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Best-of · ranked by public data · 30 ships

Cruise ships with the most crew per guest (30)

Guests per crew member, calculated from each line's own guest (double occupancy or lower berths) and crew figures. A lower number means more crew for every guest. Ships whose guest figure is a maximum or an unlabelled total are left out so the comparison stays like-for-like.

FilterHas gross tonnageHas guestsHas crewIn service

#	Ship	Line	Guests per crew	Guests	Crew
1	Norwegian Joy	Norwegian	2.07	3,776 double occupancy	1,821
2	Norwegian Sun	Norwegian	2.07	1,878 double occupancy	906
3	Norwegian Prima	Norwegian	2.12	3,195 double occupancy	1,506
4	Norwegian Viva	Norwegian	2.12	3,195 double occupancy	1,506
5	Norwegian Spirit	Norwegian	2.18	1,972 double occupancy	904
6	Norwegian Pearl	Norwegian	2.19	2,344 double occupancy	1,072
7	Norwegian Dawn	Norwegian	2.22	2,290 double occupancy	1,032
8	Norwegian Jewel	Norwegian	2.22	2,368 double occupancy	1,069
9	Coral Princess	Princess	2.23	2,000 lower berths	895
10	Norwegian Aqua	Norwegian	2.23	3,565 double occupancy	1,597
11	Norwegian Gem	Norwegian	2.23	2,388 double occupancy	1,070
12	Norwegian Luna	Norwegian	2.23	3,565 double occupancy	1,597
13	Norwegian Star	Norwegian	2.23	2,298 double occupancy	1,031
14	Grand Princess	Princess	2.27	2,610 lower berths	1,150
15	Norwegian Jade	Norwegian	2.27	2,352 double occupancy	1,037
16	Carnival Legend	Carnival	2.28	2,124 double occupancy	930
17	Carnival Miracle	Carnival	2.28	2,124 double occupancy	930
18	Carnival Spirit	Carnival	2.28	2,124 double occupancy	930
19	Norwegian Encore	Norwegian	2.28	3,958 double occupancy	1,735
20	Carnival Pride	Carnival	2.29	2,134 double occupancy	930
21	Carnival Paradise	Carnival	2.31	2,124 double occupancy	920
22	Norwegian Bliss	Norwegian	2.34	4,010 double occupancy	1,716
23	Pride of America	Norwegian	2.35	2,180 double occupancy	927
24	Norwegian Breakaway	Norwegian	2.36	3,903 double occupancy	1,657
25	Norwegian Epic	Norwegian	2.36	4,070 double occupancy	1,724
26	Norwegian Getaway	Norwegian	2.37	3,903 double occupancy	1,646
27	Volendam	Holland America	2.37	1,432 double occupancy	604
28	Zaandam	Holland America	2.37	1,432 double occupancy	604
29	Icon of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2.39	5,610 double occupancy	2,350
30	Legend of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2.39	5,610 double occupancy	2,350

— = not published in the cruise line's source. Each figure links back to its source on the ship's page.

How this list works

Rankings use only figures each cruise line publishes about its own ships, linked from every ship page. Ships without the relevant figure are left out rather than estimated. Nobody pays to be on or move up this list; a sponsored row, if shown, is marked "AD · SPONSORED · not ranked", has no number, and the numbering skips it. Methodology.

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