Spotlighting 2023 Travvy Award Nominees: Best Cruise Ships

Here we are in our ninth season of the prestigious Travvy Awards!

We’ll be sharing our nominations for travel advisors’ favorite destinations around the globe along with hotels, all-inclusive resorts, airlines, tour operators and more.

Earlier, we asked you to vote for your favorite cruise lines. Here’s your chance to now choose your favorite cruise ships by voting here.

Best Cruise Ship – Expedition/Adventure

• American Queen Voyages’ Ocean Victory
• Atlas Ocean Voyages’ World World Traveller
• Aurora Expeditions' Sylvia Earle
• Celebrity Cruises' Flora
• Lindblad Expeditions' National Geographic Islander II
• Seabourn’s Venture
• Silversea Cruises’ Silver Endeavour
• UnCruise Adventures' Safari Endeavor
• Viking’s Octantis

 Best Cruise Ship - Large (Over 1,000 Cabins)

• Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras
• Celebrity Cruises' Beyond
• Cunard's Queen Mary II
• Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wish
• Holland America Line’s Rotterdam VII
• MSC Cruises’ MSC Seascape
• Norwegian Cruise Line's Prima
• Princess' Discovery Princess
• Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas

Best Cruise Ship - Mid-Size (500 - 1,000 Cabins)

• Holland America Line's MS Zaandam
• Oceania Cruises' Riviera
• Princess' Coral Princess
• Viking's Jupiter

Best Cruise Ship - Small (Under 500 Cabins)

• American Queen Voyages’ Ocean Victory
• Azamara Onward
• Paul Gauguin Cruises’ Paul Gauguin
• PONANT's Le Commandant Charcot
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises' Seven Seas Splendor
• Seabourn's Quest
• Scenic's Eclipse
• Windstar Cruises’ Star Pride

Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship at port in Nassau, Bahamas (photo by Eric Bowman)

Best Cruise Ship – Contemporary

• Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras
• MSC's Seascape
• Norwegian Cruise Line’s Prima
• Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas

Best Cruise Ship – Premium

• Azamara Onward
• Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Beyond
• Holland America Line’s Rotterdam VII
• Oceania Cruises' Riviera
• Princess’ Discovery Princess
• Virgin Voyages’ Valiant Lady

Best Cruise Ship – Luxury

• Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Navigator
• Cunard's Queen Mary II
• Paul Gauguin Cruises' Paul Gauguin
• PONANT's Le Commandant Charcot
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Seas Splendor
• Scenic’s Eclipse
• Seabourn’s Ovation
• Silversea Cruises’ Silver Dawn
• Viking's Venus
• Windstar Cruises' Star Pride

 Best Cruise Ship – Overall

• Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras
• Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Beyond
• Cunard's Queen Mary II
• Holland America Line’s Rotterdam VII
• Norwegian Cruise Line's Prima
• Princess' Discovery Princess
• Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas
• Silversea Cruises’ Silver Dawn

 

Which of these cruise ships are your favorites? Make sure to cast your vote for them now!

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