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The best cruise lines in the world for 2024, ranked

Sarah Swain
Sarah Swain

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With so many cruise lines to choose from, it can be hard deciding which one to sail with.

But travel experts have put together a list of rankings.

Luggage Storage website Bounce used data including number of ships, number of cabins, amount of Facebook likes, number of YouTube subscribers, amount of Instagram followers and itineraries to come up with a top list.

Here are the top 20 cruise lines in the world for 2024.

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19. Fred Olsen
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19. Fred Olsen

With just 619 cabins, Fred Olsen cruises offers intimate cruises to places bigger ships can't go.

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17. Regent Seven Seas
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17. Regent Seven Seas

Regent Seven Seas' luxurious ships made it to number 17 on the rankings.

The capacity of its biggest ship is just 829 sailors.

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16. Hurtigruten
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16. Hurtigruten

Upmarket Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was at number 16.

You can see places including the Kimberley in Australia or Antarctica on one of its 37 itineraries.

It's also planning its first 'zero emissions' ship.

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15. Seabourn
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15. Seabourn

At number 15, is luxury cruise line Seabourn.

It's famous for smaller ships, all-inclusive packages and caviar parties in the ocean.

The biggest ship in the fleet still has only 266 cabins.

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14. Silversea
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14. Silversea

Silversea, which will bring new "ultra-luxury" ship, Silver Nova, to Australia and New Zealand for the first time this summer landed at number 14.

The company has 13 ships.

READ MORE: Why cruise ships are christened by celebrities

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13. Oceana
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13. Oceana

Another upmarket cruise company, Oceana came in at number 13.

It offers a big choice of itineraries - 633 to be exact.

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12. Cunard
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12. Cunard

Historic cruise firm Cunard, which recently launched new ship Queen Anne, was number 12 on the list.

It currently has four ships.

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11. Virgin Voyages
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11. Virgin Voyages

Richard Branson's adults only company, Virgin Voyages, which sailed for one season in Australia, narrowly missed the top ten.

Its biggest ship as 1408 cabins.

READ MORE: What we loved the most about Virgin Voyages, as Richard Branson's cruise firm heads to Australia

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10. Holland America
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10. Holland America

European brand Holland America was at number 10.

It has an impressive 1.6 million Facebook likes.

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