The most important award for Crystal Cruises is the smiles of satisfied guests when they leave the ship. But Crystal has been consistently recognized with many of travel's top awards for our ships and service, including an unprecedented nine consecutive years and eight consecutive years of being named "Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" by readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler magazines (respectively) in their annual readers' polls. In these polls, readers consistently give Crystal Cruises the highest marks for food, service and entertainment, among other categories. Other awards recognizing Crystal Cruises for excellence include:
Award Details
BEST LARGE-SHIP CRUISE LINE - Condé Nast Traveler, awarded nine consecutive years since 1996
WORLD'S BEST LARGE-SHIP CRUISE LINE - Travel + Leisure, awarded an unprecedented nine consecutive years since 1996
WORLD'S BEST SERVICE, CRUISE LINE - 2004 Travel + Leisure Readers' Poll
BEST FOOD - 2004 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Poll
SIX STARS - Fielding's Guide to Worldwide Cruises
FIVE STARS - Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships 1997-2003
SIX BLACK RIBBONS+ - Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 1998-2004
SIX STARS+ - Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2005
SHIP OF THE YEAR - Ocean & Cruise News '01, '04 (Crystal Symphony)
HIGHEST OVERALL CRUISE LINE RATING - CruiseMates 2002
ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE-BUOY AWARD - Port of Stockholm 2001-2002
BEST CRUISE LINE SPA - 2004 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Poll
BEST CRUISE LINE FOOD - Condé Nast Traveler 2002, Travel + Leisure 2001
Six-Star Commitment