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Top 25 Passenger shipping companies worldwide
RevenueBase identified 182 passenger shipping companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 70,364 professional contacts across them, including 4,974 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Naples the largest hub.
This list covers passenger shipping companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. Country and city lists for passenger shipping companies follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest passenger shipping companies worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14,731 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 13,336 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Princess is the world’s leading premium cruise line operating a fleet of modern ships visiting over 380 destinations around the globe on more than 160 itineraries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 7,754 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For more than 150 years, Holland America Line has been a recognized leader in cruising, taking our guests to exotic destinations around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 7,641 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Royal Caribbean is the world’s largest cruise line building on a proud history of innovation as we continue to redefine what a vacation can be.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 4,477 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AIDA - Mit einem Lächeln zur erfolgreichen Entwicklung.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,853 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Recognized Worldwide for Diverse and Dynamic Marine Transportation Solutions Founded as Edison Chouest Boat Rental in Galliano, Louisiana, in 1960, the Edison Chouest Offshore…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,023 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Join a dynamic and fast-growing company that's making waves in the cruise industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 670 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “City Cruises, part of the Hornblower Group, is a leading global provider of unforgettable dining, sightseeing, charters and private events, live experiences, and essential ferry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 458 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Celestyal Cruises has fast built an award-winning reputation and recognition as the number one choice for cruise travellers to the Greek Islands and Mediterranean thanks to its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 413 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SMS is an industry leader that has been providing all passenger logistics services including port agency, turnaround services and shore excursions worldwide for well over 20 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 379 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Tirrenia, Moby e Toremar sono Compagnie del gruppo Onorato Armatori, leader del trasporto marittimo passeggeri e merci da cinque generazioni.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 377 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “City Experiences, part of the Hornblower Group, is a global leader in creating amazing water and land experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 361 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Entertainment Cruises believes in the power of a moment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 331 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Attica Group is the largest ferry operator in Greece and one of the largest passenger shipping companies worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 232 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “There is another way to travel-slower, more authentic and guided by the wind and the natural rhythm of the sea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 216 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Your partner in the maritime leisure industry COLUMBIA Cruise Services is an internationally recognized ship manager with more than 35 years of experience in world-class cruise…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 213 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At American Queen Voyages™, we firmly believe that our employees drive the ongoing success of our company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 124 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “FRS is looking back on a history of over 150 years of experience and has developed from a regional passenger shipping company to an internationally active group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Liberty Lines, fondata nel 1993, è il leader mondiale nel trasporto marittimo veloce per passeggeri, con una flotta di oltre 30 navi HSC e 3,5 milioni di passeggeri trasportati…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “H ANEK LINES είναι μέλος της Attica Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 99 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Keystone Shipping is a U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “time to discover“ – Die nicko cruises Schiffsreisen GmbH ist eines der dynamischsten Kreuzfahrtunternehmen in Deutschland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SNAV is a shipping company, leader in the Mediterranean sea, which assures a comfortable and safe journey to and from all the destinations reached by its fleet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 76 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “A symbol of Pittsburgh's river renaissance, the Gateway Clipper Fleet has grown from a one boat, 100 passenger operation to the five boat, 1500 passenger fleet of today.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 64 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “La Caremar (Campania Regionale Marittima) è una compagnia di navigazione, fondata nel 1975, che gestisce i collegamenti marittimi di persone e merci nel golfo di Napoli.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: passenger shipping companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names passenger shipping companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of passenger shipping companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name passenger shipping companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Passenger shipping companies worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 17, 2026Companies by employee count
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among passenger shipping companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- 4 countries, largest first: the United States, Italy, Germany, Greece. Country and city lists for passenger shipping companies are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “passenger shipping companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names passenger shipping companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among passenger shipping companies, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,974 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Passenger shipping companies by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Passenger shipping companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names passenger shipping companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many passenger shipping companies are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 182 passenger shipping companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings LTD, headquartered in Miami, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most passenger shipping companies?
The United States leads with 60 companies, followed by Italy (59) and Germany (36). Every passenger shipping companies list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most passenger shipping companies?
