For the third year in a row, Disney Cruise Line won the coveted "Best Overall" award, with Disney Dream winning in the large ship category and Disney Wonder in the mid-size category. In total, Disney's fleet won twelve awards. A back-to-back win was also nabbed by Oceania Riviera, named "Best Cabins" and "Best Dining" in the mid-size category for the second year in a row.
PENNINGTON, N.J. – Cruise Critic has announced the winners of the 2015 Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards. The awards name the best cruise ships of the year, based entirely on consumer reviews posted to the Cruise Critic website.
For the third year in a row, Disney Cruise Line won the coveted “Best Overall” award, with Disney Dream winning in the large ship category and Disney Wonder in the mid-size category. In total, Disney’s fleet won twelve awards, including “Best Entertainment” and “Best Cruises to the Bahamas” for Disney Dream, and “Best Cabins,” “Best Service” and “Best for Families” for Disney Fantasy.
A back-to-back win was also nabbed by Oceania Riviera, named “Best Cabins” and “Best Dining” in the mid-size category for the second year in a row – a nod to the ship’s luxurious cabin furnishings, wide variety of restaurants and onboard Culinary Center. Carnival Liberty was named “Best Value-for-Money” in the large ship category for the second consecutive year.
Unique, best-seen-by-cruise itineraries ruled the “Best Shore Excursions” category – Norwegian Cruise Line‘s Pride of America, which sails year-round in Hawaii, won the award in the large ship category and Princess‘ Coral Princess won in the mid-size category, sailing partial and full transit Panama Canal cruises. Silversea‘s Silver Galapagos won in the small ship category, offering expedition cruises of the Galapagos.
“Being named to this list of winners is one of the highest forms of praise cruise lines can receive,” explains Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic. “The awards represent the compilation of thousands of reviews Cruise Critic received over the past year, so it’s truly representative of the experiences of those who have sailed on the ships first-hand.”
The Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards are awarded in three ship classes, based on passenger capacity (Large: 2,000+ passengers; Mid-Size: 1,200 to 1,999 passengers; Small: 1,199 or fewer passengers) and are calculated using the ratings submitted with each Cruise Critic member review.
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First-place winners include:
Best Cruises Overall
- Disney Dream (Large)
- Disney Wonder (Mid-Size)
- Pacific Princess (Small)
Best Cruise Ship Cabins
- Disney Fantasy (Large)
- Oceania Riviera (Mid-Size)
- Regent Seven Seas Voyager (Small)
Best Cruise Ships for Dining
- Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam (Large)
- Oceania Riviera (Mid-Size)
- Azamara Quest (Small)
Best Cruise Ships for Embarkation
- Disney Fantasy (Large)
- Disney Magic (Mid-Size)
- Crystal Symphony (Small)
Best Cruise Ships for Entertainment
- Disney Dream (Large)
- Disney Magic (Mid-Size)
- Pacific Princess (Small)
Best Cruise Ships for Fitness
- Celebrity Equinox (Large)
- Oceania Riviera (Mid-Size)
- Azamara Quest (Small)
Best Cruise Ship Public Rooms
- Disney Dream (Large)
- Oceania Riviera (Mid-Size)
- Crystal Serenity (Small)
Best Cruise Ships for Service
- Disney Fantasy (Large)
- Disney Wonder (Mid-Size)
- Regent Seven Seas Voyager (Small)
Best Cruise Ship Shore Excursions
- Norwegian Pride of America (Large)
- Coral Princess (Mid-Size)
- Silversea Silver Galapagos (Small)
Best Cruise Ships for Value
- Carnival Liberty (Large)
- Holland America Zuiderdam (Mid-Size)
- Pacific Princess (Small)
- Best Cruises for Families: Disney Fantasy
- Best Alaska Cruises: Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas
- Best Bahamas Cruises: Disney Dream
- Best Caribbean Cruises: Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam
- Best Mediterranean Cruises: Celebrity Reflection
- Best Cruises from Florida: Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam
- Best Cruises from the Northeast: Carnival Pride
- Best Cruises from the West Coast: Sapphire Princess
- Best Cruises from the U.K.: Celebrity Eclipse
Photo caption: Best Overall Large Ship: Disney Dream Photo Credit: Disney Cruise Line (PRNewsFoto/Cruise Critic).
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