Many major cruise brands attended the fourth annual World Cruise Awards Gala Ceremony, hosted in Funchal, the capital of Madeira.
The results follow a year-long search for the world’s leading cruise brands. Votes were cast by cruise industry professionals and the public, with the nominee receiving the most votes in a category named as the winner.
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That’s a unique way to hand out awards with the vote of a random cruiser having one-fifth of the weight of a proven industry member.
“What an incredible event it has been here in enchanting Madeira. World Cruise Awards had the privilege of recognizing cruise brands that are stellar examples of excellence in their field. My congratulations to each of them,” shared World Cruise Awards Director Chris Frost.
World Cruise Awards is the sister event of the World Travel Awards, which was launched in 1994 to celebrate excellence in global travel and tourism.
Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas was a top winner.
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These are the World Cruise Awards winners
These are some of the winners from the World Cruise Awards:
Best Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise LineBest Cruise Terminal: DP World Mina Rashid Dubai,World’s Best Large Cruise Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas (‘World’s Best Large Cruise Ship’).
Destination winners included:
World’s Best Cruise Destination: Saudi ArabiaAsia’s Best Cruise Destination: Hong KongEurope’s Best Cruise Destination: LisbonIndian Ocean’s Best Cruise Destination: SeychellesCaribbean’s Best Cruise Destination: Jamaica
North American winners include:
North America’s Best Cruise Line: Celebrity CruisesNorth America’s Best Cruise Terminal: PortMiamiNorth America’s Best Cruise Destination: Alaska
Other winners included:
Caribbean’s Best Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise LineEurope’s Best Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise LineAsia’s Best Cruise Line: Silversea
Voters had to register and had to be at least 16 years of age.
“To participate in the voting as an Industry Voter, you must complete the Industry Voter fields on the Sign Up page. You must work for a company or organization from one of the Industries listed on the registration form and must use your company email address, i.e., [email protected] — personal email accounts, e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail/Outlook, etc, will not be accepted,” the World Cruise Awards shared on its website.
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An industry vote carries a weight of 5 times that of a public vote.
World Cruise Awards is owned by World Luxury Media Group (WLMG).
“Industry Voter registrations will be vetted by WLMG. Any votes cast by a voter who does not work in the industry or has not used their company email address will not be counted,” the company added.
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