Looking to book a cruise? Why not book the best one! Cruise Critic released the winners of the 2014 Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Awards which include some of the best cruise lines in several different categories.
The Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice awards are based on members reviews on the Cruise Critic website. This year's big winner was Disney Cruise Lines, which earned the top spot with 13 different awards, including Best Ship for Disney Fantasy for the second year in a row. The fantasy won nine first-place awards including Best Cabins, Best Dining and Best for Families. The Disney Wonder won for the best large and mid-size ship category, as well as Best Entertainment and Best Service in the mid-size category.
The Best Ship in the Small Ship Category was Seabourn Quest, which also took Best Public Rooms and Best Value-for-Money.
"The Cruisers' Choice Awards are a fantastic honor for cruise lines to receive as they're based on personal experiences shared by cruisers themselves," says Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic. "This list of winners truly reflects excellence in the industry, and serves as a seal of approval from consumers who have sailed on these ships over the past year."
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.
First-place winners include:
Large Ship Category
Best Overall Ship: Disney Fantasy
Best Cabins: Disney Fantasy
Best Dining: Disney Fantasy
Best Embarkation: Oasis of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
Best Entertainment: Disney Fantasy
Best for Fitness: Oasis of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
Best Public Rooms: Disney Fantasy
Best Service: Disney Fantasy
Best Shore Excursions: Carnival Freedom
Best Value-for-Money: Carnival Liberty
Mid-Size Category
Best Overall Ship: Disney Wonder
Best Cabins: Riviera (Oceania)
Best Dining: Riviera (Oceania)
Best Embarkation: Coral Princess
Best Entertainment: Disney Wonder
Best for Fitness: Norwegian Sun
Best Public Rooms: Riviera (Oceania)
Best Service: Disney Wonder
Best Shore Excursions: Island Escape (Thomson)
Best Value-for-Money: Norwegian Sun
Small Ship Category
Best Overall Ship: Seabourn Quest
Best Cabins: Seven Seas Navigator (Regent Seven Seas)
Best Dining: Crystal Serenity
Best Embarkation: Pacific Princess
Best Entertainment: Crystal Symphony
Best for Fitness: Crystal Serenity
Best Public Rooms: Seabourn Quest
Best Service: Crystal Symphony
Best Shore Excursions: Celebrity Xpedition
Best Value-for-Money: Seabourn Quest
Best for Families: Disney Fantasy
Destination Categories
Best Cruises to Alaska: Rhapsody of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
Best Cruises to the Bahamas: Disney Dream
Best Cruises to the Caribbean: Disney Fantasy
Best Cruises to the Mediterranean: Celebrity Silhouette
Best Cruises from Florida: Disney Fantasy
Best Cruises from the Northeast: Explorer of the Seas
Best Cruises from the West Coast: Sapphire Princess
Best Cruises from the U.K.: Celebrity Eclipse
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