Conde Nast Traveller not too long ago unveiled its 2023 readers alternative awards, which noticed hundreds of the journey website’s readers voting on the world’s greatest locations, airports, lodges, resorts and cruise traces.
The resurgence of the latter may need been unimaginable in March 2020, however there’s no doubting cruising’s comeback. New and refurbished ships are crusing, and first-timers are clambering aboard for home cruises, CN Traveller’s editors word.
Globe-spanning cruises, similar to Regent Seven Seas’ 34,000-mile itinerary for 2024 — a $400,000 cruise for 2 with stops in 31 nations — offered out in 2.5 hours, in accordance with ThePointsGuy’s Gene Sloan. And the corporate’s 2025 lineup broke that document, with each cabin booked earlier than reservations even opened to the general public.
The CN Traveller awards divide cruise traces into six classes, with Norwegian Cruise Line topping the “mega ships,” which carry 4,000 or extra passengers, and first place nods for Virgin Voyages within the massive ship (2,500 to 4,000) lineup; Viking within the medium ship (500 to 2,500), river and expedition classes; and Emerald Cruises for small ships carrying fewer than 500 folks.
Right here’s a have a look at the river cruises rating. Discover particulars on all of the CN Traveller’s awards for lodges, resorts, locations and extra at www.cntraveller.com.
Prime 10 River Cruises
1. Viking
2. American Cruise Strains
3. Tauck
4. Oberoi Motels & Resorts
5. Les Bateaux Belmond
6. Grand Circle Cruise Line
7. Pandaw
8. Uniworld River Cruises
9. Sanctuary Retreats
10. AmaWaterways
