Who owns City Cruises?
City Cruises is owned by Hornblower Group (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: City Experiences. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hornblower Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orlando
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About City Cruises
City Cruises is listed first among the City Experiences brands on the Hornblower Group-owned site, which describes sightseeing and city experiences in top cities across the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. The page does not state where the brand began.
Ownership timeline of City Cruises
- Current owner Hornblower Group [1] reported
Where City Cruises sits in Hornblower Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Hornblower Group ownership tree →
Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
The 26 brands in cruise lines on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Carnival, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | Carnival | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crystal | A&K Travel Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Disney Cruise Line | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
About the owner: Hornblower Group
Hornblower Group is a privately held company headquartered in Orlando, United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
The City Experiences site names Hornblower Group as its owner in its footer and gives a Vineland Road, Orlando, Florida address. The site lists City Cruises, Alcatraz City Cruises, Statue City Cruises, Niagara City Cruises and City Ferry among its brands, with operations in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. The page names no shareholder of Hornblower Group.
Hornblower Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 City Cruises and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; City Cruises is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of City Cruises?
The parent company of City Cruises is Hornblower Group, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is City Cruises American?
Yes. City Cruises originated in the United States and its owner, Hornblower Group, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is City Cruises still owned by Hornblower Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, City Cruises is still owned by Hornblower Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] City Experiences — City Experiences, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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