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Crystal Cruises came in second place with four awards, while Disney and Celebrity Cruises each picked up three awards, all of which were revealed on Tuesday.
“The breadth of these awards – from mainstream ocean lines, to river and luxury – exemplifies the wide range of cruise options available today and the impressive quality of offerings,” said Colleen McDaniel, Cruise Critic’s senior editor.
“Our editors keep close tabs on the industry throughout the year, and this list of winners is a compilation of our first-hand experience and industry expertise, highlighting the lines that have truly stood out as being exceptional throughout the year,” McDaniel said.
Viking still rules the waterways
Viking's ocean ship Aquavit offers ocean-view dining on the terrace.
Viking Cruises
Cruise Critic’s editors name winners in three categories: ocean cruises, luxury cruises (all on ocean ships) and river cruises.
Viking won three luxury awards (best enrichment, best spa, best value for money) and two river cruise awards (best for first-timers and best itineraries).
Viking also dominated the website’s Cruisers’ Choice Awards in February, which are chosen by reviews posted by travelers registered with the site.
Crystal Cruises won four awards, three of which came in the luxury ocean category: best ship refurbishment, best service and best for solo travelers. It also won for best dining in the river cruise category.
Coming in third place, Disney won three editors’ choice awards: Disney Cruise Line won for best entertainment (ocean) and best for families (ocean). Disney’s Adventures by Disney won best for families in river cruising.
Tied for third place, Celebrity Cruises also won three awards, all in the ocean category: best cabins, best for romance and best shore excursions.
The new Norwegian Encore
MSC Seaside won the award for best new ocean cruise ship.
Ivan Sarfatti/Courtesy MSC
There’s also a lot of excitement around the best new ship award awarded in all three categories.
“MSC Seaside is a flashy new 4,000+ passenger ship with bells and whistles like a full-sized bowling alley, 5D-movie theater and outdoor waterpark,” McDaniel said.
The MSC Seaside, which set sail from Trieste, Italy, on December 1 to its new home in Miami, took the best new ocean ship award. It will be named at its new port on December 21, and its godmother will be Sophia Loren.
“On the other hand, our best new ship in the luxury category – Silverseas’ Silver Muse – carries fewer than 600 passengers, and boasts understated luxury with all suites and butlers,” she said. “In the river category, Uniworld’s Joie de Vivre carries just under 130 guests, but offers the opulence and elegance Uniworld is known for with its fans.
Ocean winners
Disney Cruise Line won two awards in the ocean category.
Matt Stroshane/Disney Cruise Line via Getty Images
Best New Ship: MSC Seaside?
Best Ship Refurbishment: Holland America Line’s Westerdam
Best for Adventure: Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic
Best Cabins: Celebrity Cruises
Best Dining: Holland America Line
Best Entertainment: Disney Cruise Line
Best for Families: Disney Cruise Line
Best Itineraries: Princess Cruises
Best Nightlife: Norwegian Cruise Line
Best for Romance: Celebrity Cruises
Best Service: Carnival Cruise Line
Best Shore Excursions: Celebrity Cruises
Best for Solo Travelers: Norwegian Cruise Line
Best Suites: Royal Caribbean International
Best Value for Money: Carnival Cruise Line
Best North American Homeport: Quebec City
The?10th annual Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards, which were announced on December 12, 2017, named winners in the ocean, luxury and river categories. Viking Cruises dominated the awards with five wins.
Viking Cruises
In the luxury category, Viking won for best luxury spa and best value for money. In the river category, it won for best cruise for first timers, best enrichment and best shore excursions.
Anthony Weller/Viking Cruises
The winner for best new ocean cruise ship,MSC Seaside set sail for the first time in December 2017 and calls Miami its home port.
Ivan Sarfatti/Courtesy MSC
Silverseas Cruises' Silver Muse, which carries fewer than 600 passengers, won the best new ship award in the luxury category.
Courtesy Silversea Cruises
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection won the award for best new river ship.
Courtesy Uniworld Cruises
Crystal Cruises won four awards overall.
Courtesy Crystal Cruises
Three of Crystal's awards were in the luxury category for best ship refurbishment, best service and best for solo travelers. The fourth was for best dining on a river cruise.
Courtesy Crystal River Cruises
Disney won three awards overall.
Matt Stroshane/Disney Cruise Line via Getty Images
Disney Cruise Line won best entertainment and best cruise for families in the ocean category, and Adventures by Disney won the best cruise for families in the river category.
Courtesy Adventures by Disney
Celebrity Cruises won three awards, including one for best cabins in the ocean category.
Daniel Romagosa/Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises also won best for romance and best shore excursions in the ocean category.
Michel Verdure/Celebrity Cruises
Holland America won two ocean category awards, for best dining and best cruise ship refurbishment.
Michel Verdure/Courtesy Holland America Line
Azamara Club Cruises won for best itineraries and shore excursions in the luxury category.
Michel Verdure/Azamara Club Cruises
AmaWaterways won for best river cruise line and best river cruise for active cruises.
Courtesy AmaWaterways
Regent Seven Seas Cruises took home two awards in the luxury category -- for best cruise line and best cabins.
Stephen Beaudet/Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Explorer, which emphasizes education along with exploration of the unusual locales on its itineraries, won best ocean cruise for adventure.
Ralph Lee Hopkins/Courtesy Linblad Expeditions
Princess Cruises won for best itineraries.
Courtesy Princess Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line won for best enrichment in the luxury category.
Courtesy Seabourn Cruise Line
Windstar Cruises took home the award for best ocean cruise for romance.
Roger Paperno/Windstar Cruises
Pandaw River Cruises took the award for best river cruise for adventure.
Courtesy Pandaw River Cruises
Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards
Ocean winners/luxury
Best Luxury Cruise Line: Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Best New Luxury Ship: Silversea Cruises’ Silver Muse
Best Ship Refurbishment: Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony
Best for Adventure: Silversea Cruises
Best Cabins: Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Best Dining: Oceania Cruises
Best Enrichment: Seabourn Cruise Line
Best Itineraries: Azamara Club Cruises
Best for Romance: Windstar Cruises
Best Service: Crystal Cruises
Best Shore Excursions: Azamara Club Cruises
Best for Solo Travelers: Crystal Cruises
Best Spa: Viking Ocean Cruises
Best Value for Money: Viking Ocean Cruises
River cruise winners
Uniworld won for best new river ship.
Courtesy Uniworld Cruises
Best River Cruise Line: AmaWaterways
Best New River Ship: Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s Joie de Vivre
Best Ship Refurbishment: Scenic Diamond/Scenic Sapphire
Best for Active Cruises: AmaWaterways
Best for Adventure: Pandaw Cruises
Best Cabins: Avalon Waterways
Best Dining: Crystal River Cruises
Best Enrichment: Viking River Cruises
Best for Families: Adventures by Disney
Best for First-Timers: Viking River Cruises
Best Itineraries: CroisiEurope
Best for Luxury: Tauck River Cruising
Best Service: Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
