USA TODAY announces TOP 10 Best Cruise Lines and Ships. Voting lasted four weeks and was attended by USA Today readers, together with the experts Doug Parker ( Cruise Radio ), Fran Golden ( USA TODAY ), Gene Sloan ( USA TODAY ) and Stewart Chiron ( The Cruise Guy ) They have chosen their winner in each category (the ship or company).
Agree or not with the readers of USA Today or you have a completely different idea here are the top cruise lines and ships.
Best Ocean Cruise Line - category
1. Carnival Cruise Lines – WINNER
2. Princess Cruises
3. Viking Ocean Cruises
4. Costa Cruises
5. Crystal Cruises
6. Norwegian Cruise Line
7. Royal Caribbean International
8. Disney Cruise Line
9. Celebrity Cruises
10. Holland America Line
Best Cruise Line - category River Cruises
1. Viking River Cruises – WINNER
2. Grand Circle Cruise Line
3. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
4. Avalon Waterways
5. American Queen Steamboat Company
6. AmaWaterways
7. Vantage Deluxe World Travel
8. American Cruise Lines
9. Pandaw Cruises
10. Blount Small Ship Adventures
Best Cruise Line - Boutique category (small luxury ships)
1. Variety Cruises – WINNER
2. Lindblad Expeditions
3. Un-Cruise Adventures
4. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
5. Hurtigruten
6. Island Windjammers
7. Sea Cloud Cruises
8. Crystal Cruises
9. Star Clippers
10. International Expeditions
Best Cruise ship for dinning
1. Carnival Breeze – Carnival Cruise Lines – WINNER
2. Crystal Serenity – Crystal Cruises
3. Carnival Sunshine – Carnival Cruise Lines
4. Paul Gauguin – Paul Gauguin Cruises
5. Crystal Symphony – Crystal Cruises
6. Celebrity Solstice – Celebrity Cruises
7. Celebrity Reflection – Celebrity Cruises
8. Anthem of the Seas – Royal Caribbean International
9. Disney Dream – Disney Cruise Line
10. Seabourn Odyssey – Seabourn Cruise Line
Best cruise ship entertainment
1. Regal Princess – Princess Cruises – WINNER
2. Costa Deliziosa - Costa Cruises
3. Carnival Breeze – Carnival Cruise Lines
4. Crystal Serenity – Crystal Cruises
5. Carnival Sunshine – Carnival Cruise Lines
6. Allure of the Seas – Royal Caribbean International
7. MSC Divina - MSC Cruises
8. Disney Dream – Disney Cruise Line
9. Viking Star – Viking Ocean Cruises
10. Oasis of the Seas – Royal Caribbean International
