxury hotel barges for 4–20 guests in France, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, with a chef, wine and daily…
Explora Journeys
MSC Group's luxury brand, with all-ocean-terrace suites, a European design feel and longer port…
Four Seasons Yachts
Four Seasons' first yacht, with only 95 suites, very high crew-to-guest ratios and itineraries in the Mediterranean and…
Oberoi Nile Cruises
Luxury Nile ships from India's Oberoi hotel group, with large suites, a spa and Oberoi…
Oceania Cruises
'The finest cuisine at sea' is Oceania's promise, with specialty restaurants included and destination-rich itineraries on mid-size…
Paul Gauguin Cruises
A small ship built for Tahiti and French Polynesia, with a retractable water-sports marina and drinks…
Ponant
French luxury expedition yachts, including Le Commandant Charcot, a polar icebreaker that reaches the geographic North…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The most inclusive luxury line: unlimited shore excursions, drinks, gratuities, Wi-Fi and a pre-cruise hotel night (on many fares) all…
Riverside Luxury Cruises
German luxury river brand with spacious suites and fine dining, named after…
Sanctuary Retreats (Sun Boats)
Abercrombie & Kent's boutique Nile ships, with small guest numbers and private…
Scenic River Cruises
All-inclusive river 'Space-Ships' with butler service in every suite, included drinks and electric…
Seabourn
Intimate, all-suite luxury with included drinks and gratuities, a marina for water sports and two purpose-built expedition ships with…
Silversea Cruises
All-suite, butler-served ships with an all-inclusive fare and the industry's widest spread of destinations, from Mediterranean villages to Africa and…
TUI River Cruises
Adults-only (16+) river cruises for UK travellers with drinks and tips…
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Superyacht-style ships with suites that all have terraces, a marina platform and the service of a Ritz-Carlton…
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
Ultra-luxury, all-inclusive river ships, each decorated like a boutique hotel with antiques and…
Viking (ocean & expedition)
Adults-only (18+) ocean ships with Scandinavian design, no casinos, and a shore excursion in every port included. Expedition ships sail Antarctica…
Viking River Cruises
The world's largest river cruise line, with identical Scandinavian-design Longships, one included tour in every port and adults-only…
Viking on the Mississippi
Viking's purpose-built ship for the Mississippi between New Orleans and St.…
Viking on the Nile
Viking's own purpose-built Nile ships, sold as complete 'Pharaohs & Pyramids' tours with Cairo hotel…
Virgin Voyages
Adults-only (18+) ships with no buffet, more than 20 eateries included, Wi-Fi and tips included, and a nightlife-led, design-forward…
A-ROSA River Cruises
German line with a resort feel, buffet dining and family-friendly policies, plus English-language…
AIDA Cruises
Germany's most popular cruise brand, with relaxed 'club ship' style, buffet-led dining and German as the on-board…
AmaWaterways
Family-founded line with twin-balcony cabins, included bikes and guided cycling, and wellness programmes. AmaMagna is twice the width of a standard…
Amadeus River Cruises
Austrian family-owned line with a European, multilingual feel on the Danube, Rhine and…
Ambassador Cruise Line
British line with mid-size ships sailing ex-UK ports, aimed at grown-up cruisers who want traditional cruising at a fair…
Antara Luxury River Cruises
Operates Ganga Vilas, which in 2023 made the world's longest river cruise (Varanasi to Dibrugarh, 51 days), plus shorter Ganga and Brahmaputra…
Aqua Expeditions
Luxury small-ship expeditions on the Mekong, the Peruvian Amazon, Indonesia and the Galápagos, with chef-designed…
Assam Bengal Navigation
The pioneer of Indian river cruising, sailing the Brahmaputra in Assam (with Kaziranga) and the Hooghly/Ganges in…
Asuka Cruise
Japan's leading premium cruise line, with Japanese service, cuisine and onsen-style…
Atlas Ocean Voyages
'Luxe-expedition' yachts with drinks, Wi-Fi and gratuities included, sailing the poles and the…
Avalon Waterways
Known for 'Panorama Suites' where the bed faces wall-to-wall opening windows, and 'Active & Discovery'…
Azamara
Small ships focused on 'destination immersion': late nights and overnights in port, and an included evening event on many…
Belmond Road to Mandalay
Luxury Irrawaddy river cruises between Mandalay and Bagan. Check current operating status and travel advisories for Myanmar before…
Blue Lagoon Cruises
Small-ship cruises through Fiji's Yasawa and Mamanuca islands with village visits and…
Carnival Cruise Line
The world's biggest cruise brand by guests carried, known for 'Fun Ships' with water slides, comedy clubs and some of the lowest per-night fares at…
Celebrity Cruises – Galápagos
Celebrity's luxury expedition ship Celebrity Flora (100 guests) with all-suite rooms and an all-inclusive Galápagos…
Celestyal
Greek line specialising in the Aegean islands and Turkey, with drinks included and long hours in port. Also sails the Gulf in…
Costa Cruises
Italy's cruise line, with Italian food, a lively Mediterranean atmosphere and announcements in several languages. Costa has previously based a ship…
Delfin Amazon Cruises
Family-owned Peruvian luxury riverboats in the Pacaya-Samiria reserve with naturalist-led skiff…
