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The Cruise Ship Crew Leaderboard

One of the great pleasures of a cruise holiday is being waited on hand and foot by dedicated, skilled crew members. With thousands of guests on board, the major vessels have to employ a bumper staff to ensure that every whim of every guest is met 24/7. With that in mind, we have investigated which cruise lines employ the largest number of crew members and which have the best guest to staff ratios. So here is the cruise ship crew leaderboard, complete with the number of guests per crew members.

#	Vessel	Cruise Line	Passengers	Crew	Ratio
1	Celebrity Xpedition	Celebrity Cruises	100	68	1.47
2	Carnival Conquest	Carnival Cruise Line	2,974	1,150	1.56
3	ms Prinsendam	Holland America Line	749	460	1.63
4	Azamara Quest	Azamara Cruises	694	390	1.78
5	Pacific Princess	Princess Cruises	686	373	1.84
6	Celebrity Silhouette	Celebrity Cruises	2,886	1,500	1.92
=	Celebrity Solstice		2,886	1,500	1.92
8	Norwegian Dawn	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,220	1,130	1.95
9	Adonia	P&O Cruises	740	373	1.98
10	Norwegian Jade	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,222	1,100	2.02
11	Celebrity Millennium	Celebrity Cruises	2,035	1,001	2.03
=	Celebrity Reflection		3,042	1,500	2.03
13	ms Rotterdam	Holland America Line	1,320	644	2.05
14	Norwegian Sun	Norwegian Cruise Line	1,936	940	2.06
=	Carnival Miracle	Carnival Cruise Line	2,124	1,030	2.06
=	Carnival Spirit		2,124	930	2.06
=	MSC Sinfonia	MSC Cruises	1,566	760	2.06
18	Norwegian Gem	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,400	1,150	2.09
19	Norwegian Spirit		2,018	962	2.10
20	Queen Mary 2	Cunard	2,640	1,253	2.11
21	ms Veendam	Holland America Line	1,266	588	2.15
22	Celebrity Summit	Celebrity Cruises	2,160	1,000	2.16
=	Norwegian Jewel	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,375	1,101	2.16
=	Diamond Princess	Princess Cruises	2,674	1,238	2.16
=	Sapphire Princess		2,674	1,238	2.16
26	Celebrity Infinity	Celebrity Cruises	2,170	999	2.17
=	Dawn Princess	Princess Cruises	1,950	900	2.17
=	Sea Princess		1,950	900	2.17
=	Star Princess		2,602	1,200	2.17
=	Sun Princess		1,950	900	2.17
31	Azamara Journey	Azamara Cruises	694	319	2.18
=	Norwegian Pearl	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,395	1,100	2.18
=	Norwegian Star		2,350	1,080	2.18
34	Coral Princess	Princess Cruises	1,974	900	2.19
=	Island Princess		1,974	900	2.19
=	ms Oosterdam	Holland America Line	1,848	842	2.19
37	Aurora	P&O Cruises	1,874	850	2.20
=	MSC Magnifica	MSC Cruises	3,010	1,027	2.20
39	Freedom of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	3,634	1,360	2.21
40	Carnival Ecstasy	Carnival Cruise Line	2,052	920	2.23
=	Carnival Elation		2,052	920	2.23
=	Carnival Fantasy		2,056	920	2.23
=	Carnival Fascination		2,052	920	2.23
=	Carnival Imagination		2,052	920	2.23
=	Carnival Inspiration		2,052	920	2.23
=	Carnival Paradise		2,052	920	2.23
=	Carnival Sensation		2,056	920	2.23
=	MSC Lirica	MSC Cruises	1,560	700	2.23
49	Celebrity Eclipse	Celebrity Cruises	2,850	1,271	2.24
=	Queen Victoria	Cunard	2,014	900	2.24
=	Oceana	P&O Cruises	2,016	900	2.24
=	MSC Armonia	MSC Cruises	1,566	700	2.24
53	Arcadia	P&O Cruises	1,968	869	2.26
54	Allure of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	5,400	2,384	2.27
=	ms Maasdam	Holland America Line	1,264	557	2.27
=	ms Nieuw Amsterdam		2,100	929	2.27
57	Celebrity Equinox	Celebrity Cruises	2,850	1,250	2.28
=	Carnival Legend	Carnival Cruise Line	2,124	930	2.28
=	Carnival Pride		2,122	930	2.28
60	Pride of America	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,135	935	2.29
=	ms Noordam	Holland America Line	1,214	530	2.29
62	Queen Elizabeth	Cunard	2,300	1,000	2.30
=	ms Amsterdam	Holland America Line	1,380	600	2.30
=	MSC Opera	MSC Cruises	1,700	740	2.30
