Take a look at the ships coming to the city
Cunard’s Queen Anne sails from Liverpool(Image: Andrew Teebay)
Liverpool has welcomed many spectacular ships through the years. From the iconic Cunard ships to magical Disney cruise liners, plenty of luxurious names have sailed across the Mersey and into Liverpool’s cruise terminal.
Cunard’s Queen Anne is set to make her fourth visit to the city in 2026. The luxury liner previously came to the city in August 2025 as part of Liverpool’s commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day. Queen Anne led all vessels on the River Mersey in sounding their whistles to mark the end of a two-minute silence being observed.
According to the Liverpool Cruise Port website, Fred Olsen ship Bolette will be docked at Liverpool’s cruise terminal 13 times before July. The Fred Olsen ship will depart from Liverpool for Lisbon, Madeira and then the Caribbean in February as part of its “Islands of the Caribbean” cruise. In March, the ship will sail around the Scottish isles during its ‘Islands and coastlines of Scotland at Easter’ cruise.
Below are the full list of visits confirmed for 2026 so far. These timings are subject to change.
List of cruise ships visiting Liverpool in 2026
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: January 5 at 6am / Departs: January 5 at 8.30pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: January 17 at 6am / Departs: January 17 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: February 5 at 6am / Departs: February 5 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: February 8 at 6am / Departs: February 8 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: March 12 at 6am / Departs: March 12 at5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: March 31 at 6am / Departs: March 31 at 5pm
Viking Vela Viking Cruises Arrives: April 5 at 8am / Departs: April 5 at 6pm
Viking Neptune Viking Cruises Arrives: April 6 at 8am / Departs: April 6 at 9.30pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: April 7 at 6am / Departs: April 7 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: April 14 at 6am / Departs: April 14 at 5pm
Viking Neptune Viking Cruises Arrives: April 16 at 7am / Departs: April 16 at 6pm
Ambience Ambassador Cruise Arrives: April 17 at 9.30am / Departs: April 17 at 8pm
Le Laperouse Ponant Arrives: April 24 at 6am / Departs: April 24 at 9.30pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: April 26 at 8am / Departs: April 26 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: April 28 at 6am / Departs: April 28 at 5pm
Majestic Princess Princess Cruises Arrives: May 1 at 10am / Departs: May 1 at 7pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: May 9 at 8am / Departs: May 9 at 5pm
Nieuw Statendam Holland America Line Arrives: May 10 at 8am / Departs: May 10 at 10pm
Viking Sky Viking Cruises Arrives: May 11 at 8am / Departs: May 11 at 6pm
Celebrity Eclipse Celebrity Cruises Arrives: May 15 at 7am / Departs: May 15 at 6pm
Mein Schiff 2 Tui Cruise Arrives: May 20 at 8am / Departs: May 20 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: May 22 at 6am / Departs: May 22 at 5pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: May 23 at 8am / Departs: May 23 at 5pm
Aidaluna AIDA Cruises Arrives: May 25 at 9am / Departs: May 25 at 10.30pm
Majestic Princess Princess Cruises Arrives: May 26 at 7am / Departs: May 26 at 6pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: May 29 at 8am / Departs: May 29 at 5pm
Viking Sky Viking Cruises Arrives: May 30 at 8am / Departs: May 30 at 6pm
Silver Spirit Silversea Cruises Arrives: June 1 at 7am / Departs: June 1 at 5pm
Viking Vela Viking Cruises Arrives: June 2 at 8am / Departs: June 2 at 11pm
Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Line Arrives: June 3 at 8am / Departs: June 3 at 6pm
Europa 2 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Arrives: June 4 at 8am / Departs: June 4 at 6pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: June 5 at 8am / Departs: June 5 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: June 6 at 6am / Departs: June 6 at 6pm
Viking Saturn Viking Cruises Arrives: June 7 at 8am / Departs: June 7 at 11pm
Arcadia P&O Cruises Arrives: June 8 at 6am / Departs: June 8 at 11pm
Viking Sky Viking Cruises Arrives: June 9 at 7am / Departs: June 9 at 6pm
Norwegian Sky Norwegian Cruise Lines Arrives: June 11 at 7am / Departs: June 11 at 5pm
Mein Schiff 2 TUI Cruises Arrives: June 12 at 8am / Departs: June 12 at 7pm
Star Pride Windstar Cruises Arrives: June 13 at 7am / Departs: June 13 at 5pm
Viking Vela Viking Cruises Arrives: June 14 at 8am / Departs: June 14 at 6pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: June 15 at 8am / Departs: June 15 at 5pm
Le Champlain Ponant Arrives: June 15 at 8am / Departs: June 15 at 9pm
Queen Anne Cunard Line Arrives: June 17 at 8.30am / Departs: June 17 at 8.30pm
Viking Mars Viking Cruises Arrives: June 18 at 8am / Departs: June 18 at 6pm
Viking Saturn Viking Cruises Arrives: June 19 at 7am / Departs: June 19 at 6pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: June 20 at 6am / Departs: June 20 at 6pm
Viking Mira Viking Cruises Arrives: June 22 at 8am / Departs: June 22 at 6pm
Norwegian Sky Norwegian Cruise Lines Arrives: June 24 at 8am / Departs: June 24 at 6pm
Ambition Ambassador Cruise Arrives: June 25 at 9am / Departs: June 25 at 5pm
Bolette Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Arrives: June 28 at 6am / Departs: June 28 at 6pm
Aurora P&O Cruises Arrives: June 29 at 8am / Departs: June 29 at 7pm