Cruise ship tracker
Cruise ship tracker: where the big cruise ships are now
A cruise ship tracker shows where cruise ships are right now. 57 passenger ships 245 m or longer, nearly all of them cruise ships, are reporting their position on AIS, as of . The busiest regions are Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Florida (20); Mediterranean and Black Sea (16); and Northern Europe and the Baltic (5).
Where are the cruise ships right now?
Right now the busiest regions for cruise ships are Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Florida (20); Mediterranean and Black Sea (16); and Northern Europe and the Baltic (5). The map has a dot for each ship and the bars count the ships 245 m and longer by region. Cruise ships follow the seasons, so these move through the year.
- Ships 245 m and longer
- 57
- Of those, under way
- 7
- Ships 200 to 245 m
- 63
- Named passenger ships, all sizes
- 2,479
By region
Cruise ships reporting now, A to Z
Every passenger ship 245 m or longer heard on AIS in the last 30 minutes. Ferries this long are rare, so nearly all of these are cruise ships. Find yours by name, then open its page for the position on a map.
| Ship | Doing | Near | Heading for | Heard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADORA FLORA CITY 341 m · Panama flag | Under way, 10 kn | South China Sea | CN, NSA | |
| ADVENTURE OF THE SEA 312 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Florida, United States | USFLL | |
| AIDACOSMA 337 m · Italy flag | Moored | France | ESPMI-FRMRS | |
| ALLURA 246 m · Marshall Islands flag | Moored | Spain | ES VLC | |
| ALLURE OF THE SEAS 362 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | US MIA | |
| BRILLIANT LADY 277 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | US MIA | |
| BUENAVISTA 261 m · Bermuda flag | At anchor | South Atlantic Ocean | BRSSZ | |
| CARNIVAL CELEBRATION 345 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | USMIA>BSNAS | |
| CARNIVAL HORIZON 324 m · Panama flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | USMIA > BSGBI | |
| CARNIVAL PANORAMA 324 m · Panama flag | Under way, 11 kn | North Pacific Ocean | USLGB | |
| CARNIVAL PARADISE 261 m · Panama flag | Moored | Florida, United States | BSNAS>USTPA | |
| CARNIVAL PRIDE 292 m · Panama flag | Moored | Maryland, United States | DOAMB-USBAL | |
| CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE 319 m · Malta flag | Stopped | Florida, United States | USFLL | |
| CELEBRITY SUMMIT 294 m · Malta flag | Moored | Florida, United States | USTPA | |
| CELEBRITY XCEL 327 m · Malta flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | US MIA | |
| COSTA FASCINOSA 290 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | FRMRS | |
| COSTA FAVOLOSA 290 m · Italy flag | Moored | North Atlantic Ocean | PTLIS | |
| COSTA PACIFICA 281 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | FRMRS | |
| COSTA SMERALDA 337 m · Italy flag | Under way, 14 kn | Mediterranean Sea | ESAGP | |
| COSTA TOSCANA 337 m · Italy flag | Moored | Spain | ESBCN | |
| DISNEY FANTASY 340 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | North Atlantic Ocean | US PCV | |
| ENCHANTED PRINCESS 330 m · Bermuda flag | Moored | Ionian Sea | IT CVV | |
| ENCHANTMENT OTS 302 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Florida, United States | US TPA | |
