Best Cruise Lines of 2025: Top Winners in Cruiseline.com Awards

Cruiseline.com has unveiled the winners of its 2025 Member Choice Awards, determined by reviews from travelers who sailed in 2024.

Royal Caribbean dominated the rankings, securing nine awards, including Best Mainstream Cruise Line, Best Cruise Ship, and Best New Cruise Ship. Other recognized cruise lines included Celebrity Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Viking River Cruises.

Silversea Cruises, which operates in Africa through Cruise Vacation, earned two prestigious honors: Best Ultra-Luxury Cruise Line and Best Expedition Cruise Line. The company is renowned for its all-inclusive luxury experience, offering spacious ocean-view suites, personalized butler service, and world-class dining. Its S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Taste) program provides guests with immersive culinary experiences inspired by global destinations.

Silversea also operates specialized expedition ships designed for voyages to remote destinations, including Antarctica, the Galápagos, and the Arctic.

The Top-Rated Port Destination Awards went to Willemstad in Curaçao and Disney Cruise Line’s private island, Castaway Cay in The Bahamas.

Cruiseline.com’s Chief Operating Officer Jamie Cash congratulated the cruise lines, ships, and ports that received top rankings.

“We appreciate everyone who took the time to share their vacation experiences and insights,” Cash said. “Congratulations to Royal Caribbean for its exceptional performance, as well as to the other leading cruise lines, ships, and destinations that received top ratings.”

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Abridged List of Winners

Best Mainstream Cruise Line (Top 5)

1. Royal Caribbean
2. Celebrity Cruises
3. Princess Cruises
4. Holland America Line
5. Carnival Cruise Line

Best Premium Cruise Line (Top 5)

1. Viking Ocean Cruises
2. Windstar Cruises
3. Azamara Cruises
4. Cunard
5. Oceania Cruises

Best Luxury Cruise Line (Top 4)

1. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
2. Seabourn
3. Silversea Cruises
4. Crystal

Best Cruise Line – Food and Dining (Top 5)

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Royal Caribbean
3. Virgin Voyages
4. Viking Ocean Cruises
5. Holland America Line

Best Cruise Ship – Service (Top 5)

1. Icon of the Seas
2. Vision of the Seas
3. Harmony of the Seas
4. Utopia of the Seas
5. Celebrity Silhouette

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