According to travelers, these are the top 4 cruise lines globally.

According to travelers, these are the top 4 cruise lines globally.
According to travelers, these are the top 4 cruise lines globally.

It looks like more smooth sailing for the cruise industry.

A Condé Nast Traveler survey in October found that 47% of people expressed interest in going on a cruise, despite only 27% of readers having gone on one the previous year.

The cruise tourism sector is rapidly expanding, according to a recent report from the Cruise Lines International Association.

Condé Nast Traveler's top cruise lines ranking was determined through a two-month survey where readers voted on their favorite cruises based on several categories, including weighting.

  • Service
  • Food
  • Accommodation
  • Sustainability

Large ships have between 2,500 and 4,000 passengers, while mega ships have more than 4,000 passengers. The cruises were evaluated on a 100-point scale.

The best cruise lines in 2023

Best Mega Ships

  1. Norwegian Cruise Line: 86.72
  2. Royal Caribbean International: 86.69
  3. Carnival Cruise Line: 85.35
  4. MSC Cruises: 83.42

Norwegian Cruise Line ranked as the top cruise line this year.

According to Cruise Market Watch, the third-largest cruise line in the world in terms of passengers as of 2021 is controlling about 8.6% of the global cruise market.

Currently, Norwegian Cruise Line has 19 ships and owns two private islands in the Caribbean, namely Harvest Caye in Belize and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.

Royal Caribbean International ranked as the second-best cruise line in the world.

The cruise line currently has 26 ships and two privately owned resorts, including Labadee in Haiti and Coco Cay in the Bahamas.

In 2019, Royal Caribbean International revealed its plans to launch a private island in the South Pacific.

Best Large Ships

  1. Virgin Voyages: 94.07
  2. Disney Cruise Line: 92.21
  3. Cunard: 89.55
  4. Princess Cruises: 89.42
  5. Celebrity Cruises: 88.57
  6. Costa Cruises: 87.95
  7. Holland America Line: 87.79
  8. Norwegian Cruise Line: 86.41
  9. Royal Caribbean International: 84.31
  10. MSC Cruises: 83.77

Virgin Voyages, founded eight years ago, has been ranked as the top cruise in the large ships category.

The cruise line, which is an adults-only experience, has three ships and sails to popular destinations in the Caribbean, Europe, and South Pacific. According to U.S. News and World Report, Virgin Voyages was ranked as the No. 1 best cruise line for money.

The second top cruise line is Disney Cruise Line, with a score of 92.21.

According to Cruise Market Watch, Disney had a 2.2% market share by passengers and a 2.7% market share by revenue as of 2021, with the cruise line currently operating five ships.

Disney Cruise Line owns Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas, and has a crew-to-passenger ratio of one crew member for every three passengers, regardless of the vessel size, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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