List of world's largest passenger ships

This is a timeline list of the world's largest passenger ships.

Timeline

The Syracusia depicted in 1798

1831 - SS Royal William (Canada)
1837 - SS Great Western (United Kingdom) - 76.8 m (251.97 ft) long
1839 - SS British Queen (United Kingdom)
1840 - SS President (United Kingdom)
1845 - SS Great Britain (United Kingdom)
1854 - SS Himalaya (United Kingdom) - became HMS Himalaya within a year - 100 m (340 ft)
1854 - SS Atrato (United Kingdom)
1858 - SS Great Eastern (United Kingdom) - 211 m (682 ft), broken up 1889
1871 - SS Adriatic (United Kingdom) - 138 m (452 ft)
1873 - RMS City of Chester (United Kingdom)
1875 - SS Britannic (United Kingdom)
1875 - SS City of Berlin (United Kingdom)
1881 - SS Servia (United Kingdom)
1881 - SS City of Rome (United Kingdom)
1888 - SS City of New York (United Kingdom, United States) - 170 m (560 ft)
1893 - RMS Campania (United Kingdom) - 189.6 m (622 ft)
1893 - RMS Lucania (United Kingdom) - 189.6 m (622 ft)
1897 - SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (Germany) - 200 m (655 ft)
1899 - RMS Oceanic (United Kingdom) - 215 m (704 ft)

RMS Titanic

Year	Ship	Tonnage	Length	Country	Notes
1901	RMS Celtic	20,904	701 ft (214 m)	United Kingdom
1903	RMS Baltic	23,876	729 ft (222 m)	United Kingdom
1906	Kaiserin Auguste Victoria	24,581	677.5 ft (206.5 m)	Germany
1907	RMS Lusitania	31,550	787 ft (240 m)	United Kingdom
1907	RMS Mauretania	31,938	790 ft (240 m)	United Kingdom
1911	RMS Olympic	45,324	882.5 ft (269.0 m)	United Kingdom
1912	RMS Titanic	46,328	883 ft (269 m)	United Kingdom
1913	SS Imperator	52,117	906 ft (276 m)	Germany
1913	SS Vaterland	54,282	950 ft (290 m)	Germany
1913	SS Bismarck	56,551	956 ft (291 m)	Germany
1935	SS Normandie	83,404	1,029 ft (314 m)	France	The first passenger liner to exceed 1000 feet and 300 metres in length
1936	RMS Queen Mary	81,237	1,019 ft (311 m)	United Kingdom
1940	RMS Queen Elizabeth	83,673	1,031 ft (314 m)	United Kingdom
1962	SS France	66,343	1,035 ft (315 m)	France	Smaller than Queen Elizabeth, but became largest existing ship upon her destruction until the RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004
1969	RMS Queen Elizabeth 2	65,200 (as built)	963 ft (294 m)	United Kingdom	Became the world's largest active passenger ship upon the retirement of France
1988	MS Sovereign of the Seas	73,192	880 ft (270 m)	Norway, Bahamas
1995	Sun Princess	77,499	857 ft (261 m)	Bermuda
1996	Carnival Destiny	101,353	893 ft (272 m)	Bahamas	First passenger ship to surpass Queen Elizabeth in tonnage
1997	Grand Princess	109,000	951 ft (290 m)	Bermuda
1999	Voyager of the Seas	137,276	1,020 ft (310 m)	Bahamas
2000	Explorer of the Seas	137,308	1,020 ft (310 m)	Bahamas

Allure of the Seas

Year	Ship	Tonnage	Length	Country	Notes
2002	MS Navigator of the Seas	139,570	1,021 ft (311 m)	Bahamas
2004	RMS Queen Mary 2	148,528	1,132 ft (345 m)	United Kingdom
2006	MS Freedom of the Seas	154,407	1,112 ft (339 m)	Bahamas	Two more ships in class of the same size
2009	MS Oasis of the Seas	225,282	1,186 ft (361 m)	Bahamas	One more ship in class of the same size
2016	MS Harmony of the Seas	227,700	1,194 ft (364 m)	Bahamas	Still under construction