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Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2018
Ranked #2 Small Ship Ocean Cruise line
A survey developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure, in association with research firm M&RR, was made available at tlworldsbest.com from November 6, 2017, to March 5, 2018. Readers were invited to participate through Travel + Leisure magazine, T+L tablet editions, newsletters, social media, and travelandleisure.com.
For the cruise category, respondents were asked to rate individual ships; the results were combined to generate scores for cruise lines in different categories. The categories are: mega-ship ocean cruise lines (capacity of 2,200 passengers or more), large-ship ocean cruise lines (600 to 2,199 passengers), midsize-ship ocean cruise lines (250 to 599 passengers), small-ship ocean cruise lines (249 or fewer passengers), and river cruise lines.
Gold List awards
Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Gold List is based on data collected from the magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Survey that queries readers on top destinations, hotels, resorts,
cruise lines, and more. Those who make the list for five consecutive years—like Grand Circle Cruise Line—also earn a place in the prestigious Platinum Circle.
World’s Best River Cruise Line
2014 | Ranked #1
2013 | Ranked #1
2006-2012 | Ranked among Top 10
Readers Choice awards
The results of Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice awards are derived from a survey of the magazine’s subscribers, who are asked to rate the world’s best cities, hotels, airlines,
cruise lines, and more. In the cruise line category, readers rated their experiences based on the ships’ activities/facilities, cabins, crew/service, design/layout, food/dining,
itineraries/schedule, and shore excursions.
World’s Best River Cruise Line
2013 | Ranked #1
2012 | Ranked #1
2005-2011 | Ranked among Top 5
World’s Best River Cruise Line
2014 | Ranked #4
2013 | Ranked #3
2012 | Ranked #5
World’s Best Service
2013 | Ranked #5
2007 | Ranked #10
World’s Best Tour Operator/Safari Outfitter
2010 | Ranked among Top 20
2008 | Ranked #14
World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line
2009 | Ranked #10
2008 | Ranked #4
2007 | Ranked #5
2006 | Ranked #5
World’s Best Value Cruise Line
2007 | Ranked #1
Top 100 Cruise Ships in the World (Cruise Poll)
Each year, the readers of Condé Nast Traveler rate the Top 100 Cruise Ships in the World based on their experiences onboard. The results are separated into categories, including the
Top 20 Small Cruise Ships, and the Top 40 River Ships. Grand Circle Cruise Line is proud to have a number of its privately owned ships named among the Top 100 for the past nine years.
2014 | 15 ships (our entire privately owned fleet, including the M/V Artemis ranked as #1 ship in the world)
2013 | 14 ships (including the M/S Provence and M/V Arethusa ranked #1 in their respective categories)
2012 | 7 ships
2011 | 7 ships
2010 | 10 ships
2009 | 5 ships
2008 | 5 ships
2007 | 3 ships
2006 | 3 ships
"World's Leading River Cruise Operator"
2006 25 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America
Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. and Society for Human Resource Management
2005 Top 20 Best Places to Work (large company division)
Boston Business Journal