Top 100 Cruise Ships in World

In the late 1980s cruise ships were welcoming almost four million passengers a year. Now that has increased to more than 19 million people setting sail on cruises each year. Superb new ships have arrived on the cruise scene, including the 256-passenger Viking Emerald and the 4,000-passenger Disney Dream. The Condé Nast Traveler 2012 annual readers poll results have just been released. In response cruise lines are expanding. An armada of ships will launch this year, starting in March with Disney Fantasy.

Here are the details of the top 100 cruise ships in the world, including rating information on activities, cabins, shore excursions and more.

Top 20 Small Cruise Ships

Seabourn Odessy in Sydney

Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn, 94.4

Seabourn Pride, Seabourn, 93.0

National Geographic Endeavor, Lindblad, 92.9

Seabourn Sojourn, Seabourn, 91.3

Paul Gauguin, Paul Gauguin Cruises, 90.5

Seabourn Legend, Seabourn, 90.3

Seabourn Spirit, Seabourn, 90.2

Silver Explorer, Silversea, 89.9

Silver Spirit, Silversea, 89.4

Seven Seas Navigator, Regent Seven Seas, 89.2

Silver Whisper, Silversea, 89.2

National Geographic Explorer, Lindblad, 89.1

Silver Cloud, Silversea, 88.7

Celebrity Xpedition, Celebrity, 87.2

Silver Shadow, Silversea, 87.2

Silver Wind, Silversea, 86.6

SeaDream II, SeaDream Yacht Club, 86.2

Wind Star, Windstar, 86.1

Wind Surf, Windstar, 86.1

Wind Spirit, Windstar, 85.2

Top 20 Medium Cruise Ships

Crystal Serentity

Crystal Serenity, Crystal Cruises, 93.2

Crystal Symphony, Crystal Cruises, 92.7

Seven Seas Voyager, Regent Seven Seas, 92.7

Seven Seas Mariner, Regent Seven Seas, 90.4

Regatta, Oceania Cruises, 87.9

Serenade of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 86.6

Marina, Oceania Cruises, 85.7

Eurodam, Holland America, 85.6

Azamara Quest, Azamara Club Cruises, 85.5

Insignia, Oceania Cruises, 85.2

Nautica, Oceania Cruises, 85.1

Prinsendam, Holland America, 85.1

Queen Victoria, Cunard, 84.5

Azamara Journey, Azamara Club Cruises, 83.9

Island Princess, Princess, 83.7

Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity, 83.3

Coral Princess, Princess, 83.3

Noordam, Holland America, 83.3

Westerdam, Holland America, 83.1

Brilliance of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 82.6

Celebrity Summit, Celebrity, 82.6

Rotterdam, Holland America, 82.6

Top 20 Large Cruise Ships

Disney Magic

Disney Magic, Disney, 90.7

Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity, 88.8

Disney Dream, Disney, 88.8

Disney Wonder, Disney, 88.8

Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity, 88.3

Queen Mary 2, Cunard, 86.2

Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity, 86.0

Diamond Princess, Princess, 83.9

Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 83.7

Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 83.4

Ruby Princess, Princess, 83.0

Sapphire Princess, Princess, 83.0

Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 82.8

Emerald Princess, Princess, 82.3

Freedom of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 82.1

Adventure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 81.3

Mariner of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 80.7

Star Princess, Princess, 80.5

Grand Princess, Princess, 80.0

Voyager of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, 80.0

Top 40 River-Cruise Ships

River Queen

River Queen, Uniworld River Cruises, 96.0

River Beatrice, Uniworld River Cruises, 93.5

Viking Helvetia, Viking River Cruises, 91.7

Viking Legend, Viking River Cruises, 91.4

River Royale, Uniworld River Cruises, 91.2

River Concerto, Grand Circle, 91.1

River Countess, Uniworld River Cruises, 91.1

Avalon Scenery, Avalon Waterways, 90.8

Viking Neptune, Viking River Cruises, 90.7

River Duchess, Uniworld River Cruises, 90.5

River Adagio, Grand Circle, 90.2

Viking Emerald, Viking River Cruises, 90.0

Viking Spirit, Viking River Cruises, 89.7

River Tosca, Uniworld River Cruises, 89.4

River Aria, Grand Circle, 89.3

Viking Sky, Viking River Cruises, 89.3

Viking Pride, Viking River Cruises, 89.0

River Princess, Uniworld River Cruises, 88.7

Viking Danube, Viking River Cruises, 88.7

Viking Europe, Viking River Cruises, 88.7

River Empress, Uniworld River Cruises, 88.1

AmaDagio, AmaWaterways, 87.6

Chardonnay, Grand Circle, 87.6

River Baroness, Uniworld River Cruises, 87.5

Viking Sun, Viking River Cruises, 87.1

Avalon Creativity, Avalon Waterways, 87.0

River Ambassador, Uniworld River Cruises, 87.0

Avalon Tranquility, Avalon Waterways, 86.7

Bizet, Grand Circle, 86.0

Viking Primadona, Viking River Cruises, 85.1

River Harmony, Grand Circle, 85.0

Avalon Tapestry, Avalon Waterways, 83.3

Viking Truvor, Viking River Cruises, 83.1

Viking Fontane, Viking River Cruises, 82.4

River Rhapsody, Grand Circle, 81.5

Sun Boat IV, Abercrombie & Kent, 79.6

Viking Schumann, Viking River Cruises, 79.6

Viking Helgi, Viking River Cruises, 79.2

AmaLegro, AmaWaterways, 78.3

AmaCello, AmaWaterways, 76.7

Condé Nast Traveler readers rated 479 cruise ships on a 100-point scale. only ships that received a required minimum number of responses from the 28,876 participating readers were eligible to be included in these rankings. Each ship was rated on seven criteria: Activities/Facilities, Cabins, Crew/Service, Design/Layout, Food/Dining, Itineraries/Schedule, Shore Excursions.