# Cruise Tycoon > Business simulation game managing a worldwide cruise line company. (iPhone/iPad app by TRADEGAME Lab Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cruise-tycoon/id476232914 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [TRADEGAME Lab Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/313478127) - Category: Games, Role Playing, Simulation - Price: $1.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.40/5 from 270 App Store ratings · 245 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 113 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2011-11-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-30 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cruise-tycoon/id476232914/reviews.md ## What is Cruise Tycoon? Manage the world best cruise line company on your hands! Traditional business management simulation game - 'Cruise Tycoon' managing a cruise line company world-wide. Cruise Tycoon ranked the #1 Role Playing game in UK, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Swiss and Finland. Thank you for your great supports. Multi-language supported : English, Française, Deutsch, Español, 日本語, and 한국어. Dedicated iPad version is also available. * Gameplay Once you start a game, you will begin to operate your new company with a small cruise ship. After you create a new cruise route and set up the sailing schedule, your ship starts to be operated. As your company is grown, you can buy new ships, employ a new captain. Also you must listen to the needs of employees. To open new routes, you should build up a new hub on other port. To earn more profit, you can discover a new shore excursion on your port of calls. As the ship operated, you must proceed the service training of employees, and the periodic ship maintenance. You can adjust the level of food on board to increase the customer satisfaction, and also you can do advertising and promotion to get more guests. ________________________________________ - Beautiful 16 cruise ship models + In-app 8 ships - Real 105 harbors world-wide + In-app 57 ports - Ability to create your own cruise line and sailing schedule for each ship - Development of unique shore excursions on each ports - Various controls for the management - Add your own photo on the captain image ________________________________________ * Enjoy our other management simulation games. - AirTycoon Online (New Game - Online multiplayer game, Airline company management) - Hotel Tycoon 2 (Fully upgraded and new features. iPad version is also available.) - Touch Traffic (Brilliant traffic control game) - Air Tycoon 2 (Airline company management simulation game. iPad version is also available.) - Hotel Tycoon (Hotel chain management simulation game.) - AirTycoon (Airline company management simulation game. Original version.) ________________________________________ * When you have any question or opinion about our game, please contact us. Thank you. - E-mail : support@tradegamelab.com - Twitter : www.twitter.com/tradegamelab ## Key features - Manage cruise line company - Create routes and schedules - Buy new ships and employ captains - Discover shore excursions - Employee training and ship maintenance - Adjust food levels and advertising - Customize captain image ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $1.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Additional 50 Ports | $0.99 | one-time | | Additional 8 Grand Cruise Ships | $0.99 | one-time | | Game Money 1500M | $0.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Cruise Tycoon? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⭐ Great game - ⭐ Addictive and fun - ⭐ Excellent tycoon game - ⭐ Fantastic game **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 🕰️ Repetitive and slow - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🤔 Complicated and overwhelming **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to restore purchases - Scheduling issues and bugs - Compatibility problems with iOS 11 **Most requested features** - More ports and destinations - Longer cruise routes - Ability to customize ships - Automatic ship management - Online/multiplayer functionality ## Recent user reviews (10 of 245) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cruise-tycoon/id476232914/reviews.md ### 5/5 — MAKE CRUISE TYCOON 2 *2026-04-24, version 1.5.4* I love this game so much that I wish you made a Cruise Tycoon 2 for sequel as this is by far my favorite mobile management game of all time!! ### 1/5 — More ports *2026-02-06, version 1.5.4* This game has potential but more ports. New Orleans, Tampa,Orlando, Dublin and Cozumel, Texas , tons more that can be added to make it more detailed. Oh and I bought the 8 additional cruise ship pack for 1.00 but never got the ships. Where are they ### 2/5 — More ports *2025-12-26, version 1.5.4* This game has potential but more ports. New Orleans, Tampa,Orlando, Cozumel, Texas , tons more that can be added to make it more detailed. Oh and I bought the 8 additional cruise ship pack for 1.00 but never got the ships. Where are they ### 3/5 — More ports *2025-12-18, version 1.5.4* This game has potential but more ports. New Orleans, Tampa,Orlando, Cozumel, Texas , tons more that can be added to make it more detailed ### 5/5 — Um did it scam me? *2025-07-08, version 1.5.4* So i bought this game and i never got my ships is bought please i need a answer ### 1/5 — Add more updates *2024-08-15, version 1.5.4* Bro this game is boring without updates pls add more or a one star review your choice ### 1/5 — BAD *2023-06-01, version 1.5.4* Hard to learn to play. ### 4/5 — Great iPhone Tycoon of its Time *2023-02-27* This really was a great game of its time especially if you like tycoon themed games and cruises. I wish they would redevelop and update, the only good tycoons out there anymore are idle games and I’m not sure I’d consider them good.. if the momentum was going and they continued to update, I’m sure we’d be amazed at what would’ve been done. Any consideration to bringing this back? ### 4/5 — Please update :( *2022-10-09, version 1.5.4* Please update bugs like going into debt for no reason. It’s a fun game! ### 4/5 — Great iPhone Tycoon of its Time *2022-02-03, version 1.5.4* This really was a great game especially if you like tycoon theme games. I wish they would redevelop and update, the only good tycoons out there anymore are idle games and I’m not sure I’d consider them good.. ## Frequently asked questions about Cruise Tycoon ### What is Cruise Tycoon? Cruise Tycoon is a business management simulation game where you manage a worldwide cruise line company. You start with a small ship and grow your business by creating routes, scheduling voyages, and managing resources. ### What are the key gameplay features? Key features include managing your fleet, creating custom cruise routes and sailing schedules, discovering unique shore excursions, managing employee needs and training, and performing ship maintenance. You can also adjust onboard services and conduct advertising to increase customer satisfaction and profits. ### Is Cruise Tycoon free to play? The game is free to download and play, but it offers in-app purchases. These purchases can be used to acquire additional ships or ports, enhancing your gameplay experience. ### What platforms is Cruise Tycoon available on? Cruise Tycoon is available on mobile devices and has a dedicated version for iPad. It also supports multiple languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean. ### How do I make my cruise line more profitable? To increase profitability, you can expand your fleet by purchasing new ships, open new routes by building hubs in other ports, and discover profitable shore excursions. Improving customer satisfaction through service training, ship maintenance, and adjusting onboard services like food quality can also lead to higher profits. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5.4 — 2018-05-08 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Fix the route list touch position problem in map view ### 1.5.3 — 2018-05-05 iOS 11 support ### 1.5.1 — 2013-08-09 Option button overlap problem fixed. ### 1.5.0 — 2013-08-04 iPhone 5 screen support 3 new ships ### 1.4.1 — 2012-09-26 - Previous version saved data loading problem fix. Untouched saved data can be reloaded safely. 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