2023 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards

Cruiseline.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Member Choice Awards! These awards showcase a variety of categories for the top-ranked top cruise lines and cruise ships of the previous year. 

The 2023 Member Choice Awards ratings come from reviews submitted by Cruiseline.com and Shipmate members who sailed on and reviewed cruises from January-December 2022. Awards are given based on the top rankings of reviews received for mainstream, premium, luxury, and river cruise lines.  

Over the past twelve months, we’ve seen cruising return to pre-pandemic levels, with most cruise lines back sailing all ships in their fleet and at full or nearly full capacities. Additionally, by the end of 2022, cruise lines were welcoming guests of all ages back onboard with limited to no restrictions. Cruising has returned in all parts of the world, with most ports reopening back to cruise ship travel during the 2022 calendar year.

This year’s Member Choice Awards come from a full year of review data. 2022 was a year of evolution, when it came to cruise line health and safety protocols. The first half of the year we saw more restrictive measures being observed by cruise lines. By the end of 2022, most restrictions were removed and things were starting to look a bit more ‘normal’. We’ve gathered the data and insights provided by our members to share how cruise lines and ships performed during this ever-changing year.

Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2023 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards… 

Cruise Line Overall

This category features the highest member rankings of the top-performing cruise lines of the year. The review scores categorize awards for the best mainstream, premium, luxury, and river cruise lines:

Best Mainstream Cruise Line 

1. Royal Caribbean - 4.39
2. Celebrity Cruises - 4.37
3. Carnival Cruise Lines - 4.33
4. Disney Cruise Line - 4.31
5. Virgin Voyages - 4.29

Best Premium Cruise Line 

1. Viking Ocean Cruises - 4.25
2. Windstar Cruises - 4.22
3. Oceania Cruises - 4.18
4. Azamara Club Cruises - 4.16
5. Cunard - 4.12

Best Luxury Cruise Line

1. Seabourn - 4.17
2. Regent Seven Seas Cruises - 4.14
3. Silversea Cruises - 4.09
4. SeaDream Yacht Club - 3.98
5. Compagnie Du Ponant Yacht Cruises - 3.86

Best River Cruise Line Score

1. American Cruise Line - 4.34
2. Viking River Cruises- 4.11
3. AmaWaterways - 3.34
4. Avalon Waterways - 2.94
5. Uniworld River Cruises - 2.60

Cruise Line: Onboard Experience

This awards category covers rankings for overall cruise lines that members scored highest for onboard experience elements of food and dining, onboard activities/entertainment, staff, and service, as well as staterooms: 

Best Cruise Line - Food & Dining

1. Celebrity Cruises - 4.35
2. American Cruise Line - 4.30
3. Disney Cruise Line - 4.26
4. Viking Cruises - 4.25
5. Royal Caribbean - 4.24

Best Cruise Line for Onboard Activities/Entertainment 

1. Royal Caribbean - 4.22
2. Celebrity Cruises - 4.20
3. Carnival Cruise Lines - 4.16
4. Disney Cruise Line - 4.14
5. American Cruise Line - 4.12

Best Cruise Line for Service and Staff 

1. Royal Caribbean - 4.68
2. Celebrity Cruises - 4.67
3. Carnival Cruise Lines - 4.61
4. Disney Cruise Line - 4.60
5. American Cruise Line - 4.59

Best Cruise Line for Staterooms 

1. Celebrity Cruises - 4.53
2. Royal Caribbean - 4.49
3. American Cruise Line - 4.45
4. Holland America Line - 4.449
5. Disney Cruise Line - 4.447

Cruise Ship: Overall

Best cruise line awards have been given for the highest-ranked cruise ships of the year and the top new cruise ships debuting in 2022:  

Best Overall Cruise Ship

1. Allure of the Seas - 4.37
2. Oasis of the Seas - 4.32
3. Adventure of the Seas - 4.31
4. Harmony of the Seas - 4.302 
5. Symphony of the Seas - 4.301

Honorable Mentions:

6. Mardi Gras - 4.30
7. Navigator of the Seas - 4.28
8. Carnival Horizon - 4.27
9. Mariner of the Seas - 4.258
10. Independence of the Seas - 4.257

Best New Cruise Ship

1. Wonder of the Seas - 4.23
2. Discovery Princess - 4.09
3. Celebrity Beyond - 4.02
4. Norwegian Prima - 3.90
5. Carnival Celebration - 3.58

Honorable Mentions:

6. MSC Seascape - 3.29
7. Disney Wish - 3.22
8. Viking Octantis - 2.99
9. Viking Egdir - 2.88
10. Viking Gymir - 2.80

Cruise Ship: Onboard Experience

These are the 2023 Member Choice Awards winners for the best cruise ships in ship quality, dining, onboard activities/entertainment, staff and service, and staterooms:  

Best Cruise Ship for Ship Quality

1. Rotterdam - 4.76
2. Celebrity Edge - 4.75
3. Celebrity Apex - 4.72
4. Disney Dream - 4.71
5. Majestic Princess - 4.70

Honorable Mentions:

6. Oasis of the Seas - 4.69
7. Celebrity Beyond - 4.68
8. Symphony of the Seas - 4.678
9. Celebrity Reflection - 4.675
10. Celebrity Equinox - 4.67

Best Cruise Ship for Food & Dining

1. Celebrity Edge - 4.51
2. Celebrity Equinox - 4.48
3. Celebrity Apex - 4.44
4. Celebrity Reflection - 4.418
5. Norwegian Escape - 4.416

Honorable Mentions:

6. Celebrity Summit - 4.40
7. Norwegian Encore - 4.398
8. Celebrity Solstice - 4.394
9. Navigator of the Seas - 4.393
10. Disney Wonder - 4.39

Best Cruise Ship for Onboard Activities/Entertainment 

1. Allure of the Seas - 4.45
2. Oasis of the Seas - 4.40
3. Navigator of the Seas - 4.39
4. Freedom of the Seas - 4.387
5. Symphony of the Seas - 4.381

Honorable Mentions:

6. Independence of the Seas - 4.34
7. Disney Dream - 4.33
8. Harmony of the Seas - 4.32
9. Mardi Gras - 4.31
10. Celebrity Beyond - 4.30

Best Cruise Ship for Service & Staff

1. Allure of the Seas - 4.778
2. Celebrity Equinox - 4.776
3. Celebrity Solstice - 4.76
4. Oasis of the Seas - 4.759
5. Celebrity Reflection - 4.74

Honorable Mentions:

6. Celebrity Silhouette - 4.737
7. Disney Fantasy - 4.732
8. Celebrity Edge - 4.731
9. Carnival Radiance - 4.73
10. Navigator of the Seas - 4.72

Best Cruise Ship for Staterooms

1. Celebrity Edge - 4.72
2. Symphony of the Seas - 4.69
3. Odyssey of the Seas - 4.68
4. Celebrity Apex - 4.66
5. Wonder of the Seas - 4.65

Honorable Mentions:

6. Celebrity Reflection - 4.632
7. Norwegian Prima - 4.63
8. Disney Dream - 4.62
9. Oasis of the Seas - 4.61
10. Rotterdam - 4.60

Congratulations to all of our winners of the 2023 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards. We would like to thank all our amazing community members who submitted cruise reviews this past year for making these awards possible. We wish you all smooth seas and many cruises ahead in the coming year! 

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