| EXPLORA IV 268 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | — | |
| INDEPENDENCE OTS 339 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | MIA US | |
| KONINGSDAM 299 m · Netherlands flag | Under way, 7 kn | North Pacific Ocean | USSAN > USAOU | |
| MARELLA EXPLORER 262 m · Malta flag | Moored | North Atlantic Ocean | ESCAD | |
| MEIN SCHIFF 3 294 m · Malta flag | Moored | Germany | DEBRV | |
| MEIN SCHIFF 4 294 m · Malta flag | Moored | Spain | ESPMI | |
| MEIN SCHIFF 6 295 m · Malta flag | — | South Atlantic Ocean | ZA PLZ | |
| MEIN SCHIFF FLOW 333 m · Malta flag | Moored | Germany | DE KEL | |
| MSC DIVINA 333 m · Panama flag | Moored | Brazil | BRSSZ | |
| MSC EURIBIA 332 m · Malta flag | — | France | ITGOA | |
| MSC LIRICA 275 m · Panama flag | Moored | Italy | ITPMA | |
| MSC MAGNIFICA 294 m · Panama flag | Moored | Italy | ITGOA | |
| MSC MERAVIGLIA 316 m · Malta flag | — | Straits of Florida | BSFPO>USMIA | |
| MSC PREZIOSA 333 m · Panama flag | Moored | Germany | DEHAM | |
| MSC SEASHORE 339 m · Malta flag | Moored | North Atlantic Ocean | USPCV | |
| MSC SINFONIA 275 m · Panama flag | Moored | Spain | ESBCN | |
| MSC SPLENDIDA 333 m · Panama flag | — | Balearic Sea | ESBCN | |
| MSC VIRTUOSA 332 m · Malta flag | Moored | France | FRMRS | |
| MSC WORLD ASIA 334 m · Malta flag | Stopped | Bay of Biscay | SEA TRIAL | |
| MVAS BEACHCOMBER 273 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Northern Ireland | BELFAST | |
| NOORDAM 285 m · Netherlands flag | Under way, 14 kn | Tasman Sea | AU BNE | |
| NORWEGIAN AQUA 322 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | MIAMI, USA | |
| NORWEGIAN ENCORE 334 m · Bahamas flag | Stopped | California, United States | US LAX | |
| NORWEGIAN EPIC 329 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | North Atlantic Ocean | IT CVV>IT SAL | |
| NORWEGIAN JADE 294 m · Bahamas flag | Under way, 19 kn | Inner Sea | JP NGO > JP UKB | |
| NORWEGIAN JEWEL 294 m · Bahamas flag | — | Straits of Florida | MIAMI,US | |
| ODYSSEY OF THE SEAS 348 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | North Atlantic Ocean | BYE US | |
| RUBY PRINCESS 288 m · Bermuda flag | Under way, 10 kn | North Pacific Ocean | USHNL | |
| SERENADE OF THE SEAS 294 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | California, United States | USSAN | |
| SEVEN SEAS PRESTIGE 257 m · Italy flag | Stopped | Italy | VCE SEA TRIALS | |
| STAR OF THE SEAS 365 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Florida, United States | BS COC>>>US PCV | |
| SUN PRINCESS 345 m · Bermuda flag | Moored | Florida, United States | USPEF | |
| SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS 362 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Gulf of Mexico | US GLS | |
| VENTURA 289 m · Bermuda flag | Moored | Netherlands | GBSOU> NLAMS |
"Heading for" is what the crew typed into the transponder, often a port code such as USMIA (Miami) or ESBCN (Barcelona), and it can be out of date. "Near" is the country, state or sea the last position falls in.
Smaller cruise ships and big ferries, 200 to 245 m
Many luxury and expedition cruise ships are shorter than 245 m, and so are the biggest ferries, which AIS can't tell apart from them. They are all here, A to Z.
