Celebrity Reflection was voted Best Cruises Overall (Large).
LONDON, England, Friday February 24, 2017 – Several cruise ships familiar in Caribbean ports have been named in annual awards based on UK passenger reviews.
Large, mid-size and small vessels won accolades in Cruise Critic’s 2017 UK Cruisers’ Choice Awards in categories including Best Cabins, Best Dining Experience and Best Entertainment.
Cruise fans also chose the best value cruises, shore excursions and service on board, as well as best for families, fitness and recreation to determine the winners of the awards.
The three size classes are based on passenger capacity, with Large comprising 2,000+ passengers; Mid-Size: 1,200 to 1,999 passengers; and Small: 1,200 or fewer passengers.
The online cruise review publication determined the winners by assessing 160,000 reader reviews of 500 ships that were posted to its site.
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Overall, Celebrity Reflection won the best cruise ship title in the large vessel category; Oceania Cruises’ Riviera triumphed over its mid-size rivals and Viking Star topped the small-sized vessels.
In the large cruise ships class, Celebrity Cruises emerged as the top-rated across the most categories, bagging six awards.
The line’s newest and largest ship, Celebrity Reflection, won Best Cabins and Best Value as well as Best Overall vessel.
Its sister ship, Celebrity Silhouette, which features a croquet lawn, took the title for Best Service and Best Public Rooms, while Celebrity Infinity, which sails to destinations including Colombia, the Panama Canal and Africa got the nod in the Best Shore Excursions category.
In the mid-size category, Oceania Riviera won Best Service and Best Dining along with its Best Overall accolade.
Also doing well in the mid-size awards was Thomson Cruises’ Thomson Spirit, which picked up gongs for Best Entertainment, Best Shore Excursions and Best Value.
In the small ship class, Viking Ocean Cruises made a splash with eight awards including best overall in this category for Viking Star.
Viking Star also took the gong for Best Embarkation, Best Public Rooms, Best Service and Best Value, while Viking Sea won Best Cabins, Best Entertainment and Best Fitness and Recreation.
Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, which launched last year and is famous for its breath-taking 10-storey slide, The Ultimate Abyss, won the award for Best Cruise Ship for Families and Best for Embarkation, both in the large vessel category
In the large cruise ship category, Norwegian Epic won the entertainment title, while Norwegian Jade sailed away with the best dining prize.
According to Adam Coulter, Cruise Critic’s UK editor: “Overall, the cruise industry excels in its offerings to travellers – from phenomenal entertainment to exceptional service – and these awards highlight the cruise lines that travellers rank as particularly outstanding, in order to assist those planning a cruise.”
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