How this site works

The Europe Cruise is a planning guide for Americans sailing in Europe: getting from the airport to the ship, what to do on each port day, which ship and line suit you, and the entry rules that changed in 2025 and 2026.

Where the facts come from

Port authorities, cruise lines, transport operators and government sites, listed at the bottom of each page with the month they were read. Ship specs come mostly from the lines' own pages and from Wikipedia fleet tables, marked as secondary where that applies. Anything that couldn't be matched to an official source is labelled as still being confirmed.

Schedules and ship positions

Nothing here copies a port's or a line's timetable. The Ships in port page sends you to each port authority's own list. Ship pages give a short tally of a ship's Europe sailings (how many, how long, where they start) with a link to the full listing. "Where is she now?" links open the ship's public record on VesselFinder; no live tracking map is shown on this site.

Photos

Every photo is from Wikimedia Commons, used under the Creative Commons or public domain terms its author chose. Each one is credited on the page where it appears, and the port and section photos are also listed on the credits page.

Money

No cruise line, port or agency pays for a mention. Links to cruise lines and operators are plain links.

Visits

Visits are counted with Google Analytics. The privacy page says what that means.

Contact

Corrections, a changed timetable, or a photo credit that's wrong: [email protected]. Fares and times move, so always confirm with the operator before you travel.