Container ship vs Cruise ship
Container ship vs cruise ship
Container ship is larger on weight
Container ship is 1.9× cruise ship on weight.
A container ship and a cruise ship can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Container ship | Cruise ship | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 199,600 t | 90,000–120,000 t |
| Height | 33 m | 73 m |
| Length | 300–400 m | 250–364.8 m |
| Width | 61.5 m | 48.5 m |
What the numbers say
- Container ship is 1.9× cruise ship on weight.
- Cruise ship is 2.2× container ship on height.
- Container ship is somewhat greater than cruise ship on length — about 1.1×.
- Container ship is somewhat greater than cruise ship on width — about 1.3×.
Weight compared.
Container ship 199,600 t
Cruise ship 90,000–120,000 t
Container ship
An ultra-large container vessel in the class of Ever Given, carrying over 20,000 twenty-foot containers.
Cruise ship
The largest class of cruise ship in service; figures are for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the biggest afloat.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, container ship or cruise ship?
- Container ship is 1.9× cruise ship on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do container ships and cruise ships compare on height?
- Container ship: 33 m. Cruise ship: 73 m. Cruise ship is 2.2× container ship on height.
- How do container ships and cruise ships compare on length?
- Container ship: 300–400 m. Cruise ship: 250–364.8 m. Container ship is somewhat greater than cruise ship on length — about 1.1×.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place