Many major cruise brands attended the fourth annual World Cruise Awards Gala Ceremony, hosted in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira in Portugal.
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 unusual way to hand out awards: The weight of an industry member was five times that of a random cruiser.
The awards "had the privilege of recognizing cruise brands that are stellar examples of excellence in their field," World Cruise Awards Director Chris Frost said in a statement.
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.
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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 Line
- Best Cruise Terminal: DP World Mina Rashid Dubai
- World's Best Large Cruise Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
Destination winners included:
- World's Best Cruise Destination: Saudi Arabia
- Asia's Best Cruise Destination: Hong Kong
- Europe's Best Cruise Destination: Lisbon
- Indian Ocean’s Best Cruise Destination: Seychelles
- Caribbean's Best Cruise Destination: Jamaica
North American winners include:
- North America's Best Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
- North America's Best Cruise Terminal: PortMiami
- North America's Best Cruise Destination: Alaska
Other winners included:
- Caribbean's Best Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
- Europe's Best Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
- Asia's Best Cruise Line: Silversea
Voters had to register and had to be at least 16 years of age.
To participate in the awards voting as an industry member, a voter had to work for a company or organization from one of certain specified cruise industries and had to use a company email address.
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The voting was vetted by World Luxury Media Group, the London parent of the World Cruise Awards.
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