OzCruisingClub has revived
its search for Australia’s
favourite cruise line.
AUSTRALIA’S CRUISING COMMUNITY SITE, OZCC,
has launched a poll to find the top cruise
line in local waters – and so far, the results
are very different to last year.
In OzCC’s first poll in 2010, respondents
voted for P&O as the top line, closely followed
by Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean.
At the time of publication this morning,
the 2011 responses showed Princess has a
clear lead over P&O, Royal Caribbean,
Holland America Line and Celebrity Cruises.
Cunard and Classic International Cruises
have no votes.
Voting is open until Monday 18 July at
ozcruiseclub.com.au.
Meanwhile, Cruise Critic in the US has
named Oasis of the Seas as the best overall
ship, based on reviews submitted by its members.
Oasis was also named best ship in the UK’s
Cruise Critic awards last month (CW CW, 14 June).
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises
took home the most top honours in the
American survey, with Princess and HAL
scoring four bests each.
MSC Cruises’ “onboard sanctuary” MSC
Yacht Club won praise for its cabins with a
near-perfect score of 4.9 out of 5.
“To be acknowledged in such a way by the
passengers says a great deal about the
overall quality of our product,” said Lynne
Clarke, MD of MSC Cruises (Australia and NZ).
Celebrity Xpedition won best overall small
ship, and SeaDream Yacht Club topped two
categories (embarkation and service).
Also in the small ship section, Regent Seven
Seas Cruises was recognised for its cabins,
with Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas
Mariner taking first and second place.
RSSC also placed among the top 10 in six
other categories.
“We are honoured that the members of
Cruise Critic voted for our entire fleet in this
category,” Catherine Trinnick, sales and
marketing manager Australia, RSSC told
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