2024 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards

It is that time of year again - Cruiseline.com is pleased to announce the winners of our 2024 Member Choice Awards! It is the ninth year that we have presented these annual awards, which recognize the previous year's top member-ranked cruise lines and cruise ships. 

The 2024 Member Choice Awards are determined by reviews submitted from cruisers who sailed from January through December 2023. We collect and analyze the ratings from these reviews across various categories. For the 2024 Member Choice Awards, we are proud to debut a new category - Best Cruise Ports. We have two awards for this category: best overall cruise port and best cruise line private islands. 

Overall, 2023 was a memorable year for cruising. We saw a full year of normalcy in the cruise industry. Operations were back in full force worldwide, and ships ran at 100+% capacity with limited or no passenger restrictions. During 2023, cruisers were wow’ed at the debut of several new highly-anticipated cruise ships. 

Following are the winners of the 2024 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards! A drum roll, please…  

Best Cruise Lines Overall

This category encompasses 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 - 4.339

2. Celebrity Cruises - 4.295

3. Carnival Cruise Lines - 4.245

4. Holland America Line - 4.227

5. Disney Cruise Line - 4.216

Best Premium Cruise Line 

1. Windstar Cruises - 4.387

2. Azamara Club Cruises - 4.370

3. Viking Ocean Cruises - 4.334

4. Cunard - 4.304

5. Oceania Cruises - 4.161

Best Luxury Cruise Line 

1. Seabourn - 4.108

2. Regent Seven Seas Cruises - 4.010

3. Silversea Cruises - 3.907

4. Compagnie Du Ponant Yacht Cruises - 3.745

5. Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection - 3.537

Best River Cruise Line 

1. Viking River Cruises - 4.160

2. American Cruise Line - 3.663

3. AmaWaterways - 3.140

4. Avalon Waterways - 2.398

5. Uniworld River Cruises - 2.364

Best Cruise Lines Onboard Experience

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

Best Cruise Line for Food and Dining 

1. Celebrity Cruises - 4.211

2. Disney Cruise Line - 4.167

3. Viking Ocean Cruises - 4.156

4. Azamara Club Cruises - 4.152

5. American Cruise Line - 4.151

Best Cruise Line for Onboard Activities and Entertainment 

1. Royal Caribbean - 4.245

2. Celebrity Cruises - 4.150

3. Carnival Cruise Lines - 4.117

4. Disney Cruise Line - 4.019

5. Princess Cruises - 3.976

Best Cruise Line for Service & Staff 

1. Royal Caribbean - 4.651

2. Celebrity Cruises - 4.623

3. Holland America Line - 4.528

4. Carnival Cruise Lines - 4.484

5. Disney Cruise Line - 4.476

Best Cruise Line for Staterooms 

1. Celebrity Cruises - 4.446

2. Royal Caribbean - 4.417

3. Holland America Line - 4.407

4. Disney Cruise Line - 4.398

5. Viking Ocean Cruises - 4.379

Best Cruise Ships Overall

Overall awards for the highest-ranked cruise ships of the year and the top new cruise ships debuting in 2023:  

Best Cruise Ship Overall

1. Allure of the Seas - 4.317

2. Mardi Gras - 4.261

3. Independence of the Seas - 4.249

4. Wonder of the Seas - 4.238

5. Oasis of the Seas - 4.235

Honorable Mention:

6. Celebrity Summit - 4.199

7. Odyssey of the Seas - 4.198

8. Symphony of the Seas - 4.190

9. Harmony of the Sea - 4.176

10. Carnival Celebration - 4.16

Best New Cruise Ship of 2024

1. Resilient Lady - 4.597

2. Celebrity Ascent - 4.510

3. Norwegian Viva - 4.441

4. Viking Saturn - 4.378

5. Vista - 4.366

Honorable Mention:

6. MSC Euribia - 4.339

7. Seven Seas Grandeur - 4.318

Best Cruise Ships Onboard Experience

These are the 2024 Member Choice Awards winners for the best cruise ships in ship quality, dining, onboard activities/entertainment, service, and staterooms:  

Best Cruise Ship for Food and Dining 

1. Odyssey of the Seas - 4.347

2. Nieuw Statendam - 4.324

3. Independence of the Seas - 4.318

4. Oasis of the Seas - 4.305

5. Allure of the Seas - 4.297

Honorable Mention:

6.  Celebrity Beyond - 4.29

7. Disney Fantasy - 4.293

8. Celebrity Summit - 4.277

9. Disney Magic - 4.272

10. Celebrity Apex - 4.261

Best Cruise Ship for Onboard Activities and Entertainment 

1. Allure of the Seas - 4.486

2. Symphony of the Seas - 4.461

3. Wonder of the Seas - 4.421

4. Independence of the Seas - 4.374

5. Odyssey of the Seas - 4.368

Honorable Mention:

6.  Harmony of the Seas - 4.350

7. Celebrity Beyond - 4.343

8. Liberty of the Seas - 4.313

9. Oasis of the Seas - 4.280

10. Carnival Panorama - 4.274

Best Cruise Ship for Service and Staff

1. Oasis of the Seas - 4.737

2. Independence of the Seas - 4.716

3.  Odyssey of the Seas - 4.711

4. Vision of the Seas - 4.702

5. Radiance of the Seas - 4.700

Honorable Mention:

6.  Grandeur of the Seas - 4.696

7. Serenade of the Seas - 4.684

8. Celebrity Summit - 4.68

9.  Allure of the Seas - 4.674

10. Celebrity Solstice - 4.671

Best Cruise Ship for Staterooms 

1. Odyssey of the Seas - 4.637

2. Symphony of the Seas - 4.582

3. Harmony of the Seas - 4.559

4. Celebrity Millennium - 4.542

5. Celebrity Silhouette - 4.541

Honorable Mention:

6.  Discovery Princess - 4.537

7. Celebrity Beyond - 4.533

8.  Rotterdam - 4.524

9.  Allure of the Seas - 4.520

10. Wonder of the Seas - 4.519

Best Cruise Ports

Being ranked as the best cruise port is no easy feat given the thousands of ports worldwide.  Our members gave the ports below top ratings as part of their cruise review. Additionally, cruisers were impressed by the cruise line's private islands as a favorite stop. Since this experience is unique from traditional ports of call, we’ve added a new category of top-ranked private destinations/islands owned by the cruise lines. 

Best Cruise Ports 

1. Skagway, Alaska - 4.432

2. Willemstad, Curacao - 4.423

3. Barcelona, Spain - 4.375

4. Juneau, Alaska - 4.371

5. Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Honduras - 4.370

6. Philipsburg, St. Maarten - 4.362

7. Oranjestad, Aruba - 4.356

8.  Ketchikan, Alaska - 4.352

9. Key West, Florida - 4.349

10. Bar Harbor, Maine - 4.343

Honorable Mention: Glacier Bay/Inside Passage, Alaska

Best Cruise Line Private Destination 

1. Castaway Cay, Bahamas - 4.640

2. Perfect Day At CocoCay, Bahamas - 4.584

3. The Beach Club at Bimini, Bahamas - 4.391

4. Labadee, Haiti - 4.377

5. Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 4.358

6. Ocean Cay, Bahamas 4.149

7. Harvest Caye, Belize 4.113

8. Princess Cays, Bahamas 4.038

9. Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas 3.755

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Cruiseline.com Member Choice Awards. These awards are only possible with our AMAZING community members. Thank you to all who submitted reviews this past year! We wish you all smooth seas and many enjoyable cruises ahead in 2024 & beyond! 

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More Member Choice Awards:

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Best Cruise Lines Overall and Onboard Experience

Best Cruise Ports and Private Destinations