Grand Circle Cruise Line Named "World's Best River Cruise Line" in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards--for 5th Time
BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Grand Circle Cruise Line, the leader in small ship and river cruising worldwide, has been named the #1 "World's Best River Cruise Line" in Condé Nast Traveler's 2016 Readers' Choice Awards with a score of 93.55—the highest score of any cruise line in all size categories. This is the fifth year in a row that Grand Circle Cruise Line has taken the top spot and the 12th year it has been included as a top cruise line. Condé Nast Traveler's 2016 Readers' Choice Awards were announced on line today and will be featured in the magazine's November issue, on newsstands beginning today.
"We are very pleased to be named the world's best river cruise line for five consecutive years and thankful to our travelers for sharing their experiences of us," said Chairman and CEO Alan E. Lewis. "Such recognition confirms that we are giving travelers what they want—expert, local guides to share their homelands; culturally-rich experiences that connect travelers to local people, cultures, and ways of life; trip customization; and exceptional value for everyone, including solo travelers."
More than 800,000 travelers have sailed with Grand Circle Cruise Line since 1998, including more than 225,000 solo travelers. Today, more than 30% of Grand Circle Small Ship and River Ship travelers are solo—attracted by Grand Circle's comprehensive program that includes free or reduced Single Supplements, free Single Supplements on all pre-and post-trip extension options, a Best Price Guarantee, and more.
Established in 1998 with a single river ship, Grand Circle Cruise Line's fleet today consists of five Small Ships, including three, 50-passenger ships (Athena, Artemis and Arethusa); the 98-passenger Corinthian; and the 88-passenger Clio; more than a dozen River Ships; and exclusive charters. For 2017, the cruise line will offer more than two dozen Small Ship and River itineraries worldwide, including three new, 50-passenger Small Ship Cruises along the Italian Coast and Malta (Sicily to Malta; Rome to Valleta, and Venice, Puglia and Malta).
A record number of more than 300,000 travelers participated in Condé Nast Traveler's 29th Annual Readers' Choice Awards, which ranks the best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, airlines, and cruise lines in the world. In the ship category, readers cast votes for 500 cruise ships, rating their experiences based on the ships' activities/facilities, cabins, crew/service, design/layout, food/dining, itineraries/schedule, and shore excursions.
For more information about Grand Circle's River and Small Ship Cruises and Cruise Tour itineraries, please visit Grand Circle Cruise Line. To view a video of what it's like to travel solo with Grand Circle, please click Grand Circle Solo.
About Grand Circle Cruise Line
Established in 1998, Grand Circle Cruise Line offers more than a dozen Small Ship itineraries to Antarctica, Panama, the Dalmatian Coast, Greece and its islands, Italy; Iberia, the Adriatic, Malta and beyond and 10 European River Cruises and Cruise Tours. The cruise line is a division of Grand Circle Corporation, which also includes Overseas Adventure Travel (est. 1978) and Grand Circle Travel (est. 1958). In 1992, Grand Circle owners Alan and Harriet Lewis established Grand Circle Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting communities in which Grand Circle works and travels, totaling more than 300 humanitarian, cultural, and educational endeavors worldwide, including 100 schools, in 50 countries. The Foundation is an entity of the Lewis Family Foundation, which has pledged or donated more than $164 million since 1981.
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