09 Jul 2010
Travel and Leisure magazine has published their list of the World 's Best Awards including the category of large-ship cruise lines. T+L readers were given a survey to fill out between December 2009 and March 2010 to rank the cruise lines. For cruise lines, readers rated them based on these categories
- cabins
- food
- service
- itineraries/destinations
- activities
- value
- families (optional)
Here was the results:
- Crystal Cruises 90.47
- Regent Seven Seas 89.86
- Oceania Cruises 86.65
- Disney Cruise Line 84.93
- Azamara Cruises 83.91
- Cunard 83.35
- Celebrity Cruises 81.49
- Holland America Line 81.08
- Royal Caribbean International 80.92
- Princess Cruises 80.38
The good news is Azmara Cruises, which is owned by Royal Caribbean, ranked fifth. The bad news is Royal Caribbean ranked ninth. If you want to spin this in a more positive light, while Royal Caribbean was ranked ninth, competitor Carnival Cruise Line did not make the top 10. In addition, the difference between ninth place and fifth place is barely a few points.
