From big to small, the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have voted for their favorite cruise ships, with points given for cabins, restaurants/food, service, itineraries/destinations, excursions/activities and value.
The top three in each size category are:
Top mega-ship line: Celebrity, Disney, Cunard
Top large-ship line: Crystal , Regent Seven Seas, Azamara Club
Top small-ship line: Seabourn, SeaDream Yacht Club, Windstar
Top river cruise: Tauck, Uniworld Boutique, Grand Circle
Among the large ships, Cunard and Carnival slipped down the list, to numbers 8 and 9; among the small ships, Paul Gauguin Cruises slipped from number 2 to number 7.
Viking fell from the top river-cruise spot to number four, while Tauck got the best score of any ship in the survey, 93.71 out of a possible 100.
The complete results are available online at http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2013/air-cruise-more/river-cruise/472.
