CruiseLegend vs Embarkation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Ship schedules
- Port schedules
- Port busyness indicators
- Port guides
- No registration required
- No in-app purchases
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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.
Embarkation
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CruiseLegend ships an update every 2 months, Embarkation every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CruiseLegend | Embarkation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Hoogenkamp | Minuit 11 |
In-app purchases
CruiseLegend
No in-app purchases
Embarkation
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, CruiseLegend or Embarkation?
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