The Best Cruises For Every Personality

What’s your cruise ship personality? A new survey by Cruiseline.com reveals the best cruise ship for every type of traveler.

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In 2018, there were already more than 300 cruise ships on the high seas, and this year, 21 new ships are launching. With those numbers, it’s hard to know where to begin when you’re trying to figure out where to go on a cruise vacation — whether you’re a novice cruiser or a seasoned sailor. 

That’s where Cruiseline.com comes in. The website’s new Member’s Choice Awards analyzed more than 30,000 online reviews in order to determine the best cruises for every travel personality. And the good news is that no matter what you’re looking for — a solo trip, a family vacation, a food adventure — there’s a ship for you. Here are the winners. 

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The Symphony of the Seas from Royal Caribbean, which has been voted the best cruise line for first imers.

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Best for First-Timers

1. Royal Caribbean
2. Celebrity Cruises
3. Carnival Cruise Line
4. Princess Cruises
5. Norwegian Cruise Line

The new Celebrity Edge is a game-changing cruise ship.

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises

Best for Solo Travelers

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Royal Caribbean
3. Carnival Cruise Line
4. Holland America Line
5. Princess Cruises

An aerial view of the Celebrity Flora, which will be cruising the Galapagos.

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises

Best for Groups

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Royal Caribbean
3. Holland America Line
4. Carnival Cruise Line
5. Princess Cruises

Celebrity Cruises was voted best for couples — all couples. Pictured here are Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray, who became the first same-sex couple ever to be legally married at sea on a major cruise line, in a historic ceremony hosted onboard Celebrity Equinox.

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises

Best for Couples

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Royal Caribbean
3. Carnival Cruise Line
4. Cunard
5. Holland America Line

The Disney Dream, which blends the elegance of early 20th century ocean liners with contemporary design.

Photo courtesy of David Roark

Best for Families with Young Children

1. Disney Cruise Line
2. Princess Cruises
3. Royal Caribbean
4. Carnival Cruise Line
5. MSC Cruises

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Best for Teenagers

1. Royal Caribbean
2. Celebrity Cruises
3. Carnival Cruise Line
4. Disney Cruise Line
5. Princess Cruises

Celebrity Cruises – voted best for food – has a new partnership with chef Daniel Boulud.

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises

Best for Foodies

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Disney Cruise Line
3. Holland America Line
4. Oceania Cruises
5. Viking Ocean Cruises

Flight…..Dare To Dream onboard Symphony of the Seas, whose parent line, Royal Caribbean, was voted best for entertainment.

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Best for Entertainment Seekers

1. Royal Caribbean
2. Carnival Cruise Line
3. Disney Cruise Line
4. Celebrity Cruises
5. Princess Cruises

The Ultimate Abyss, the tallest slide at sea, aboard Harmony of the Seas, whose parent line, Royal Caribbean, was voted best for entertainment.

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Best for Adrenaline Junkies

1. Royal Caribbean
2. Carnival Cruise Line
3. Disney Cruise Line
4. Celebrity Cruises
5. Cunard

Celebrity Cruises CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo and crew member Nicholine Tifuh Azirh.

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises

Best for People Who Love Good Service

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Disney Cruise Line
3. Royal Caribbean
4. Holland America
5. Cunard

The 308 sq. ft. Sky Suite on Celebrity Cruises’ “revolutionized” Millennium Series ships was redesigned by world-renowned interior designer Kelly Hoppen, MBE.

Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises

Best for People Who Don’t Want to Leave the Cabin

1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Disney Cruise Line
3. Royal Caribbean
4. Cunard
5. Viking Ocean Cruises

Sunrise aboard Symphony of the Seas, which was voted best ship overall.

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Best Ship Overall

1. Symphony of the Seas
2. Allure of the Seas
3. Carnival Dream
4. Carnival Breeze
5. Disney Dream

Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s newest and largest ship. Pictured here: a view down to Central Park.

Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean

Best New Ship

1. Symphony of the Seas
2. Celebrity Edge
3. Carnival Horizon
4. MSC Seaview
5. Norwegian Bliss

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