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Scenic Cruises

146 crossings between 74 ports in 40 countries. On 38 they are the only operator on the water; on 22 they are the quickest of several; on 63 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Scenic Cruises

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

26% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 38 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.

63 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.

12 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 146 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

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

Budapest – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 214 km Scenic Cruises 48 h 00 FlixBus-eu 2 h 30 rate not held 7 rivals

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Istanbul 447 km Scenic Cruises 48 h 00 FlixBus-eu 10 h 10 rate not held 2 rivals

Budapest – Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) 444 km Scenic Cruises 72 h 00 FlixBus-eu 6 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Amsterdam – Paris City Scenic Cruises 72 h 00 Emerald Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Amsterdam – Brussels 6087 km Scenic Cruises 72 h 00 Emerald Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Amsterdam – London-Tilbury Scenic Cruises 72 h 00 Emerald Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Laem Chabang – Siem Reap Scenic Cruises 72 h 00 Emerald Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Budapest – Zagreb (Bus Station) 299 km Scenic Cruises 96 h 00 FlixBus-eu 3 h 55 rate not held 1 rival

Amsterdam – Basel 569 km Scenic Cruises 120 h 00 Tauck River Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) 1081 km Scenic Cruises 120 h 00 Emerald Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Budapest 643 km Scenic Cruises 144 h 00 CroisiEurope 96 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) – Porto-Leixoes Scenic Cruises 168 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 275 km Scenic Cruises 192 h 00 FlixBus-eu 3 h 45 rate not held 2 rivals

Basel – Frankfurt central train station 296 km Scenic Cruises 192 h 00 Avalon Waterways 96 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Malaga – Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1437 km Scenic Cruises 192 h 00 Marella Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Budapest – Regensburg 540 km Scenic Cruises 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Paris City – Porto-Leixoes Scenic Cruises 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Basel – Mainz central train station (exit West) 274 km Scenic Cruises 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro 1968 km Scenic Cruises 216 h 00 Costa Cruises 96 h 00 rate not held 9 rivals

Bridgetown – St Johns Antigua Scenic Cruises 216 h 00 Star Clippers 192 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Dubrovnik – Rome City 7927 km Scenic Cruises 216 h 00 Emerald Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Valletta – Villefranche-sur-Mer 1064 km Scenic Cruises 216 h 00 Silversea Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Bergen – Oslo 305 km Scenic Cruises 216 h 00 Hurtigruten 24 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Paris City Scenic Cruises 240 h 00 Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) – Paris City Scenic Cruises 240 h 00 Emerald Cruises 48 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Dublin – Edinburgh Bus Station Scenic Cruises 240 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions 192 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Lisbon (Oriente) – Porto-Leixoes Scenic Cruises 240 h 00 Riviera Travel 24 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) – Regensburg 205 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 FlixBus-eu 3 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Saigon – Siem Reap 413 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Emerald Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Benoa – Singapore 1684 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Windstar Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Basel – Paris City Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Uniworld 240 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Barcelona – Lisbon (Oriente) 1006 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 168 h 00 rate not held 19 rivals

Rome City – Villefranche-sur-Mer 7159 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Emerald Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Lisbon (Oriente) – Valletta 2109 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Silversea Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Basel – London-Tilbury Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Emerald Cruises 264 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Malaga – Villefranche-sur-Mer 1261 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Silversea Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Lisbon (Oriente) 982 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Windstar Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Funchal – Palma de Mallorca 1914 km Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises 216 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Amsterdam – Budapest 1146 km Scenic Cruises 288 h 00 Emerald Cruises 288 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Buenos Aires – Valparaiso-Santiago Scenic Cruises 288 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions 288 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

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Where they are the only boat

38 crossings with no other operator on record.

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Madrid 72 h 00 rate not held 9520 km

London-Tilbury – Porto-Leixoes 96 h 00 rate not held

Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) – Madrid 168 h 00 rate not held 9864 km

Madrid – Paris City 168 h 00 rate not held

London-Tilbury – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 168 h 00 rate not held

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Porto-Leixoes 192 h 00 rate not held

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 240 h 00 rate not held 436 km

Nassau – Panama City 240 h 00 rate not held 1803 km

Bridgetown – Funchal 240 h 00 rate not held 4842 km

Basel – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 240 h 00 rate not held 289 km

Bergen – Edinburgh Bus Station 264 h 00 rate not held

Bridgetown – Nassau 264 h 00 rate not held 2284 km

Budapest – London-Tilbury 264 h 00 rate not held

Basel – Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) 264 h 00 rate not held 574 km

Montreal – Portland OR 288 h 00 rate not held

Santa Cruz de Tenerife – St Johns Antigua 288 h 00 rate not held

Copenhagen Busterminal – Portland OR 312 h 00 rate not held

Hakata-Fukuoka City – Siem Reap 312 h 00 rate not held

Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) – Zagreb (Bus Station) 336 h 00 rate not held 489 km

Auckland – Hobart 336 h 00 rate not held 2424 km

Lautoka – Lyttelton-Christchurch 360 h 00 rate not held

Copenhagen Busterminal – Toronto 408 h 00 rate not held 6251 km

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 432 h 00 rate not held 856 km

Montreal – Toronto 432 h 00 rate not held 505 km

Boston – Nassau 456 h 00 rate not held 2007 km

Amsterdam – Zagreb (Bus Station) 456 h 00 rate not held 1086 km

Colombo – Kolkata 552 h 00 rate not held 1963 km

Benoa – Broome WA 552 h 00 rate not held

Kochi City – Kolkata 576 h 00 rate not held

Istanbul – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 576 h 00 rate not held 1277 km

Cairns – Papeete 624 h 00 rate not held 6831 km

Dublin – Paris City 720 h 00 rate not held

Lautoka – Valparaiso-Santiago 744 h 00 rate not held

Budapest – Dublin 792 h 00 rate not held 1891 km

London-Tilbury – Madrid not held rate not held

Bergen – Toronto not held rate not held 5640 km

Amsterdam – Frankfurt central train station not held rate not held 364 km

Hakata-Fukuoka City – Saigon not held rate not held

Which months they sail

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

Our records for Scenic Cruises 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 146 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

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