This list of passenger ship companies is of companies that own and operate passenger ships, including cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries (for passengers and automobiles).
For the list of companies that own and operate freight ships (bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers), see list of freight ship companies.
For shipping agencies, or companies that own and operate tugboats and fishing ships, see the category for shipping companies by country.
Key " " - call sign or common name ( ) - parent company or conglomerate > - previous company name >> - company name in local language CR - cruise ships CP - cargo-passenger ships FR - ferries (for passengers and automobiles)
Africa
Mauritius Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd.
Morocco Africa Morocco Link
Tunisia Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation
Asia
Azerbaijan CASPAR
Bangladesh Agarpur Navigation M/S Rabeya Shiping Co. M/S Salma Shiping Corporation Sundarban Navigation Surovi/Crescent Shipping
China China-Japan International Ferry ("CHINJIF")
Indonesia ASDP Indonesia Ferry Pelni
Iran IRISL
Israel Mano Maritime Zim Integrated Shipping Services
Lebanon Abou Merhi Cruises
Turkey İDO İZDENİZ Gestaş Turyol Turkish Maritime Organization
Japan A-Line Ferry - FR Camellia Line - FR MOL Sunflower (MOL Group) - FR Hankyu Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR Higashi Nihon Ferry - FR Kampu Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, "Silver Ferry" (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) - FR Meimon Taiyo Ferry (MOL Group) - FR Ocean Tokyu Ferry - FR Orient Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR Seikan Ferry (Kita Nihon Kaiun, and Kyoei Unyu) Shanghai Ferry Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry Shin Nihonkai Ferry (SHK Line Group) -FR Taiheiyō Ferry - FR Tokyo-Wan Ferry - FR Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry - FR
Presently, no service for passengers Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, "K Line" Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, "MOL" (Mitsui Group) Nippon Yusen Kaisha, "NYK" (Mitsubishi Group)
Defunct Diamond Ferry (MOL Group) (merged into Ferry Sunflower) Kansai Kisen (merged into Ferry Sunflower)
Malaysia Rapid Ferry
Philippines 2GO Travel "2GO" (2GO Group) - CP Aleson Shipping Lines - FR Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation "FastCat" - FR Cokaliong Shipping Lines - CP Lite Shipping Corporation "Lite Ferries" - FR Montenegro Shipping Lines - FR Ocean Fast Ferries, Inc. "Oceanjet" - FR Starlite Ferries (Chelsea Logistics) - FR Starhorse Shipping Lines - FR SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation (Chelsea Logistics) - FR Trans-Asia Shipping Lines (Chelsea Logistics) - CP Roble Shipping - CP Medallion Transport Inc. - FR Kho Shipping Lines - FR
Stopped operating passengers Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation > Sulpicio Lines - CP Gothong Lines - CP
Defunct Negros Navigation (merged into Aboitiz Transport System to form 2GO Travel.) - CP SuperFerry > WG&A SuperFerry > Aboitiz SuperFerry (Aboitiz Transport System) (merged into Negros Navigation to form 2GO Travel.) - CP Cebu Ferries (Aboitiz Transport System) (merged into Negros Navigation to form 2GO Travel.) - CP Sweet Lines - CP Compañia Maritima - CP MRBS Lines - CP
Singapore Star Cruises
Sri Lanka Canadian Star LineCanadian Star Line Sri Lanka
Europe
Croatia Jadrolinija
Cyprus Louis Cruise Lines (Louis Group)
Denmark Arctic Umiaq Line A/S Bornholmstrafikken DFDS Seaways (DFDS A/S) Mols-Linien (Clipper Group, Bahamas) Scandlines
Estonia Tallink
Faroe Islands Smyril Line
Finland Ålandstrafiken Birka Cruise (Eckero Line) Eckerö Line Finnlines (Grimaldi Group, Italy) Kristina Cruises Sally Cruise (Rederi Ab Sally) Silja Line (Tallink, Estonia) Viking Line Wasa Line
Defunct Effoa Jakob Lines Rederi Ab Sally RG Line
France Brittany Ferries (BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A.) Compagnie du Ponant Corsica Ferries LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus Group) SNCM (Veolia Transport)
Defunct Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Fabre Line Messageries Maritimes SeaFrance (SNCF)
Germany AIDA cruises Phoenix Reisen TT-Line TUI cruises
Defunct F. Laeisz Norddeutscher Lloyd, "NDL"
Greece ANEK Lines Aegeon Pelagos A-Ships Management SA Blue Star Ferries Hellenic Seaways Levante Ferries Minoan Lines Superfast Ferries Sea Jets Fast Ferries Golden Star Ferries Ventouris Ferries Dodekanisos Seaways Aegean Flying Dolphins Aegina Ferries Ainaftis Alpha Lines ANEDYK Seaways ANEM Ferries ANEN Lines (Stopped Service in 2022) ANES Ferries Goutos Lines Ionian P. Lines Ionian Seaways Karystia Lines Kerkyra Lines Kerkyra Seaways Magic Sea Ferries Marlines Nova Ferries Olympian Ferries Saronic Ferries SAOS Lines Triton Ferries 2wayferries Celestyal Cruises Majestic International Cruises Variety Cruises Creta Cargo Lines
