Carry On Cruising
A beleaguered cruise captain tries to keep an incompetent crew and eccentric passengers afloat through a storm of classic shipboard farce.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- classic comedy night
What critics said
The film was a successful popular comedy at the British box office, with its broad ensemble humor and comic performers driving its appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Captain Crowther must manage replacement crew members who are comically unqualified for life at sea.
The SS Happy Wanderer voyage combines vacation expectations with unruly passengers and crew problems.
The film uses an incompetent ship's company, eccentric passengers, drunken behavior, and shipboard confusion as comic machinery.
Captain Crowther, Leonard Marjoribanks, Dr. Binn, Glad Trimble, Flo Castle, and Bridget Madderley contribute separate comic tensions aboard one voyage.
Films like Carry On Cruising, and why
Carry On Camping
Shared slapstick ensemble comedy, incompetent workers, and escalating travel mishaps.
Carry On Abroad
Shared Carry On-style farce, broad physical humor, and a chaotic holiday setting.
The Captain's Paradise
Shared maritime setting, comic incompetence, and farcical shipboard ensemble dynamics.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Gerald Thomas, Ralph Thomas
- Release Date
- 1962-03-12
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (72)
Cast
- Sidney James
- Kenneth Williams
- Kenneth Connor
- Liz Fraser
- Dilys Laye
- Esma Cannon
- Lance Percival
- Jimmy Thompson
- Ronnie Stevens
- Vincent Ball
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- FlixFling
- Buy
- FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Carry On Cruising about?
- A beleaguered cruise captain tries to keep an incompetent crew and eccentric passengers afloat through a storm of classic shipboard farce.
- What is Carry On Cruising like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Cruising as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Cruising violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Carry On Cruising.
- What did critics think of Carry On Cruising?
- The film was a successful popular comedy at the British box office, with its broad ensemble humor and comic performers driving its appeal.
- Which films are like Carry On Cruising?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Camping, Carry On Abroad, and The Captain's Paradise.
- How long is Carry On Cruising?
- Carry On Cruising runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carry On Cruising?
- In United States, Carry On Cruising streams on FlixFling.
