Yearly, Journey + Leisure releases its lists of one of the best of one of the best in journey, from motels to airways to automobile rental firms, and extra, together with cruise strains. As voted on by readers, the listing contains cruise strains in a number of classes and based mostly on a number of standards together with cabins, meals, service, itineraries, excursions, worth, and extra.
As is typical, many of the outcomes are unsurprising and there have been solely a handful of latest entries, SeaDream Yacht Membership and Atlas Ocean Voyages on the listing of prime “intimate” cruise ships, amongst them.
One notable end result was the transfer from #3 to #1 for Oberoi Nile Cruises on the highest river cruise strains listing. This lesser-known, area of interest line acquired a virtually good rating of 99.07 – the very best of any cruise line on any of the lists. Different stunning adjustments on that listing: Avalon Waterways dropped from #2 to #10 and Riverside Luxurious Cruises fell off the listing.
Different stunning outcomes may be discovered inside the mega and midsized ship lists. On the mega listing, Costa Cruises debuted at #3 (knocking Norwegian Cruise Line off the listing totally), and on the mid-sized listing, Viking dropped from #1 to #3, pushed down by Crystal (#1) and Explora Journeys, which retained its #2 spot.
There have been different notable adjustments inside a number of the classes. On the listing of prime 10 intimate ocean cruise strains, Aqua Expeditions moved up a spot to #2, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Assortment went from #7 to #9, and Superstar’s Galapagos product, plus Seabourn, and Silversea fell off totally.
Within the small-ship listing, Windstar Cruises moved from #3 to #2, and each HX and Paul Gauguin Cruises fell off – changed by The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Assortment and Seabourn.
Listed below are one of the best cruise strains and ships for 2025, as voted by Travel & Leisure readers.
Prime 5 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Strains (>1,500 cabins)
1. Virgin Voyages (94.8)
2. Superstar Cruises (84.48)
3. Costa Cruises (83.0)
4. Princess Cruises (80.89)
5. Royal Caribbean Worldwide (80.49)
Prime 5 Massive Ocean Cruise Strains (800 to 1,399 cabins)
1. Disney Cruise Line (88.33)
2. Cunard (85.04)
3. Holland America Line (83.62)
4. Superstar Cruises (82.60)
5. MSC Cruises (80.71)
Prime 10 Mid-Dimension Ocean Cruise Strains (300 to 799 cabins)
1. Crystal (94.85)
2. Explora Journeys (92.98)
3. Viking (92.46)
4. Regent Seven Seas Cruises (90.14)
5. Seabourn (89.35)
6. Silversea (88.68)
7. Oceania Cruises (87.08)
8. Azamara (86.79)
9. Holland America Line (85.95)
10. Celestyal Cruises (83.48)
Prime 5 Small Ocean Cruise Strains (150 to 299 cabins)
1. Viking Expedition (97.13)
2. Windstar Cruises (91.93)
3. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Assortment (91.83)
4. Seabourn (90.66)
5. Silversea (88.72)
Prime 10 Intimate Ocean Cruise Strains (<150 cabins)
1. Quasar Expeditions (98.41)
2. Aqua Expeditions (97.02)
3. Abroad Journey Journey (96.96)
4. Nationwide Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions (93.93)
5. SeaDream Yacht Membership (93.56)
6. Windstar Cruises (92.90)
7. PONANT (91.82)
8. Atlas Ocean Voyages (91.72)
9. Selection Cruises (91.67)
10. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Assortment (90.70)
Prime 10 River Cruise Strains
1. The Oberoi Nile Cruises (99.07)
2. Grand Circle Cruise Line (97.37)
3. Aqua Expeditions (96.93)
4. Tauck (96.0)
5. AmaWaterways (94.74)
6. Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (93.50)
7. Viking (92.10)
8. Scenic (88.95)
9. American Cruise Strains (88.52)
10. Avalon Waterways (88.09)
