The 40 longest ships ever built
Ranked by length overall — from the 488 m Prelude down to Berge Stahl, with the honest asterisk explained.
Open the board →Gross tonnage is a volume index, not a weight — see the explainer. Ships measured under the pre-1982 GRT rules (Titanic, the 1970s tankers) are excluded rather than mixed in dishonestly.
1
Pioneering Spirit403,342 GT
Allseas · 2014In service
2
Seawise Giant260,941 GT
C.Y. Tung / later owners · 1979Scrapped 2010
3
Legend of the Seas248,663 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2026In service
4
Icon of the Seas248,663 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2023In service
5
Star of the Seas248,663 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2025In service
6
Wonder of the Seas236,857 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2022In service
7
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé236,583 GT
CMA CGM · 2020In service
8
Ever Ace235,579 GT
Evergreen · 2021In service
9
TI Europe234,006 GT
CMB.TECH (Euronav) · 2002In service
10
TI Oceania234,006 GT
CMB.TECH (Euronav) · 2002In service
11
HMM Algeciras228,283 GT
HMM · 2020In service
12
Symphony of the Seas228,081 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2018In service
13
Harmony of the Seas226,963 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2016In service
14
Oasis of the Seas226,838 GT
Royal Caribbean · 2009In service
15
Ever Given220,940 GT
Evergreen · 2018In service
16
MSC World Europa215,863 GT
MSC Cruises · 2022In service
17
Madrid Mærsk214,286 GT
Maersk · 2017In service
18
OOCL Hong Kong210,890 GT
COSCO Shipping · 2017In service
19
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller194,849 GT
Maersk · 2013In service
20
Arvia185,581 GT
P&O Cruises · 2022In service
21
Costa Smeralda185,010 GT
Costa Cruises · 2019In service
22
AIDA Nova183,858 GT
AIDA Cruises · 2018In service
23
Carnival Jubilee183,521 GT
Carnival Cruise Line · 2023In service
24
Star Princess177,882 GT
Princess Cruises · 2025In service
25
Emma Mærsk170,794 GT
Maersk · 2006In service
26
Norwegian Aqua156,300 GT
Norwegian Cruise Line · 2025In service
27
Queen Mary 2149,215 GT
Cunard · 2003In service
28
Disney Wish144,000 GT
Disney Cruise Line · 2022In service
29
Celebrity Xcel141,420 GT
Celebrity Cruises · 2025In service
30
Rotterdam99,935 GT
Holland America Line · 2021In service
30 ships ranked · every figure sourced on its own page · last verified 2026-07-15
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