| Ship | Doing | Near | Heading for | Heard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEGEAN MAJESTY 220 m · Antigua & Barbuda flag | Stopped | Greece | AIGIO | |
| BALTIC PRINCESS 212 m · Finland flag | Under way, 19 kn | Gulf of Bothnia | SESTO-FILAN-FITKU | |
| BALTIC QUEEN 213 m · Estonia flag | Moored | Sweden | EEVAN><FIMHQ><SESTO | |
| BOREALIS 238 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Norwegian Sea | NO TOS | |
| CAPU ROSSU 204 m · France flag | Moored | France | FR BIA | |
| CELESTYAL JOURNEY 220 m · Bermuda flag | Moored | France | FRMRS | |
| CIUDAD DE VALENCIA 203 m · Italy flag | Moored | Lithuania | SEKAN | |
| COLOR FANTASY 225 m · Norway flag | Under way, 19 kn | Skagerrak | DEKEL<>NOOSL | |
| COLOR MAGIC 224 m · Norway flag | Under way, 17 kn | Germany | NOOSL<>DEKEL | |
| COTE D'OPALE 216 m · France flag | Under way, 13 kn | North Sea | CALAIS DOVER CALAIS | |
| CROWN IRIS 207 m · Panama flag | Under way, 17 kn | Mediterranean Sea | RHODES | |
| CRUISE AUSONIA 200 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITNAP | |
| EXCELSIOR 202 m · Italy flag | Moored | Spain | ESBCN | |
| FESTOS PALACE 215 m · Greece flag | Moored | Greece | SYROS | |
| FINNLADY 219 m · Finland flag | Under way, 20 kn | Gulf of Finland | DE TRAVEMUNDE | |
| GALAXY I 213 m · Latvia flag | Moored | Netherlands | NLAMS | |
| GNV ORION 218 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITNAP | |
| GNV PEGASUS 214 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITTAR | |
| GNV PHOENIX 214 m · Italy flag | Moored | Ionian Sea | ITTAR | |
| GNV SIRIO 214 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITNAP | |
| GNV SPIRIT 204 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITNAP | |
| KYDON PALACE 214 m · Greece flag | Moored | Sea of Crete | GRPIR | |
| MECKLENBURG VORPOMME 200 m · Sweden flag | Under way, 14 kn | Baltic Sea | SETRG<>DERSK | |
| MEGA EXPRESS THREE 212 m · Italy flag | Moored | France | FRAJA | |
| MEGASTAR 213 m · Estonia flag | Under way, 13 kn | Gulf of Finland | EEVAN-FIHEL | |
| MOBY TOMMY 210 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITGOA | |
| MYSTAR 213 m · Estonia flag | Under way, 4 kn | Estonia | EEVAN<->FIHEL | |
| P&O PIONEER 229 m · Cyprus flag | Under way, 18 kn | English Channel | DOV-CAL-DOV | |
| PETER PAN 229 m · Cyprus flag | Under way, 13 kn | Baltic Sea | PL SWI | |
| PRIDE OF HULL 215 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | England | ROTT-HULL-ROTT | |
| SALAMANCA 215 m · France flag | Stopped | Bay of Biscay | ES SDR | |
| SEABOURN ENCORE 211 m · Bahamas flag | Under way, 15 kn | Inner Sea | JP HRR | |
| SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR 224 m · Marshall Islands flag | Moored | Straits of Florida | US MIA | |
| SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER 206 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Ionian Sea | GR JMK | |
| SILJA EUROPA 202 m · Estonia flag | Moored | Netherlands | NLRTM | |
| SILJA SERENADE 203 m · Finland flag | Moored | Finland | FIHEL<>FIMHQ<>SESTO | |
| SILJA SYMPHONY 203 m · Sweden flag | Moored | Sweden | SESTO<>FIMHQ<>FIHEL | |
| SILVER DAWN 213 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Ligurian Sea | ITGOA | |
| SILVER MUSE 213 m · Bahamas flag | Under way, 18 kn | Indian Ocean | RE PD2 | |
| SILVER RAY 244 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Alboran Sea | ES AGP | |
| SILVER SPIRIT 211 m · Bahamas flag | Moored | Tyrrhenian Sea | IT CAG | |
| SKANE 200 m · Sweden flag | Moored | Baltic Sea | DERSK<>SETRG | |
| SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V 212 m · Australia flag | Under way, 24 kn | Bass Strait | AU DPO>AU GEX | |
| SPLENDID 214 m · Italy flag | Moored | Italy | ITNAP | |
| STENA ADVENTURER 211 m · United Kingdom flag | Moored | Ireland | HOLYHEAD<>DUBLIN | |
| STENA BRITANNICA 240 m · United Kingdom flag | Under way, 17 kn | North Sea | NLHVH | |
| STENA EDDA 215 m · Cyprus flag | Under way, 20 kn | Irish Sea | BELFAST<>BIRKENHEAD | |
| STENA EMBLA 215 m · Cyprus flag | Under way, 18 kn | Irish Sea | BELFAST<>BIRKENHEAD | |
| STENA ESTRID 215 m · Cyprus flag | Stopped | Irish Sea | GBHLY<>IEDUB | |
