Flag states have the authority and responsibility for a ship, exercising control over the ships. Just like any marine vessel, a passenger ship operates under its flag state laws (also used if the ship is involved in an admiralty case). 'Flag State' is the ship's registration country under whose laws it is registered/licensed. We offer you a list of smaller and really big cruise ships sailing under foreign flags and some info about cruise ship registration by cruise line company (current operator for chartered ships).
Cruise ship registry and flags, what is flag-state (control & responsibilities), flags of convenience - all of these are the subject of the following survey.
