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Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards for 2005
Favorite Cruise Lines of Conde Nast Readers

By Linda Garrison, About.com

Conde Nast Traveler magazine announced its annual Readers' Choice Survey winners in the November 2005 edition. Each year since 1988, the travel magazine has surveyed its readers to determine their favorite cruise line, cities, islands, hotels, resorts, car rental agencies, and airlines. Almost 28,000 subscribers responded to this year's Readers' Choice Survey. Congratulations to all the winners!

Top 10 Large Ship Cruise Lines (At least 500 passengers)

  1. Crystal Cruises

  2. Regent Seven Seas Cruises

  3. Celebrity Cruises

  4. Oceania Cruises

  5. Disney Cruises

  6. Holland America Line

  7. Princess Cruises

  8. Royal Caribbean International Cruises

  9. Cunard Line

  10. Orient Lines

Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Lines (Less than 500 passengers)

  1. Silversea Cruises

  2. Seabourn Cruises

  3. SeaDream Yacht Club

  4. Regent Seven Seas Cruises

  5. Grand Circle Travel

  6. Windstar

  7. Sea Cloud

  8. Peter Deilmann Cruises

  9. Lindblad Expeditions

  10. Abercrombie & Kent

Conde Nast Traveler readers also selected their favorite islands and cities around the world. All of these islands and many of these cities are accessible via ocean-going or river cruise ship. When planning your next cruise, you might want to consider some of these exciting destinations. See the November 2005 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine for more details about their readers' favorite cruise lines, islands, and cities. How do they compare to your favorites?

Source: Conde Nast Traveler Magazine -- November 2005

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