When it comes to choosing the top rated cruise lines, it all depends on what you’re interested in. Some cruise passengers prefer a festive cruise line like Carnival Cruise Lines, while others prefer premium cruise lines such as Silversea Cruises or Crystal Cruises. Destination, price, and the size of lines cruise ships may also be considered when choosing the top rated cruise lines.
But if you want to find out which cruise lines are the top rated cruise lines in the industry, by industry professionals, passengers, and more, look no further than the Travel+Leisure “World’s Best Awards 2007.” Travel+Leisure features the top rated cruise lines in the small-ship and large-ship categories. The majority of vessels in large-ship lines carry more than 400 passengers and the majority of vessels in small-ship categories carry 400 passengers or less.
Travel+Leisure’s top rated small-ship cruise lines are:
1. SeaDream Yacht Club
2. Seabourn Cruiseline
3. Silversea Cruises
4. Abercrombie & Kent
5. Windstar Cruises
6. Grand Circle Small Ship Cruises
7. Avalon Waterways
8. Majestic America Line
9. Clipper Cruise Line
10. Peter Deilmann Cruises
Travel+Leisure’s top rated large-ship cruise lines are:
1. Crystal Cruises
2. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
3. Oceania Cruises
4. Disney Cruise Line
5. Cunard Line
6. Celebrity Cruises
7. Holland America Line
8. Orient Lines
9. Princess Cruises
10. Royal Caribbean International
The cruise lines below are top rated cruise lines according to a variety of polls and reviews by people just like you!
Silversea Cruises
The name says it all — Silversea Cruises offers the best in luxury, service and sophistication. “Silversea creates exceptional ocean journeys with unique opportunities to explore remote ports-of-call from an intimate haven of incomparable luxury, each voyage a unique masterpiece.” If money is no object, then a Silversea cruise is for you. Silverseas fleet consists of the Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper, each designed to offer a level of luxury that surpasses most other cruise ships.
Silversea Cruises features an endless number of voyages to exotic places and a few familiar places. Just a few Silversea voyages include: Lisbon to NYC, Copenhagen to Hamburg, Dubai to Mumbai, Hong Kong to Singapore, Athens to Venice and Rome to Istanbul, to name a few.
For more information about Silversea Cruises visit Silversea.com or call 800-722-9955 Americas, +377-9770-2424, Monaco.
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Not only is Norwegian Cruise Lines popular for its spectacular seven-day tours of the Hawaiian Islands, but Norwegian’s $400-Million luxury ship Norwegian Star offers the largest collection of restaurants among the popular cruise lines. Not only is the collection of restaurants large, the ship itself is even larger. Norwegian Star stretches well over three football fields in length and it has 25 decks and 372 staterooms including the exclusive Garden Villa Suites, which measure 5,800 square feet. The service on this ship is hefty as well — with 1,100 staff members, the ship has a crew to passenger ratio of 1:2 so you can rest assured that you will enjoy impeccable service throughout your voyage. The Norwegian star visits the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kuaui.
For more information about Norwegian Cruise Lines visit the Norwegian Cruise Lines website at www.ncl.com or call 866-625-1166.
Disney Cruise Lines
As families with three, four and even five children in the home continue to grow, so does the demand for family-friendly vacations. Disney Cruise Lines has answered that demand making it the leader in family cruise experiences and most families would agree — one of the best cruise lines for fun for everyone.
Disney has age-specific children activities, programs, and facilities, ranging from nursery to teenage. Just like Disney World, the staff is amazingly friendly. But before you write it off as just a family cruise line, remember, Disney isn’t just for kids — parents and even grandparents won’t feel left out. Most facilities appeal to both adults and children and some are even for adults only. Disney Cruise Lines is one of the most affordable cruise lines around.
Ports of call include Key West, Cozumel, Nassau and Castaway Cay, to name a few and Mediterranean ports of call include Barcelona, Cadiz, Naples and Gibraltar — to name a few.
For more information about Disney Cruise Lines click here to visit the Disney Cruise Lines website or call 800-951-3532.