| STENA GERMANICA 241 m · Sweden flag | Moored | Sweden | SEGOT-DEKEL-SEGOT | |
| STENA HOLLANDICA 240 m · Netherlands flag | Under way, 18 kn | North Sea | NL HVH / GB HRW V.V. | |
| STENA SCANDICA 222 m · Denmark flag | — | Baltic Sea | LVVNT><SENRR | |
| STENA SCANDINAVICA 244 m · Sweden flag | Moored | Germany | SEGOT<>DEKEL<>SEGOT | |
| STENA SUPERFAST VII 203 m · United Kingdom flag | Moored | Northern Ireland | LRP<>BELFAST | |
| STENA TRANSIT 212 m · Netherlands flag | Moored | Netherlands | GB IMM | |
| SUNFLOWER KURENAI 200 m · Japan flag | Under way, 17 kn | Inner Sea | >JP BPU | |
| SUPERFAST IV 204 m · Greece flag | Under way, 27 kn | Ionian Sea | GRGPA | |
| SUPERFAST XI 200 m · Greece flag | Moored | Mediterranean Sea | K K L P S P | |
| SUPERSPEED 1 212 m · Norway flag | Under way, 25 kn | Skagerrak | NOKRS<>HHALS | |
| VIKING GLORY 223 m · Finland flag | Under way, 18 kn | Baltic Sea | FITKU<>FIMHQ/FILAN<> | |
| VIKING NEPTUNE 229 m · Norway flag | — | Spain | ESPMI | |
| VIKING SATURN 228 m · Norway flag | Moored | Greece | GR HER | |
| VIKING SKY 228 m · Norway flag | Moored | France | FRMRS |
How does a cruise ship tracker work?
Every large ship carries an AIS transponder that broadcasts its name, position, speed and course over VHF radio, every few seconds while it is moving. Receivers on the coast pick these messages up, and networks such as AISStream.io pass them on. We put each ship on the map where its last message said it was, and list the passenger ships here. There is no schedule or booking data in it: only what the ship itself broadcasts.
Why can't I find my cruise ship?
Usually because it is out of range. AIS is picked up by receivers on land, so a ship far from the coast, typically more than 20 to 40 nautical miles out, goes quiet on a sea day until it nears land again. It may also be shorter than 200 m, which leaves it off the lists above but still on the map, or its crew may spell the name differently. Ships that haven't been heard for 30 minutes drop off until their next report.
Are these all cruise ships?
Not all. AIS gives cruise ships and ferries the same "passenger ship" type, so the data alone can't tell them apart. Length does most of the work: from 245 m up, nearly every passenger ship is a cruise ship, with a few long cruise ferries as the exception. Between 200 and 245 m, smaller cruise ships share the list with the big car ferries of Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, so we list them separately.
Can I see cruise ships on a 3D globe?
Yes. The live map shows every ship it hears, free, colored by type, with passenger ships among them. With Black Clearance ($9.99 a month) you can follow a ship on the 3D globe past real coastlines and ports. It also adds the vessel table and a world ports layer showing the ships in each port. More about the 3D globe.
Questions people ask
Is this cruise ship tracker free?
Yes. This page, every ship page and the live map with ships on it are free, with no account and nothing to install.
How often do cruise ship positions update?
A ship under way broadcasts its position every few seconds, and a moored one every few minutes. The live map refreshes ships every minute, and this page every few minutes. A ship stays listed while it has been heard in the last 30 minutes.
Can I track a cruise ship by name?
Yes. The cruise ships are listed above from A to Z; open one to see where it is on a map. For a smaller ship, enter its MMSI, the nine-digit number its AIS transponder sends, in the ship search, or find it on the live map.
Can I use this to meet a ship in port?
Use it to see roughly where a ship is, not to plan around. Positions can be minutes old, ships out at sea can drop out for hours, and the destination is whatever the crew typed. For arrival times, ask the cruise line or the port.
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Last reviewed . Corrections: support@godseyes.io.
Live data can be late, incomplete or wrong. Not for navigation or safety decisions.
Map and place names: Natural Earth (public domain) · Ship positions: AIS reports from terrestrial receivers via AISStream.io. All data sources.