Cruise ship webcams provide a real-time view of the front of the ship and its surroundings, allowing viewers to see the ship’s path, weather conditions, ports of call, and unprecedented views of the horizon.

Most cruise ships provide live webcam feeds, which can be viewed through the cabin TV. But if you want a taste of cruising, several cruise lines offer live webcam feeds online for the public to view.

Keep reading to find a list of cruise ships with live webcam feeds.

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Cruise Ship Webcams

Cruise ship webcams offer a real-time view of the ship’s surroundings. Nearly every cruise ship has a live webcam on the bow with views of the surrounding ocean, the ship’s path, or the local port of call when the ship is docked.

Some cruise ships also provide an aft webcam showcasing the ship’s wake.

The live webcams can be viewed from the in-stateroom TVs. It’s a fun way to see where the ship is when you wake up in the morning. And get a sneak peek of the port of call.

Some cruise lines provide webcam feeds online for the public to view.

Screenshot of Norwegian Spirit’s live cruise ship webcam while sailing in the open ocean — Here’s an example of what you can expect to see from a cruise ship webcam (Screenshot Courtesy: Norwegian Cruise Line)

Watching live webcams of cruise ships can be an exciting and immersive experience, especially for those who are unable to travel, excited about an upcoming cruise, or checking in on loved ones who are traveling.

But not all cruise lines provide live webcams for the public. Below is a list of cruise ships with live feeds you can view at home.

Important Note: Although cruise lines use the term “live webcams,” the webcam footage is commonly not a live video. Instead, the live webcams provided by cruise lines are often an image that is updated every 30 to 60 seconds.

Costa Cruises Webcams

Costa Cruises provides live webcam feeds that can be viewed on their website. They offer live feeds of the bow and aft from every ship in their fleet.

Cunard Line Webcams

Cunard Line used to offer live webcams showcasing the view from the bow of the vessel. At the time of writing, the webcams were taken offline. However, you can check the links below to see if the cruise ship webcams if they resume service.

Norwegian Cruise Line Webcams

Norwegian Cruise Line provides live webcam feeds from the bow of their vessels. The webcams can be viewed online and provide a fun look at the ship’s position. You can see the open ocean extending for miles or the local port where the ship is docked.

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises offers live cruise ship webcams throughout its fleet.

Cruise Lines That Don’t Provide Public Webcams

The cruise ship Valiant Lady operated by Virgin Voyages docked at the dock in La Coruña Spain on March 23, 2022

Not all cruise lines provide live webcam feeds.

When taking a look at the list below, you’ll notice a common theme.

Many cruise lines stopped providing live streaming feeds from their ships during the industry-wide shutdown. Once cruising returned, many of the cruise lines below didn’t bring back their live webcams.

Carnival Cruise Line Webcams

Carnival used to provide a live webcam feed on all cruise ships for the public to view. However, after the industry-wide pause in 2020, Carnival took the webcams offline.

Although cruising has resumed, the live webcam feeds have not returned.

Disney Cruise Line Webcams

Disney has never offered live webcams on any of their cruise ships.

MSC Cruises Webcams

MSC Cruises stopped providing live webcams in November 2019.

P&O Cruises Webcams

P&O Cruises used to provide public webcam streaming until the industry-wide shutdown in 2020. Although P&O Cruises has returned to sailing, they have not brought back their live webcams.

Royal Caribbean Webcams

Royal Caribbean International used to provide public webcam streaming until the industry-wide shutdown in 2020. Although the cruise lines have returned to sailing, they have not brought back their live webcams.

Virgin Voyages Webcams

Virgin Voyages is a relatively new cruise line. They have never offered live webcams to the public.