This statistic presents a ranking of the leading 8 cruise companies in Europe according to passenger capacity as of 2015. MSC Cruises was the biggest company in the European cruise market, with a passenger capacity of approximately 1.1 million. Costa, AIDA and P&O cruises, all owned by Carnival Corporation, also featured in the ranking.
Leading cruise companies ranked by passenger capacity in Europe as of 2015*
(in millions)
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Cruise Industry News. (July 14, 2015). Leading cruise companies ranked by passenger capacity in Europe as of 2015* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742275/leading-european-cruise-companies-by-capacity/
Cruise Industry News. "Leading cruise companies ranked by passenger capacity in Europe as of 2015* (in millions)." Chart. July 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742275/leading-european-cruise-companies-by-capacity/
Cruise Industry News. (2015). Leading cruise companies ranked by passenger capacity in Europe as of 2015* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742275/leading-european-cruise-companies-by-capacity/
Cruise Industry News. "Leading Cruise Companies Ranked by Passenger Capacity in Europe as of 2015* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742275/leading-european-cruise-companies-by-capacity/
Cruise Industry News, Leading cruise companies ranked by passenger capacity in Europe as of 2015* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742275/leading-european-cruise-companies-by-capacity/ (last visited May 10, 2025)
Leading cruise companies ranked by passenger capacity in Europe as of 2015* (in millions) [Graph], Cruise Industry News, July 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/742275/leading-european-cruise-companies-by-capacity/
