Cruise Ship Maritime Safety Rankings

Every cruise ship ranked by a composite safety score built from 5 federal data sources: USCG inspections, marine casualties, CDC sanitation, cruise crime reports, and NTSB investigations.

All Ships Safest Ships Most Concerning Best CDC Best Inspections
# Ship Cruise Line Safety Score ▼ Inspection (35%) Incident (25%) CDC (20%) Crime (10%) Investigation (10%)
1 Norwegian Gem Norwegian 99 100 100 100 85 100
2 Norwegian Encore Norwegian 99 100 100 100 85 100
3 Adventure of the Seas Royal Caribbean 99 100 100 100 85 100
4 Ovation of the Seas Royal Caribbean 99 100 100 100 85 100
5 Utopia of the Seas Royal Caribbean 99 100 100 100 85 100
6 Carnival Luminosa Carnival 99 100 100 100 85 100
7 Disney Wish Disney 98 100 100 99 85 100
8 Independence of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 99 85 100
9 Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 99 85 100
10 Odyssey of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 99 85 100
11 Carnival Spirit Carnival 98 100 100 99 85 100
12 Carnival Legend Carnival 98 100 100 99 85 100
13 Carnival Conquest Carnival 98 100 100 99 85 100
14 Carnival Celebration Carnival 98 100 100 99 85 100
15 Norwegian Escape Norwegian 98 100 100 99 85 100
16 Carnival Vista Oceania 98 100 100 98 85 100
17 Celebrity Beyond Celebrity 98 100 100 98 85 100
18 Disney Fantasy Disney 98 100 100 98 85 100
19 Norwegian Getaway Norwegian 98 100 100 98 85 100
20 Norwegian Joy Norwegian 98 100 100 98 85 100
21 Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 98 85 100
22 Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 98 85 100
23 Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 98 85 100
24 Wonder of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 98 85 100
25 Carnival Horizon Carnival 98 100 100 98 85 100
26 Norwegian Prima Norwegian 98 100 100 97 85 100
27 Norwegian Viva Norwegian 98 100 100 97 85 100
28 Allure of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 97 85 100
29 Symphony of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 97 85 100
30 Icon of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 97 85 100
31 Carnival Freedom Carnival 98 100 100 97 85 100
32 Carnival Jubilee Carnival 98 100 100 97 85 100
33 Serenade of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 96 85 100
34 Carnival Elation Carnival 98 100 100 96 85 100
35 Carnival Miracle Carnival 98 100 100 96 85 100
36 Carnival Glory Carnival 98 100 100 96 85 100
37 Carnival Sunrise Carnival 98 100 100 96 85 100
38 Carnival Radiance Carnival 98 100 100 96 85 100
39 Celebrity Edge Celebrity 98 100 100 95 85 100
40 Disney Dream Disney 98 100 100 95 85 100
41 Norwegian Breakaway Norwegian 98 100 100 95 85 100
42 Navigator of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 95 85 100
43 Oasis of the Seas Royal Caribbean 98 100 100 95 85 100
44 Carnival Breeze Carnival 98 100 100 95 85 100
45 Carnival Venezia Carnival 98 100 100 95 85 100
46 Carnival Paradise Carnival 97 100 100 94 85 100
47 Carnival Liberty Carnival 97 100 100 94 85 100
48 Carnival Sunshine Carnival 97 100 100 94 85 100
49 Norwegian Bliss Norwegian 97 100 100 93 85 100
50 Mariner of the Seas Royal Caribbean 97 100 100 93 85 100
51 Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean 97 100 100 92 85 100
52 Carnival Valor Carnival 97 100 100 92 85 100
53 Carnival Panorama Carnival 97 100 100 92 85 100
54 Mardi Gras Carnival 97 100 100 92 85 100
55 Norwegian Epic Norwegian 96 100 100 89 85 100
56 Liberty of the Seas Royal Caribbean 96 100 100 89 85 100
57 Carnival Dream Carnival 96 100 100 89 85 100
58 MSC Meraviglia MSC 96 100 100 86 85 100
59 Carnival Pride Carnival 96 100 100 86 85 100
60 Carnival Magic Carnival 96 100 100 86 85 100
61 Spectrum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 90 100 100 58 85 100
62 Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady Virgin Voyages 79 100 100 0 85 100

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Scores are calculated from 5 federal data sources using a weighted formula.

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