As of 2026-07-08, MV John F. Kennedy tops the list with 3,500 seats.
- #1 MV John F. Kennedy — 3,500 seats
Staten Island Ferry vessel.
MV John F. Kennedy is the last remaining Kennedy-class ferry, formerly operated for the Staten Island Ferry in New York City, New York, United States. It was built by the Levingston Shipbuilding Company between 1963 and 1965 for the Department of Marine and Aviation. The John F. Kennedy operated until 2021, and she was subsequently sold to Paul Italia, Ron Castellano, Colin Jost, and Pete Davidson. As of 2025, restoration of the John F. Kennedy had not yet started. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Cruise Barcelona — 3,343 seats
cruiseferry built in 2008
Cruise Barcelona is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Grimaldi Lines. It was built at Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Cruise Roma — 3,343 seats
ship built in 2008
Cruise Roma, owned and operated by Grimaldi Lines, is the longest cruiseferry in the world. It was built at Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Tanit — 3,200 seats
ship built in 2012
source Wikidata - #5 Mediterranee — 2,781 seats
French ship (ferry) launched in 1988
source Wikidata - #6 Napoleon Bonaparte — 2,650 seats
French cruiseferry built in 1996
MS Rhapsody, is an Italian cruiseferry operated by Grandi Navi Veloci. She was built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for the French ferry operator SNCM as Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1996, she was put on the Marseille–Corsica route, replacing the old ferry Napoleon which was moved to the Marseille–Algeria–Tunisia route. On October 27, 2012, the ship broke its moorings in the port of Marseille due to strong winds, violently struck the dock, and sank in the harbour. Due to... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Blue Star Patmos — 2,400 seats
ship built in 2012
Blue Star Patmos is a fast ferry operated by the Greek company Blue Star Ferries. Built between 2010 and 2012 by Daewoo Shipbuilding in South Korea, it has been sailing since July 2012 on Blue Star Ferries routes in the Aegean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Gabriella — 2,400 seats
Passenger/Ro-Ro ferry built in 1992
MS Gabriella is a cruiseferry sailing on a route connecting Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden for Viking Line. She was built in 1992 in Brodosplit, Croatia as Frans Suell for service with Euroway. Between 1994 and 1997 she sailed as Silja Scandinavia for Silja Line. Gabriella has sister ships Mega Victoria operated by Corsica Ferries, Isabelle operated by Tallink, and a third one, Crown Seaways, operated by DFDS Seaways. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Milena — 2,300 seats
ferry ship built in 1970
source Wikidata - #10 Nissos Samos — 2,202 seats
ship built in 1988
Nissos Samos is a ferry operated by the Greek company Hellenic Seaways. Built in 1988 at the IHI shipyard in Kure for the Japanese company Shin Nihonkai Ferry, it originally operated between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido under the name New Akashia . Sold in 2004 to the Greek company Endeavor Lines, it was initially renamed Ionian Glory and then finally Ionian Queen, sailing on routes between Greece and Italy until 2012, when its owner went bankrupt. Laid up for approximately three years in... Read more on Wikipedia.
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