Naples leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Miami (8) and Athens (7).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,974 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 182 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 passenger shipping companies worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 182 matching company records for passenger shipping companies worldwide, with 70,364 tracked contacts and 4,974 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 17, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 passenger shipping companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Miami, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 14,731 contacts → |
“Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,336 contacts → |
“Princess is the world’s leading premium cruise line operating a fleet of modern ships visiting over 380 destinations around the globe on more than 160 itineraries.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Seattle, WA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 7,754 contacts → |
“For more than 150 years, Holland America Line has been a recognized leader in cruising, taking our guests to exotic destinations around the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Miami, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 7,641 contacts → |
“Royal Caribbean is the world’s largest cruise line building on a proud history of innovation as we continue to redefine what a vacation can be.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Rostock, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Rostock, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 4,477 contacts → |
“AIDA - Mit einem Lächeln zur erfolgreichen Entwicklung.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Cut Off, LA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Cut Off, LA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,853 contacts → |
“Recognized Worldwide for Diverse and Dynamic Marine Transportation Solutions Founded as Edison Chouest Boat Rental in Galliano, Louisiana, in 1960, the Edison Chouest Offshore…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Guilford, CT, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Guilford, CT, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,023 contacts → |
“Join a dynamic and fast-growing company that's making waves in the cruise industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Orlando, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Orlando, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 670 contacts → |
“City Cruises, part of the Hornblower Group, is a leading global provider of unforgettable dining, sightseeing, charters and private events, live experiences, and essential ferry…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Celestyalcelestyal.com HQ: Piraeus, GreeceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Piraeus, Greece | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 458 contacts → |
“Celestyal Cruises has fast built an award-winning reputation and recognition as the number one choice for cruise travellers to the Greek Islands and Mediterranean thanks to its…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Miami, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 413 contacts → |
“SMS is an industry leader that has been providing all passenger logistics services including port agency, turnaround services and shore excursions worldwide for well over 20 years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Milan, ItalyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Milan, Italy | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 379 contacts → |
“Tirrenia, Moby e Toremar sono Compagnie del gruppo Onorato Armatori, leader del trasporto marittimo passeggeri e merci da cinque generazioni.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Orlando, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Orlando, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 377 contacts → |
“City Experiences, part of the Hornblower Group, is a global leader in creating amazing water and land experiences.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 361 contacts → |
“Entertainment Cruises believes in the power of a moment.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Kallithéa, GreeceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Kallithéa, Greece | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 331 contacts → |
“Attica Group is the largest ferry operator in Greece and one of the largest passenger shipping companies worldwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Miami, FL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 232 contacts → |
“There is another way to travel-slower, more authentic and guided by the wind and the natural rhythm of the sea.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Hamburg, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Hamburg, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 216 contacts → |
“Your partner in the maritime leisure industry COLUMBIA Cruise Services is an internationally recognized ship manager with more than 35 years of experience in world-class cruise…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 213 contacts → |
“At American Queen Voyages™, we firmly believe that our employees drive the ongoing success of our company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Flensburg, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Flensburg, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 124 contacts → |
“FRS is looking back on a history of over 150 years of experience and has developed from a regional passenger shipping company to an internationally active group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Trapani, ItalyReported employees: 501-1,000 | Trapani, Italy | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 123 contacts → |
“Liberty Lines, fondata nel 1993, è il leader mondiale nel trasporto marittimo veloce per passeggeri, con una flotta di oltre 30 navi HSC e 3,5 milioni di passeggeri trasportati…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Khaniá, GreeceReported employees: Not recorded | Khaniá, Greece | Not recorded | Exact match | 118 contacts → |
“H ANEK LINES είναι μέλος της Attica Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Bala-cynwyd, PA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bala-cynwyd, PA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 99 contacts → |
“Keystone Shipping is a U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 51-200 | Stuttgart, Germany | 51-200 | Exact match | 94 contacts → |
“time to discover“ – Die nicko cruises Schiffsreisen GmbH ist eines der dynamischsten Kreuzfahrtunternehmen in Deutschland.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Napoli, ItalyReported employees: 501-1,000 | Napoli, Italy | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 83 contacts → |
“SNAV is a shipping company, leader in the Mediterranean sea, which assures a comfortable and safe journey to and from all the destinations reached by its fleet.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Gateway Clipper Fleetgatewayclipper.com HQ: Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 76 contacts → |
“A symbol of Pittsburgh's river renaissance, the Gateway Clipper Fleet has grown from a one boat, 100 passenger operation to the five boat, 1500 passenger fleet of today.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Napoli, ItalyReported employees: 201-500 | Napoli, Italy | 201-500 | Exact match | 64 contacts → |
“La Caremar (Campania Regionale Marittima) è una compagnia di navigazione, fondata nel 1975, che gestisce i collegamenti marittimi di persone e merci nel golfo di Napoli.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Passenger shipping companies: dataset insights
September 17, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
180 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 17, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Passenger shipping companies by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Passenger shipping companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for passenger shipping companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many passenger shipping companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 182 matching company records, 70,364 tracked contacts and 4,974 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 17, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 passenger shipping companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 17, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/passenger-shipping-companies.
