Operator ·

Royal Caribbean

44 crossings between 32 ports in 15 countries. On 14 they are the only operator on the water; on 4 they are the quickest of several; on 18 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Royal Caribbean

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

32% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 14 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

18 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

Where they are beaten

25 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Barcelona – Civitavecchia-Rome Royal Caribbean 96 h 00 Grimaldi Lines 22 h 15 rate not held 25 rivals

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Los Angeles 1774 km Royal Caribbean 96 h 00 Princess Cruises 96 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – San Diego 1908 km Royal Caribbean 144 h 00 Disney Cruise Line 120 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Seward 2053 km Royal Caribbean 168 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 168 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Barcelona – Lisbon (Oriente) 1006 km Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 168 h 00 rate not held 19 rivals

Barcelona – Piraeus-Athens Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Princess Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 16 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Piraeus-Athens Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Costa Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 18 rivals

Istanbul – Piraeus-Athens Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Viking Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 15 rivals

Barcelona – Trieste (Autostazione) 1048 km Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Cunard 168 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Trieste (Autostazione) Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Costa Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Barcelona – Ravenna 883 km Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 192 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Ravenna Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 168 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Piraeus-Athens – Ravenna Royal Caribbean 192 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 168 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Honolulu – Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal 4361 km Royal Caribbean 216 h 00 Celebrity Cruises 216 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

East New York – Miami 1756 km Royal Caribbean 240 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 72 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

East New York – Fort Lauderdale 1721 km Royal Caribbean 240 h 00 Holland America 72 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Miami – San Juan 1661 km Royal Caribbean 264 h 00 Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection 144 h 00 rate not held 8 rivals

Miami – Southampton 7048 km Royal Caribbean 312 h 00 Cunard 288 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Barcelona – Fort Lauderdale 7517 km Royal Caribbean 336 h 00 Crystal Cruises 336 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Barcelona – Port Canaveral 7405 km Royal Caribbean 336 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 312 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Barcelona – Miami 7543 km Royal Caribbean 360 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 312 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Barcelona – San Juan 6870 km Royal Caribbean 360 h 00 Virgin Voyages 312 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – East New York Royal Caribbean 360 h 00 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 360 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Honolulu – Sydney 8166 km Royal Caribbean 384 h 00 Celebrity Cruises 360 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Tampa Royal Caribbean 384 h 00 Carnival Cruise Line 384 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Where they are the only boat

14 crossings with no other operator on record.

Cartagena Colombia – Colon 168 h 00 rate not held

Shanghai – Yokohama 216 h 00 rate not held 1749 km

Baltimore Penn Station – San Juan 216 h 00 rate not held 2524 km

Cape Liberty Bayonne – Miami 240 h 00 rate not held

Cape Liberty Bayonne – Fort Lauderdale 240 h 00 rate not held

Fort Lauderdale – Galveston 264 h 00 rate not held 1706 km

Barcelona – New Orleans 360 h 00 rate not held 8036 km

Cape Liberty Bayonne – Civitavecchia-Rome 360 h 00 rate not held

Galveston – Southampton 384 h 00 rate not held 6310 km

Seattle – Yokohama 384 h 00 rate not held 7718 km

San Diego – Tampa 384 h 00 rate not held 3357 km

Los Angeles – Yokohama 408 h 00 rate not held 8853 km

Brisbane – Seattle 576 h 00 rate not held 11847 km

Brisbane – Los Angeles 648 h 00 rate not held 11550 km

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Royal Caribbean crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 44 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.