DouroAzul
Portugal's biggest Douro river operator, sailing between Porto and the Spanish border through port-wine…
Emerald Cruises
Scenic's more relaxed sister brand, with a heated pool that turns into a cinema at night, plus small yachts in the Adriatic and…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Smaller ships for British grown-up cruisers, sailing from regional UK ports to Norway, the Northern Lights and quieter Mediterranean…
French Waterways (hotel barges)
Specialist barge-cruise collection across France's canals: Burgundy, Alsace, the Loire and Canal du…
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
German ultra-luxury and expedition line; Europa 2 is bilingual (German and English) with a relaxed luxury…
Hebridean Island Cruises
A tiny, country-house-style luxury ship (around 50 guests) around Scotland's Western…
Heritage Line
Vietnamese boutique line with Indochine-style ships on the Mekong and luxury cruises in Ha Long and Lan Ha…
Heritage River Journeys (Ganges Voyager)
Colonial-style luxury ships on the Hooghly and Ganges between Kolkata and Varanasi, also sold by international…
Holland America Line
A line founded in 1873, with mid-size ships, live music venues and long voyages. Strong in Alaska, including Glacier…
Indonesian phinisi yachts
Traditional wooden Bugis sailing ships rebuilt as private yachts, cruising Komodo National Park and Raja Ampat. Sold as cabins or whole-boat…
Katarina Line
Croatian small-ship cruising between Split, Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian islands on 30–40 guest motor…
Lake Nasser cruises
Ships on Lake Nasser between Aswan and Abu Simbel, visiting Nubian temples that the Nile valley ships cannot…
MSC Cruises
Europe's largest cruise line and a family-owned Swiss brand with a European, multilingual feel. Big presence in the Mediterranean all year, the Gulf…
Marella Cruises
UK brand with all-inclusive drinks and tips in every fare, usually sold with flights from UK…
Margaritaville at Sea
Party-style short cruises from Florida to the Bahamas themed on Jimmy Buffett's island lifestyle…
Mekong Kingdoms
Boutique cruises on the upper Mekong in Laos and the Golden…
Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Japanese premium line that relaunched with Mitsui Ocean Fuji, sailing Japanese coastal and Asian…
Nicko Cruises
German river and ocean cruise brand sailing European rivers and small-ship ocean…
North Star Cruises (True North)
Luxury adventure ship for 36 guests with its own helicopter, specialising in the…
Norwegian Cruise Line
Pioneer of 'Freestyle Cruising': no fixed dining times, no formal nights and a big choice of restaurants. Also runs the only year-round inter-island…
Nour El Nil (dahabiyas)
Traditional sailing dahabiyas with only a handful of cabins, mooring at quiet islands away from the big…
P&O Cruises
Britain's best-known cruise line, sailing mostly round-trip from Southampton. Aurora and Arcadia are adults-only; Iona and Arvia are the newest…
Princess Cruises
The Alaska specialist, with its own lodges and railcars for cruise-tours, plus big Japan and Australia programmes. The MedallionClass wearable speeds…
Quasar Expeditions
Ecuadorian family company running small, high-end Galápagos yachts with expert…
Riviera Travel
Award-winning British operator with a large river fleet and generous inclusions for UK…
Royal Caribbean International
Operator of the world's largest cruise ships, packed with surf simulators, zip lines, ice rinks and full Broadway productions. Sails worldwide,…
Saga Cruises
Boutique ships for travellers aged 50+, with all-balcony cabins, drinks, tips, Wi-Fi and door-to-door UK travel…
Sanctuary Ananda
Boutique Irrawaddy ship from A&K's Sanctuary brand. Check current operating status for…
Scenic Eclipse (discovery yachts)
Ultra-luxury 'discovery yachts' with helicopters and a submarine, all-inclusive fares and polar and Mediterranean…
Scenic Spirit (Mekong)
Scenic's all-inclusive luxury ship on the Mekong between Cambodia and…
Sea Cloud Cruises
Windjammer luxury: the 1931 Sea Cloud and newer tall ships where sails are set by…
Silversea Expeditions
Silversea's expedition fleet: luxury polar ships with butler service, plus Silver Origin in the…
Star Clippers
Tall ships that really sail, with up to 300 guests, climbing the mast and swimming off the platform — informal and…
Steam Ship Sudan
A restored 1920s paddle steamer once associated with Agatha Christie's 'Death on the Nile', with period…
TUI Cruises (Mein Schiff)
German premium-inclusive brand: most drinks and many restaurants are included in the fare, with a focus on wellness and spacious…
Tauck River Cruises
US tour operator famous for all-inclusive guided travel; its river cruises carry fewer guests than the ships could hold, and Tauck Bridges sailings…
Turkish & Greek gulets
Wooden motor-sailers on 'Blue Voyage' itineraries along Turkey's Turquoise Coast and the Greek islands, usually chartered with crew and a…
VIVA Cruises
German all-inclusive river brand with modern ships and English-language sailings on some…
Windstar Cruises
Sail-cruise yachts and small motor yachts carrying 148–342 guests, with water-sports platforms and a relaxed yacht-club…
Zambezi Queen Collection
Luxury houseboats on the Chobe river at the edge of Botswana's Chobe National Park, famous for…