65	ms Zuiderdam	Holland America Line	1,848	800	2.31
66	Grand Princess	Princess Cruises	2,600	1,100	2.34
67	Norwegian Breakaway	Norwegian Cruise Line	4,000	1,700	2.35
68	Caribbean Princess	Princess Cruises	2,600	1,100	2.36
69	Oriana	P&O Cruises	1,882	794	2.37
70	Norwegian Epic	Norwegian Cruise Line	4,100	1,708	2.40
71	ms Westerdam	Holland America Line	1,494	612	2.44
72	Norwegian Escape	Norwegian Cruise Line	4,248	1,731	2.45
73	Norwegian Getaway		4,028	1,640	2.46
74	Legend of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	1,800	720	2.50
=	Norwegian Sky	Norwegian Cruise Line	2,000	800	2.50
=	Carnival Triumph	Carnival Cruise Line	2,758	1,100	2.50
=	Carnival Victory		2,758	1,100	2.50
=	MSC Divina	MSC Cruises	3,959	1,370	2.50
=	MSC Splendida		3,959	1,325	2.50
80	Golden Princess	Princess Cruises	2,758	1,100	2.51
81	Carnival Glory	Carnival Cruise Line	2,974	1,160	2.56
=	Carnival Liberty		2,974	1,160	2.56
=	Carnival Valor		2,974	1,180	2.56
84	Enchantment of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	1,950	760	2.57
=	Grandeur of the Seas		1,950	760	2.57
=	Oasis of the Seas		5,400	2,100	2.57
=	Ruby Princess	Princess Cruises	3,080	1,200	2.57
=	ms Volendam	Holland America Line	1,440	561	2.57
89	Crown Princess	Princess Cruises	3,100	1,200	2.58
=	Azura	P&O Cruises	3,100	1,200	2.58
=	MSC Musica	MSC Cruises	2,550	987	2.58
92	Celebrity Constellation	Celebrity Cruises	2,449	941	2.60
93	Carnival Splendor	Carnival Cruise Line	3,006	1,150	2.61
94	Adventure of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	3,114	1,185	2.63
=	Mariner of the Seas		3,114	1,185	2.63
=	ms Eurodam	Holland America Line	2,104	800	2.63
97	Navigator of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	3,114	1,181	2.64
=	Radiance of the Seas		2,139	868	2.64
=	Carnival Sunshine	Carnival Cruise Line	2,642	1,042	2.64
100	Explorer of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	3,114	1,176	2.65
=	Voyager of the Seas		3,114	1,176	2.65
102	Carnival Breeze	Carnival Cruise Line	3,690	1,386	2.66
103	Independence of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	3,634	1,360	2.67
=	Regal Princess	Princess Cruises	3,600	1,350	2.67
=	Royal Princess		3,600	1,350	2.67
106	Carnival Dream	Carnival Cruise Line	3,646	1,367	2.68
107	Carnival Magic		3,690	1,367	2.70
108	ms Zaandam	Holland America Line	1,440	531	2.71
=	Carnival Vista	Carnival Cruise Line	3,936	1,450	2.71
110	Jewel of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2,501	869	2.88
111	ms Koningsdam	Holland America Line	3,194	1,025	2.90
112	Serenade of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2,501	858	2.91
113	Ventura	P&O Cruises	3,574	1,220	2.93
114	Brilliance of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2,501	848	2.95
115	MSC Fantasia	MSC Cruises	3,959	1,313	3.01
116	Britannia	P&O Cruises	3,647	1,350	3.10
=	MSC Orchestra	MSC Cruises	3,013	987	3.10
=	MSC Poesia		3,013	987	3.10
119	Emerald Princess	Princess Cruises	3,782	1,200	3.15
=	MSC Preziosa	MSC Cruises	4,345	1,380	3.15
121	Rhapsody of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2,416	765	3.18
122	Liberty of the Seas		4,370	1,360	3.21
123	Carnival Freedom	Carnival Cruise Line	2,974	1,150	3.22
124	Majesty of the Seas	Royal Caribbean	2,744	822	3.34
125	Vision of the Seas		2,435	66	3.69
126	Anthem of the Seas		4,905	1,300	3.77

So if that’s helped make your mind up about which ship you’d like to spend a few weeks aboard being pampered by the attentive crew, visit the Cruise1st homepage for the full range of our great deals. Or give us a call on 0808 2746 777.

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Claire has worked in the travel industry since leaving college in 1994. One of this blog's most regular contributors, Claire covers cruise news and industry trends.

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