A cruiseferry or cruise ferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger) ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while others use the ships as means of transportation. Some operators prefer to refer to them as "cruise ships with car decks"^[1]

Cruiseferries are most common in the seas of Northern Europe, especially the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. However, similar ships traffic across the English Channel as well as the Irish Sea, Mediterranean and even on the North Atlantic. Cruiseferries also operate from India, China and Australia.

In the northern Baltic Sea, two major rival companies, Viking Line and Silja Line, have for decades competed on the routes between Turku and Helsinki in Finland and Sweden's capital Stockholm. Since the 1990s Tallink has also risen as a major company in the area, culminating with the acquisition of Silja Line in 2006.

While superficially resembling cruise ships that operate primarily in tropical climates, Baltic cruiseferries will have windows rather than balconies for cabins/suites, plus a higher hull and promenade deck with higher positioning of lifeboats (the height above water called the freeboard), a longer bow, and for additional strength they are often designed with thicker hull plating than is found on cruise ships, as well as a deeper draft for greater stability. Cruise ferries share the above attributes with ocean liners to protect against large waves and stormy weather, since cruise ferries are expected to ply the Baltic Sea year-round while cruise ships can only do so in the summer.^[2]

The largest Baltic cruiseferries offer many of the amenities found on contemporary cruise ships, including a wide range of restaurants, entertainment options, and health and fitness facilities. However, on cruiseferries, many of these facilities such as the pool deck and shopping arcade are fully enclosed due to the cool Baltic climate. Cruiseferry cabins are typically smaller as voyages are only one or two nights, food is generally not included in cruise ferry fares, whereas cruise ships usually have itineraries lasting three nights or more and fares are all inclusive.^[3]

The term "cruiseferry" did not come into use until the 1980s, although it has been retroactively applied to earlier ferries that have large cabin capabilities and public spaces in addition to their car- and passenger-carrying capacity.^{[citation needed]}

• 👁 Åland
  Eckerö Linjen
• 👁 Finland
  (👁 Åland
  ) Viking Line

• 👁 Australia
  Spirit of Tasmania

• 👁 Canada
  BC Ferries
• 👁 Canada
  Marine Atlantic

• 👁 Croatia
  Jadrolinija

• 👁 Denmark
  DFDS Seaways

• 👁 Estonia
  Tallink

• 👁 Faroe Islands
  Smyril Line

• 👁 Finland
  Eckerö Line
• 👁 Finland
  Silja Line (operated by 👁 Estonia
  Tallink)
• 👁 Finland
  (👁 Åland
  ) Viking Line
• 👁 Finland
  Finnlines
• 👁 Finland
  Wasa Line
• 👁 Finland
  (👁 Estonia
  ) Helsinki Cruises Line

• 👁 France
  Brittany Ferries
• 👁 France
  Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries
• 👁 France
  Corsica Linea

• 👁 Greece
  ANEK Lines
• 👁 Greece
  Blue Star Ferries
• 👁 Greece
  Hellenic Seaways
• 👁 Greece
  LANE Lines
• 👁 Greece
  Levante Ferries
• 👁 Greece
  Minoan Lines
• 👁 Greece
  NEL Lines
• 👁 Greece
  Superfast Ferries
• 👁 Greece
  Ventouris Ferries

• 👁 Hong Kong
  Genting Hong Kong (defunct)^[4]

• 👁 Republic of Ireland
  Brittany Ferries
• 👁 Republic of Ireland
  DFDS Seaways
• 👁 Republic of Ireland
  Irish Ferries
• 👁 Republic of Ireland
  P&O Ferries^[5]
• 👁 Republic of Ireland
  Stena Line

• 👁 Italy
  Grandi Navi Veloci
• 👁 Italy
  Grimaldi Lines
• 👁 Italy
  Corsica Ferries
• 👁 Italy
  Moby Lines
• 👁 Italy
  Tirrenia di Navigazione

• 👁 Japan
  Taiheiyō Ferry
• 👁 Japan
  Shin Nihonkai Ferry
• 👁 Japan
  Orange Ferry [ja]
• 👁 Japan
  MOL Sunflower [ja]

• 👁 Mexico
  Baja Ferries

• 👁 Norway
  Color Line
• 👁 Norway
  Fjord Line

• 👁 Poland
  Polferries

• 👁 Spain
  Trasmediterranea
• 👁 Spain
  Baleària

• 👁 Sweden
  Stena Line

• 👁 Tunisia
  Tunisia ferries (COTUNAV)

• 👁 United Kingdom
  P&O Ferries
• 👁 United Kingdom
  NorthLink Ferries
• 👁 United Kingdom
  Brittany Ferries
• 👁 United Kingdom
  Irish Ferries
• 👁 United Kingdom
  Stena Line

• 👁 Pont-Aven, Brittany Ferries' flagship.
  
  Pont-Aven, Brittany Ferries' flagship.
• 👁 M/S Silja Europa, the largest cruiseferry in the world 1993–2001.
  
  M/S Silja Europa, the largest cruiseferry in the world 1993–2001.
• 👁 M/S Cinderella departing Helsinki.
  
  M/S Cinderella departing Helsinki.
• 👁 M/S Mega Regina at Ile Rousse
  
  M/S Mega Regina at Ile Rousse
• 👁 M/S Color Fantasy, the largest cruiseferry in the world 2004–2007.
  
  M/S Color Fantasy, the largest cruiseferry in the world 2004–2007.
• 👁 MS Cruise Roma in Civitavecchia, Italy.
  
  MS Cruise Roma in Civitavecchia, Italy.
• 👁 M/S Danielle Casanova in Bastia, Corsica, France.
  
  M/S Danielle Casanova in Bastia, Corsica, France.
• 👁 M/S Pride of Rotterdam
  
  M/S Pride of Rotterdam
• 👁 MS Galaxy in Helsinki West Harbour.
  
  MS Galaxy in Helsinki West Harbour.
• 👁 MS Scandinavia in Gdańsk, Poland.
  
  MS Scandinavia in Gdańsk, Poland.
• 👁 M/S Pearl of Scandinavia in Oslo, Norway
  
  M/S Pearl of Scandinavia in Oslo, Norway
• 👁 MV Cap Finistère of Brittany Ferries sailing from Portsmouth International Port, UK for Bilbao, Spain.
  
  MV Cap Finistère of Brittany Ferries sailing from Portsmouth International Port, UK for Bilbao, Spain.

• River cruise