The travelers proclaim the best of 2025
In its fourth edition, more than 5,000 cruise passengers around the world voted for their best cruise experiences during the 2025 season, making their voices heard. The travelers thus proclaimed the winners as best cruise line, ship, and port of call. 19 categorías.
Cruise Lines, Ships, and Ports
Finalists and Winners 2025
After the official count of valid votes during the international voting process open to all travelers, the following results were obtained in the different categories that obtained the minimum quorum in each of the 3 major sections: Cruise lines, Ships and Ports.
C R U I S E L I N E S
Best Family Cruise Line
MSC Cruises
Cruise passengers highlight its value for money (20.74%), the onboard experience (18.83%) and the scheduling of itineraries and ports (18.32%).
Finalists
Costa Cruises and Royal Caribbean
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Best Premium Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruises
Voters particularly value its gastronomic offering (21.09%), the itinerary programming (19.32%) and the onboard experience (17.85%).
Finalists
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises
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Best Upper Premium Cruise Line
Cunard Line
The cruise community highlights its itinerary programming (21.43%), the gastronomic offer (19.05%) and that its style fits with their way of traveling (19.05%).
Finalists
Azamara Cruises, and Oceania Cruises
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Best River Cruise Line
Croisieurope
In this new category, travelers value its gastronomic offer (25.93%), the scheduling of itineraries (22.22%) and being friendly to those who speak Spanish (18.52%).
Finalists
Emerald Cruises, y Viva Cruises
C R U I S E S H I P S
Best Ship (Family Cruise Line)
MSC Euribia
Cruise passengers highlight its shows and entertainment (21.67%), the decoration and design (14.44%) and being an accessible and easily navigable ship (13.15%).
Finalists
MSC Grandiosa, and MSC World Europa
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Best Ship (Premium Cruise Line)
Celebrity Infinity
Voters value its gastronomic offering (26.67%), the crew service (26.67%) and being an accessible ship (18.18%).
Finalists
Celebrity Ascent, and Celebrity Equinox
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Best Ship (Upper Premium Cruise Line)
Queen Victoria
The community highlights the crew service (27.78%), the gastronomic offer (22.22%) and the decoration and design (16.67%).
Finalists
Queen Mary 2
Note: This category has two finalists
due to a multiple tie in third position that was discarded according to methodology.
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Best river cruise ship
Emerald Star
In this new category, travelers value the crew service (25%), being an accessible ship (16.67%) and the shows and entertainment (16.67%).
Finalists
MS Beethoven, and VIVA Enjoy
P O R T S
Best Home Port (Global)
Barcelona (Spain)
Cruise passengers highlight the means of transport (16.39%), the proximity to their home (15.98%) and the port facilities (15.93%).
Finalists
Copenhagen (Denmark), and Valencia (Spain)
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Best Port of Call (Global)
Valletta (Malta)
Voters value the ease of visiting the destination from the port (27.21%), the beauty of the place (25.62%) and the feeling of safety (9.98%).
Finalists
Flam (Norway), and Naples (Italy)
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Best Port (Asia)
Singapore (Singapore)
Travelers highlight the feeling of safety (28.57%), the cleanliness and care of the environment (19.05%) and the ease of visiting the destination (14.29%).
Finalists
Tokyo (Japan) and Yokohama (Japan)
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Best port in the Atlantic Europe
Reykjavik (Iceland)
Cruise passengers value the ease of visiting the destination (25.93%), the beauty of the place (18.52%) and the feeling of safety (12.96%).
Finalists
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)
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Best port in the Caribbean
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Voters highlight the beauty of the place (24.56%), the ease of visiting the destination (21.05%) and the offer and quality of excursions (12.28%).
Finalists
Cozumel (Mexico), and Philipsburg (Sint Maarten)
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Best port in the Mediterranean
Barcelona (Spain)
Travelers value the means of transport (16.39%), the proximity to their home (15.98%) and the port facilities (15.93%).
Finalists
Valletta (Malta) and Valencia (Spain)
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Best port in Northern Europe
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Cruise passengers highlight the ease of visiting the destination (19.09%), the beauty of the place (17.95%) and the feeling of safety (15.38%).
Finalists
Flam (Norway) and Geiranger (Norway)
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Best Port (North America)
Miami (United States)
Voters value the ease of visiting the destination (18.75%), the port facilities (13.19%) and the means of transport (12.50%).
Finalists
Nassau (Bahamas) y Vancouver (Canadá)
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Best Port (Oceania)
Sydney (Australia)
In this new category, travelers highlight the ease of visiting the destination (33.33%), the feeling of safety (19.05%) and the beauty of the place (14.29%).
Finalists
Auckland (New Zealand), and Bora Bora (Tahiti -French Polynesia)
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Best Port (Middle East)
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Cruise passengers value the ease of visiting the destination (22.22%), the feeling of safety (20.20%) and the beauty of the place (16.16%).
Finalists
Abu Dhabi (UAE), and Doha (Qatar)
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Best Port (South America)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Voters highlight the ease of visiting the destination (19.05%), its proximity to their home (14.29%) and the local gastronomy (14.29%).
Finalists
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and Ushuaia (Argentina)
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