Fastest Ships Calling on the West Coast
Ships with West Coast calls in our schedules, ranked by typical speed, with top speed beside it. Only ships with a known figure are ranked.
The Fastest Ten on the West Coast (Typical Speed)
- 1 Queen Mary 2 Cunard 26 kn typical · 30 kn top
- 2 Celebrity Summit Celebrity Cruises 24 kn typical · top: ○ Not confirmed
- 3 Disney Adventure Disney Cruise Line 23 kn typical · 24.3 kn top
- 4= Grand Princess Princess Cruises 22.5 kn typical · 23 kn top
- 4= Norwegian Bliss Norwegian Cruise Line 22.5 kn typical · 25 kn top
- 4= Norwegian Encore Norwegian Cruise Line 22.5 kn typical · top: ○ Not confirmed
- 4= Norwegian Joy Norwegian Cruise Line 22.5 kn typical · 25 kn top
- 8= Asuka II NYK Cruises 22 kn typical · top: ○ Not confirmed
- 8= Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Line 22 kn typical · top: ○ Not confirmed
- 8= Carnival Miracle Carnival Cruise Line 22 kn typical · top: ○ Not confirmed
By Line
- Cunard: Fastest is Queen Mary 2 at 26 kn (2 ships ranked)
- Celebrity Cruises: Fastest is Celebrity Summit at 24 kn (2 ships ranked)
- Disney Cruise Line: Fastest is Disney Adventure at 23 kn (3 ships ranked)
- Princess Cruises: Fastest is Grand Princess at 22.5 kn (5 ships ranked)
- Norwegian Cruise Line: Fastest is Norwegian Bliss at 22.5 kn (4 ships ranked)
- NYK Cruises: Fastest is Asuka II at 22 kn (1 ship ranked)
- Carnival Cruise Line: Fastest is Carnival Legend at 22 kn (7 ships ranked)
- Royal Caribbean International: Fastest is Navigator of the Seas at 22 kn (2 ships ranked)
- Holland America Line: Fastest is Noordam at 22 kn (8 ships ranked)
- Mitsui Ocean Cruises: Fastest is Mitsui Ocean Sakura at 21.6 kn (2 ships ranked)
- Peace Boat: Fastest is Pacific World at 21.4 kn (1 ship ranked)
- Crystal Cruises: Fastest is Crystal Serenity at 21 kn (2 ships ranked)
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises: Fastest is Europa at 21 kn (3 ships ranked)
- Oceania Cruises: Fastest is Riviera at 19.5 kn (1 ship ranked)
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Fastest is Seven Seas Explorer at 19.4 kn (3 ships ranked)
- Seabourn: Fastest is Seabourn Quest at 19 kn (1 ship ranked)
- Silversea: Fastest is Silver Dawn at 17 kn (2 ships ranked)
- ResidenSea: Fastest is The World at 17 kn (1 ship ranked)
- Viking Ocean Cruises: Fastest is Viking Orion at 17 kn (3 ships ranked)
- HX Hurtigruten Expeditions: Fastest is Fridtjof Nansen at 15 kn (2 ships ranked)
Typical (service) speed is the pace a ship is built to hold for hours. Top speed is the most it can make, usually on trials or in a short burst. These are planning numbers about the ship, not a forecast for your sailing.