Comparison

CruiseLegend vs Embarkation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CruiseLegend

Discover ship and port schedules with real-time insights into port busyness. Access detailed port guides and more. This app offers an intuitive and insightful experience without requiring registration or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Ship schedules
  • Port schedules
  • Port busyness indicators
  • Port guides
  • No registration required
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Ship and port schedules, see which ships you can expect to see in port (and how busy it will be). Port guides and much more! Very insightful and easy to use. No registration, login or in app purchases. Just click and go.

About

Embarkation

Features
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Embarkation goes with your cruise before, during and after the trip: ports and weather, packing, excursions, crew and memories, all in one place. Choose • Find your next cruise by destination, month, length, budget or cruise line, with filters picked “For you”. • Sort by price, departure date, number of nights or price per night. • Spot the real price drops: the biggest of the last few days, old price struck through, under “Deals” with a free account. • See the itinerary on the map and indicative prices per cabin, collected every day. • Request a quote with no commitment: a partner travel agency replies by email. Before you sail • Already booked? Pick the ship, then the date: we find your ports of call. • A countdown and the steps to take at the right time: passports, insurance, online check-in. • The weather at each port, even when its day is estimated: seasonal normals, then the 5-day forecast. • Pack without forgetting a thing: the departure list in your language and AI-written tips based on the weather, added to your list in one tap. • Excursions at every port, fitted to your time ashore, with our partner GetYourGuide. • Bring your crew aboard: your loved ones join you with a code or a link. On board • Your cruise, day by day: day 3 of 7, the ship’s live position and speed, its wake over the last 24 hours. • Keep the logbook with your crew: photos, a few words, the mood of the day. • On-board bingo: a towel animal, the captain’s dinner, dolphins… • Your cruises and memories stay readable when the ship’s Wi-Fi drops. Back home • Your memories, cruise by cruise: an album shared with your crew or kept for yourself. • An animated recap to relive the trip: miles sailed, ports, highlights. • A cruise added afterwards counts in your passport once verified with a photo of your cruise card. • Embarkation passengers you crossed paths with on board: a number, never a name without consent. All year round • Your cruiser passport: stamps and counters, to share as a story with an invite QR code. • Invite your loved ones and earn your stripes, from Cadet to Admiral. • Ships, live: more than 200 cruise ships on the world map, your favorites in “My fleet”. Data and partners • Explore the catalog without an account. With an account, also see the price drops and find your cruises on all your devices and on the web. • Your phone’s location stays on the device: the app only uses it to show the ships nearby. • An AI writes the packing tips and excursion ideas, without any personal data. • A cruise card photo is only used to verify the cruise: an AI reads it, then it is deleted. • Weather: Open-Meteo. Ships: public AIS signals. Excursions: GetYourGuide partner links, Embarkation may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. • Free, with no subscription and no ads. In English and French. Fair winds!

Screenshots

CruiseLegend4 screens
Embarkation4 screens

Verdict

The call

CruiseLegend and Embarkation are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CruiseLegend ships an update every 2 months, Embarkation every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CruiseLegend versus Embarkation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCruiseLegendEmbarkation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeter HoogenkampMinuit 11

In-app purchases

None

CruiseLegend

No in-app purchases

None

Embarkation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CruiseLegend free?
CruiseLegend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Embarkation free?
Embarkation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CruiseLegend or Embarkation have ads?
Neither CruiseLegend nor Embarkation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CruiseLegend or Embarkation?
CruiseLegend ships an update every 2 months, and Embarkation every 3 months. Most recently, CruiseLegend was updated on October 24, 2026 and Embarkation on October 24, 2026.

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