CruiseIndex is the independent research engine built to score every ship, fare, and review, so you know what a sailing is actually worth before you book.
Browse the index23,348 active sailings.
Every sailing is judged three ways: how good the ship is, what passengers make of her, and whether today's fare is a deal. Together, they tell you what a cruise is actually worth.
The physical ship itself: half space per guest, a third guests per crew member, the rest condition. Food and service are shown separately, because passenger ratings only compare ships within their own line.
Every ship lands on one curve. The sixth star belongs to the top 2%, so no ship starts with it.
Every input is a measurement or a public record. See the full fleet ranking →
Actual passenger ratings from the major review sites, pooled into one comparable number.
One site's 4.2 isn't another's, so we align the scales first. Then volume decides: 3,100 reviews pull hard, 240 barely register.
Shown as-is. We compute from the ratings and never republish anyone's review.
Today's fare against what this class of ship normally costs at this length and season.
Scored inside its own class, so a six-star ship can still be a bargain. Reviews nudge it by at most ±6%.
5.0 fairly priced · 7.5+ a good deal · 9+ a great one.
Same math for every line: no sponsored placements, no pay-to-rank.
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23,348 sailings scored on ship quality, passenger reviews and what the fare should cost.
Every fare here is a real, current CruiseDirect price: sailings without one are withheld rather than shown at an estimate. · How the Index works →