5 Largest Cruise Companies in the World

2. Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL)

Carnival Corporation is the largest cruise company in the world by market share. The company held the biggest market share of the cruise industry at 44% in 2017. In a 2019 financial report, CCL announced total revenues of $20.4 billion with gross cruise revenues amounting to $20.4 billion. As of November 2019, CCL has total assets worth $45 billion.

Carnival Corp is the most popular cruise company on our list with an impressive fleet portfolio including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, ultra-luxury ship Seabourne, Cunard, AIDA, Costa, and P&O Cruises. The world’s second-largest cruise company owns and operates more than a hundred ships cruising over 700 ports around the world.

This year, CCL scrapped 16 less-efficient ships to cut costs while cruising remains restricted in most parts of the globe. The company restarted cruise operations in September 2020 through its subsidiary Costa Cruises. 

Shares of CCL fell 17.39% over the past twelve months.

Carnival Corp (CCL), NYSE:CCL,