Cruiseline.com Announces 2025 Member Choice Awards Winners

Top cruise lines, ships, and destinations of 2025 named in Cruiseline.com's tenth annual community awards

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cruiseline.com is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Member Choice Awards in 2025. Over the past decade, the awards have recognized excellence in various categories, including cruise line performance, onboard experiences, and specific ship features. This milestone underscores Cruiseline.com's commitment to providing valuable insights and fostering a vibrant community for cruise enthusiasts.

The Member Choice Awards are based on rankings submitted by Cruiseline.com community members who sailed and reviewed cruises from January through December 2024. Awards are named in various categories, including the top cruise lines, ships, and cruise ports. These honors offer insight into the performance of cruise lines and ships and recognize all Cruiseline.com community members who submitted a cruise review in the previous year.

Cruise operator Royal Caribbean received nine best-in-category recognitions in the 2025 Member Choice Awards, including the best mainstream cruise line, best cruise ship, and best new cruise ship of the year. Other lines receiving best-in-category recognitions include Celebrity Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Viking River Cruises. The top-rated port destination award winners included Willemstad (Curaçao) and Disney Cruise Line's private island, Castaway Cay (The Bahamas).

"Congratulations to all the cruise lines, ships, and ports recognized in our 2025 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards. This is the tenth year we have presented these awards, which celebrate excellence in cruising and serve as thanks to community members who shared cruise feedback with us in the previous year. We appreciate all who took the time to share their vacation experiences and insights, enabling us to create these annual rankings," said Jamie Cash, Chief Operating Officer of Cruiseline.com. "We extend our congratulations to Royal Caribbean for their outstanding performance in this year's rankings, as well as to the other leading cruise lines, ships, and destinations, for earning exceptional ratings from reviewers."

Following are the winners of the 2025 Member Choice Awards for best cruise lines, cruise ships, and cruise ports. Each awards category is linked to Cruiseline.com with ranking details and analysis.

Cruise Line Awards
The 2025 winners for best cruise lines overall, dining, onboard activities/entertainment, service, and staterooms are:

Best Mainstream Cruise Line

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

Best Premium Cruise Line

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

Best Luxury Cruise Line

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

Best River Cruise Line

1.Viking River Cruises
2.Avalon Waterways
3.AmaWaterways
4.American Cruise Line
5.Uniworld River Cruises

Best Cruise Line - Food and Dining

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

Best Cruise Line - Onboard Activities and Entertainment 

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

Best Cruise Line - Service

1.Royal Caribbean
2.Celebrity Cruises
3.Holland America Line
4.Viking River Cruises
5.Disney Cruise Line

Best Cruise Line - Staterooms

1.Celebrity Cruises
2.Royal Caribbean
3.Disney Cruise Line
4.Viking Ocean Cruises
5.Holland America Line

Cruise Ship Awards
The 2025 winners for best cruise ships overall, new ship of the year, dining, onboard activities/entertainment, service, and staterooms are:

Best Overall Cruise Ship

1. Icon of the Seas
2. Utopia of the Seas
3. Symphony of the Seas
4. Celebrity Beyond
5. Allure of the Seas
6. Celebrity Silhouette
7. Wonder of the Seas
8. Anthem of the Seas
9. Celebrity Ascent
10. Harmony of the Seas
11. Voyager of the Seas
12. Celebrity Edge
13. Independence of the Seas
14. Jewel of the Seas
15. Adventure of the Seas
16. Mariner of the Seas
17. Celebrity Apex
18. Carnival Jubilee
19. Carnival Spirit
20. Liberty of the Seas
21. Odyssey of the Seas
22. Celebrity Solstice
23. Quantum of the Seas
24. Sapphire Princess
25. Celebrity Summit
26. Mardi Gras
27. Celebrity Reflection
28. Freedom of the Seas
29. Oasis of the Seas
30. Regal Princess 

Best New Cruise Ship of 2025

1.Icon of the Seas
2.Utopia of the Seas
3.Queen Anne
4.Sun Princess

Best Cruise Ship - Food and Dining

1.Icon of the Seas
2.Wonder of the Seas
3.Celebrity Beyond
4.Utopia of the Seas
5.Celebrity Beyond

Honorable Mention:

6.Celebrity Ascent
7.Allure of the Seas
8.Celebrity Silhouette
9.Celebrity Summit
10.Voyager of the Seas

Best Cruise Ship - Onboard Activities and Entertainment

1.Icon of the Seas
2.Utopia of the Seas
3.Symphony of the Seas
4.Allure of the Seas
5.Harmony of the Seas

Honorable Mention:

6.Wonder of the Seas
7.Celebrity Ascent
8.Mariner of the Seas
9.Carnival Jubilee
10.Celebrity Beyond

Best Cruise Ship - Service 

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

Honorable Mention:

6.Voyager of the Seas
7.Adventure of the Seas
8.Anthem of the Seas
9.Enchantment of the Seas
10.Independence of the Seas

Best Cruise Ship - Staterooms 

1.Icon of the Seas
2.Utopia of the Seas and Celebrity Beyond (TIE)
3.Symphony of the Seas
4.Anthem of the Seas
5.Celebrity Silhouette 

Honorable Mention:

6.Wonder of the Seas
7.Carnival Panorama
8.Odyssey of the Seas
9.Celebrity Edge
10.Celebrity Ascent

Cruise Port Awards

The top-rated cruise ports and cruise line private destinations, as reviewed by our community, are:

Best Cruise Port

1. Willemstad, Curaçao
2. Skagway, Alaska
3. Barcelona, Spain
4. Cruise Glacier Bay, Alaska
5. Ketchikan, Alaska
6. Philipsburg, St. Maarten
7. Juneau, Alaska
8. Kralendijk, Bonaire
9. Oranjestad, Aruba
10. Roatan, Honduras

Best Cruise Line Private Destination

1. Castaway Cay, Bahamas (Disney Cruise Line)
2. Perfect Day At CocoCay, Bahamas (Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Cruises)
3. Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas (MSC Cruises)
4. The Beach Club at Bimini, Bahamas (Virgin Voyages)
5. Labadee, Haiti (Royal Caribbean)
6. RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Carnival & Holland America Line)
7. Harvest Caye, Belize (Norwegian Cruise Line)
8. Princess Cays, Bahamas (Princess & Carnival)
9. Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas (Norwegian Cruise Line)

View all winners and overall scores from submitted review data on Cruiseline.com

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