Defunct Chandris Line EasyCruise Epirotiki Line Festival Cruises Greek Line Karageorgis (shipping company) Regency Cruises Typaldos Lines Golden Sun Cruises Sun Lines Maritime Company of Lesvos Minoan Cruises Minoan Flying Dolphins Aegean Sea Lines Zante Ferries European Seaways (A-Ships Management SA) Hellas Flying Dolphins Hellas Ferries Kefalonian Lines Sea Speed Ferries Strintzis Lines Strintzis Ferries ANEZ DANE Sea Lines LANE Sea Lines Lindos Lines REANE A.E.-Cretan Ferries Cretan Lines GA Ferries Golden Ferries Grammi Ipirou, Ltd. Mililis Lines (Goutos Lines) Nomicos Lines Agoumidos Lines Arkadia Lines Agapitos Bros Agapitos Express Ferries Agapitos Lines Endeavor Lines Vergina Ferries AK Ventouris Ventouris Sea Lines Ventouris Lines Salamis Lines
Ireland B&I Line Fastnet Line Irish Ferries Norse Merchant Ferries
Isle of Man Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Italy Costa Crociere Grimaldi Lines (Grimaldi Group) Home Lines Lauro Lines Moby Lines MSC Cruises SNAV Tirrenia di Navigazione
Defunct Cosulich Line Italian Line
Lithuania DFDS Lisco (DFDS A/S, Denmark)
Monaco Victory Carriers
Montenegro Barska plovidba
Netherlands Holland America Line Norfolkline (DFDS A/S, Denmark)
Defunct Netherland Line >> Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland
Norway Boreal Sjø Color Line Fjord Line Fjord1 Fosenlinjen Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Havila Kystruten Hurtigruten Norled Norwegian Cruise Line Rutebåten Utsira Torghatten
Defunct Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag Bergen Steamship Company, "Bergen", >> Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, "BDS" Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap Fosen Trafikklag FosenNamsos Sjø Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap Helgelandske Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap Innherredsferja Kystlink Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar Namsos Trafikkselskap Norwegian America Line Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab Royal Viking Line Thoresen Car Ferries (merged into P&O European Ferries, UK) Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap
Poland Polferries > Polish Baltic Shipping Company >> Polska Żegluga Bałtycka "PŻB" Unity Line (Polish Steamship Company) – FR
Russia Sakhalin Shipping Company, "SASCO" Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (defunct)
Spain Compañía Transmediterránea Fred. Olsen Express Baleària Defunct Compañía Transatlántica Española, "Spanish Line" Vapores Transatlánticos Españoles A Folch Vapores Transatlánticos Pinillos Izquierdo Ybarra Naviera Aznar Compañía de Vapores Correo A Lopez
Sweden Destination Gotland Stena Line
Defunct Swedish American Line
United Kingdom Caledonian MacBrayne Cunard (Carnival Corporation & plc) Finnburg Switzer Hovertravel Isles of Scilly Steamship Company Northlink Ferries P&O (DP World, UAE) P&O Ferries Sally Line UK (Rederi Ab Sally, Finland) Seatruck Ferries (Clipper Group, Bahamas) Swan Hellenic Thomson Cruises
Defunct Anchor Line Alfred Holt and Company, "Blue Funnel Line" Blue Star Line Bristol City Line British India Steam Navigation Company, "British India Line" British Railways ships Clan Line Court Line Douglas Lapraik & Company (Hong Kong) Douglas Steamship Company (Hong Kong) Elder Dempster Line Ellerman Line European Ferries (Merged into P&O Ferries) Evan Thomas Radcliffe Fyffes Line Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company (Hong Kong) Hoverspeed Loch Line Manchester Liners New Zealand Shipping Company Ocean Village Olau Line Orient Steam Navigation Company, "Orient Line" Pacific Steam Navigation Company Palm Line Port Line Red Star Line Shaw, Savill & Albion Line Silver Line Townsend Bros Ferries (merged into P&O Ferries) Townsend Thoresen (merged into P&O Ferries) Union-Castle Line White Star Line
North America
Canada BC Ferries Canadian Star Line Marine Atlantic (crown corporation)
Mexico
Baja Ferries
United States Carnival Cruise Line Crystal Cruises (Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan) Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation & plc) Princess Cruises (Carnival Corporation & plc) Transformed Services Inc (North America to the world)
South America
Chile Cruce Andino Cruceros Skorpios
Oceania
Australia Spirit of Tasmania
Fiji Miller Shipping Services Patterson Brothers Shipping Company Venu Shipping
Nauru Nauru Pacific Line
New Zealand Fullers360 KiwiRail Reef Shipping StraitNZ Union Company (P&O, UK)
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