Top 25 Cruises in May 2026

Our list of the top cruises in the world in May 2026, with rankings based on itinerary, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise length and destination.

#1

35 Night Grand Fjords and Iconic Viking Shores on Viking Neptune

Viking Ocean Cruises
Saturday May 30th
From Amsterdam to New York City

#2

7 Night Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing on Queen Mary 2

Cunard
Friday May 8th
From New York City to Southampton

#3

7 Night Westbound Transatlantic Crossing on Queen Mary 2

Cunard
Friday May 1st
From Le Havre (Paris) to New York City

#4

7 Night Viking Shores and Fjords on Viking Neptune

Viking Ocean Cruises
Saturday May 30th
From Amsterdam to Bergen

#5

7 Night Viking Shores and Fjords on Viking Neptune

Viking Ocean Cruises
Saturday May 23rd
From Bergen to Amsterdam

#6

22 Night North Pacific Passage on Viking Orion

Viking Ocean Cruises
Monday May 25th
From Tokyo to Vancouver

#7

22 Night North Pacific Passage on Viking Venus

Viking Ocean Cruises
Wednesday May 6th
From Tokyo to Vancouver

#8

17 Night Northern Pacific Journey Tokyo To Vancouver on Seven Seas Explorer

Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Sunday May 3rd
From Tokyo to Vancouver

#9

9 Night Empires Of The Mediterranean on Viking Star

Viking Ocean Cruises
Thursday May 21st
From Venice to Piraeus (Athens)

#10

14 Night Mediterranean and Italian Sojourn on Viking Vesta

Viking Ocean Cruises
Tuesday May 12th
From Venice to Barcelona

#11

11 Night Fusina (Venice) To Civitavecchia (Rome) on Silver Muse

Silversea Cruises
Wednesday May 6th
From Venice to Civitavecchia (Rome)

#12

10 Night Honolulu, Oahu To Vancouver on Silver Whisper

Silversea Cruises
Monday May 18th
From Honolulu (Oahu) to Vancouver

#13

9 Night Norwegian Fjords on Queen Anne

Cunard
Saturday May 2nd
From Hamburg to Southampton

#14

14 Night Grand World Voyage on Volendam

Holland America Line
Sunday May 3rd
From San Diego to Fort Lauderdale

#15

9 Night Empires Of The Mediterranean on Viking Star

Viking Ocean Cruises
Saturday May 30th
From Piraeus (Athens) to Chioggia

#16

14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities on Viking Mars

Viking Ocean Cruises
Monday May 25th
From Piraeus (Athens) to Tarragona

#17

21 Night Mediterranean and Adriatic Sojourn on Viking Sea

Viking Ocean Cruises
Tuesday May 12th
From Piraeus (Athens) to Barcelona

#18

14 Night Italy, The Adriatic and Greece on Viking Sea

Viking Ocean Cruises
Tuesday May 12th
From Piraeus (Athens) to Civitavecchia (Rome)

#19

21 Night Mediterranean and Adriatic Sojourn on Viking Vesta

Viking Ocean Cruises
Tuesday May 5th
From Piraeus (Athens) to Barcelona

#20

14 Night Italy, The Adriatic and Greece on Viking Vesta

Viking Ocean Cruises
Tuesday May 5th
From Piraeus (Athens) to Civitavecchia (Rome)

#21

22 Night World Cruise Segment - Sydney to Cape Town on Crown Princess

Princess Cruises
Sunday May 10th
From Sydney to Cape Town

#22

55 Night World Cruise Liner - Sydney to London (Dover) on Crown Princess

Princess Cruises
Sunday May 10th
From Sydney to Dover

#23

116 Night World Cruise - Sydney to Brisbane on Crown Princess

Princess Cruises
Sunday May 10th
From Sydney to Brisbane

#24

77 Night World Cruise Liner - Sydney to New York on Crown Princess

Princess Cruises
Sunday May 10th
From Sydney to New York City

#25

14 Night Alaska Glaciers, Fjords and Inside Passage on Seabourn Encore

Seabourn Cruise Line
Friday May 29th
From Vancouver to Vancouver

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