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Top 25 passenger shipping companies worldwide
RevenueBase records 182 matching company records for passenger shipping companies worldwide, with 70,364 tracked contacts and 4,974 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 17, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 passenger shipping companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Miami, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 14,731 contacts → |
“Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,336 contacts → |
“Princess is the world’s leading premium cruise line operating a fleet of modern ships visiting over 380 destinations around the globe on more than 160 itineraries.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Seattle, WA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 7,754 contacts → |
“For more than 150 years, Holland America Line has been a recognized leader in cruising, taking our guests to exotic destinations around the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Miami, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 7,641 contacts → |
“Royal Caribbean is the world’s largest cruise line building on a proud history of innovation as we continue to redefine what a vacation can be.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Rostock, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Rostock, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 4,477 contacts → |
“AIDA - Mit einem Lächeln zur erfolgreichen Entwicklung.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Cut Off, LA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Cut Off, LA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,853 contacts → |
“Recognized Worldwide for Diverse and Dynamic Marine Transportation Solutions Founded as Edison Chouest Boat Rental in Galliano, Louisiana, in 1960, the Edison Chouest Offshore…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Guilford, CT, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Guilford, CT, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,023 contacts → |
“Join a dynamic and fast-growing company that's making waves in the cruise industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Orlando, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Orlando, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 670 contacts → |
“City Cruises, part of the Hornblower Group, is a leading global provider of unforgettable dining, sightseeing, charters and private events, live experiences, and essential ferry…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Celestyalcelestyal.com HQ: Piraeus, GreeceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Piraeus, Greece | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 458 contacts → |
“Celestyal Cruises has fast built an award-winning reputation and recognition as the number one choice for cruise travellers to the Greek Islands and Mediterranean thanks to its…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Miami, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 413 contacts → |
“SMS is an industry leader that has been providing all passenger logistics services including port agency, turnaround services and shore excursions worldwide for well over 20 years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Milan, ItalyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Milan, Italy | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 379 contacts → |
“Tirrenia, Moby e Toremar sono Compagnie del gruppo Onorato Armatori, leader del trasporto marittimo passeggeri e merci da cinque generazioni.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Orlando, FL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Orlando, FL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 377 contacts → |
“City Experiences, part of the Hornblower Group, is a global leader in creating amazing water and land experiences.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 361 contacts → |
“Entertainment Cruises believes in the power of a moment.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Kallithéa, GreeceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Kallithéa, Greece | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 331 contacts → |
“Attica Group is the largest ferry operator in Greece and one of the largest passenger shipping companies worldwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Miami, FL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 232 contacts → |
“There is another way to travel-slower, more authentic and guided by the wind and the natural rhythm of the sea.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Hamburg, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Hamburg, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 216 contacts → |
“Your partner in the maritime leisure industry COLUMBIA Cruise Services is an internationally recognized ship manager with more than 35 years of experience in world-class cruise…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 213 contacts → |
“At American Queen Voyages™, we firmly believe that our employees drive the ongoing success of our company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Flensburg, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Flensburg, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 124 contacts → |
“FRS is looking back on a history of over 150 years of experience and has developed from a regional passenger shipping company to an internationally active group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Trapani, ItalyReported employees: 501-1,000 | Trapani, Italy | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 123 contacts → |
“Liberty Lines, fondata nel 1993, è il leader mondiale nel trasporto marittimo veloce per passeggeri, con una flotta di oltre 30 navi HSC e 3,5 milioni di passeggeri trasportati…” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Khaniá, GreeceReported employees: Not recorded | Khaniá, Greece | Not recorded | Exact match | 118 contacts → |
“H ANEK LINES είναι μέλος της Attica Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Bala-cynwyd, PA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bala-cynwyd, PA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 99 contacts → |
“Keystone Shipping is a U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 51-200 | Stuttgart, Germany | 51-200 | Exact match | 94 contacts → |
“time to discover“ – Die nicko cruises Schiffsreisen GmbH ist eines der dynamischsten Kreuzfahrtunternehmen in Deutschland.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Napoli, ItalyReported employees: 501-1,000 | Napoli, Italy | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 83 contacts → |
“SNAV is a shipping company, leader in the Mediterranean sea, which assures a comfortable and safe journey to and from all the destinations reached by its fleet.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Gateway Clipper Fleetgatewayclipper.com HQ: Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 76 contacts → |
“A symbol of Pittsburgh's river renaissance, the Gateway Clipper Fleet has grown from a one boat, 100 passenger operation to the five boat, 1500 passenger fleet of today.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Napoli, ItalyReported employees: 201-500 | Napoli, Italy | 201-500 | Exact match | 64 contacts → |
“La Caremar (Campania Regionale Marittima) è una compagnia di navigazione, fondata nel 1975, che gestisce i collegamenti marittimi di persone e merci nel golfo di Napoli.” Recorded description excerpt · September 17, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Passenger shipping companies: dataset insights
September 17, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
180 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 17, 2026.
Publisher-reported method study
The published RevenueBase SmartSearch benchmark
86% good or better at Exact
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. It reports 86% of Exact matches judged good or better, and 77% for a 240-pair sample of one- or two-word categories. This evaluates the method across study queries rather than auditing this individual list.
Read the study and full methodology ↗RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Passenger shipping companies by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Passenger shipping companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for passenger shipping companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many passenger shipping companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 182 matching company records, 70,364 tracked contacts and 4,974 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
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How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 17, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 passenger shipping companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 17, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/passenger-shipping-companies.
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