Cruisers’ choice: Best cruise ships of 2015

Katia Hetter
By Katia Hetter, CNN
Published 6:23 AM EST, Mon February 23, 2015
Cruising website CruiseCritic.com announced its annual Cruisers' Choice Awards on Monday, February 23. The winner for best overall cruises (large ship) is the Disney Dream, which is shown arriving at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Bahamas.
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Cruising website CruiseCritic.com announced its annual Cruisers' Choice Awards on Monday, February 23. The winner for best overall cruises (large ship) is the Disney Dream, which is shown arriving at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Bahamas.
Courtesy David Roark/Disney Cruise Line
Disney Dream also won for best entertainment and best public rooms in the large ship category, and best Bahamas cruises.
Disney Dream —
Disney Dream also won for best entertainment and best public rooms in the large ship category, and best Bahamas cruises.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Wonder won best overall cruises and best service in the midsize category.
Disney Wonder —
Disney Wonder won best overall cruises and best service in the midsize category.
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The Pacific Princess won best overall cruises and best entertainment in the small ship category.
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The Pacific Princess won best overall cruises and best entertainment in the small ship category.
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The Disney Fantasy, shown here docking at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Bahamas, won in best embarkation, best service and best cruise cabins in the large ship category. It also won best cruises for families.
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The Disney Fantasy, shown here docking at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the Bahamas, won in best embarkation, best service and best cruise cabins in the large ship category. It also won best cruises for families.
Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam took the cake for best dining on a large ship, best Caribbean cruises and best cruises from Florida.
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Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam took the cake for best dining on a large ship, best Caribbean cruises and best cruises from Florida.
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The Oceania Riviera won awards for best dining and best public rooms in the midsized ship category.
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The Oceania Riviera won awards for best dining and best public rooms in the midsized ship category.
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The Oceania Riviera also won for best cabins and best fitness in the midsized category.
Oceania Riviera —
The Oceania Riviera also won for best cabins and best fitness in the midsized category.
Oceania Cruises
The Regent Seven Seas Voyager won for best cabins and best service in the small ship category.
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The Regent Seven Seas Voyager won for best cabins and best service in the small ship category.
Regent Seven Seas
The intimate Azamara Quest won for best dining in the small ship category.
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The intimate Azamara Quest won for best dining in the small ship category.
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The Azamara Quest's best for fitness win in the small ship category is due in part to a lovely jogging path around the top deck pool.
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The Azamara Quest's best for fitness win in the small ship category is due in part to a lovely jogging path around the top deck pool.
Disney Magic won in the midsize ship category for best entertainment and best embarkation.
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Disney Magic won in the midsize ship category for best entertainment and best embarkation.
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Crystal Symphony won for best embarkation in the small ship category.
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Crystal Symphony won for best embarkation in the small ship category.
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Celebrity Equinox won for best fitness in the large ship category.
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Celebrity Equinox won for best fitness in the large ship category.
Crystal Serenity won for best public rooms in the small ship category.
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Crystal Serenity won for best public rooms in the small ship category.
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Carnival Liberty won the best cruise ship for value in the large ship category.
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Carnival Liberty won the best cruise ship for value in the large ship category.
Carnival Cruise Lines.
Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas won for best Alaska cruises.
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Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas won for best Alaska cruises.
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Celebrity Reflection won for best Mediterranean cruises.
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Celebrity Reflection won for best Mediterranean cruises.
Celebrity Cruises
Carnival Pride won for best cruises from the Northeast.
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Carnival Pride won for best cruises from the Northeast.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Cruisers' choice: Best cruise ships 2015

Story highlights

Mickey Mouse's cruise line dominates cruise awards

Disney's Dream and Wonder ships take several trophies

Oceania Riviera and Carnival Liberty also win big

CNN  — 

Worried that Disney cruises are just for kids?

At least that’s what the 2015 Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards, announced Monday, are indicating. Disney Cruise Line dominated this year’s awards, winning in 12 categories.

Disney Cruise Line won the coveted “best overall” cruise line award for the third year in a row. The Disney Dream ship won in the large ship category, and Disney Wonder won in the midsize category.

Other Disney awards include Disney Dream’s wins for “best entertainment” and “best cruises to the Bahamas” and Disney Fantasy’s wins for “best cabins,” “best service” and “best for families.”

The awards are based on consumer reviews and ratings by members of the Cruise Critic website.

“The Cruisers’ Choice Awards serve as a true stamp of approval from cruisers,” said Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor in chief of Cruise Critic. “With hundreds of ships reviewed each year by thousands of cruisers, the winners of these awards stand as the absolute best of the best.”

Three Oceania ships won five awards, including three for the Oceania Riviera’s “best public rooms,” “best fitness and recreation” and “best cabins” in the midsize category.

Carnival Freedom was named “best value for money” in the large ship category.

The awards are bestowed in three ship categories, based on passenger capacity. Large ships carry 2,000 or more passengers, midsize ships carry 1,200 to 1,999 passengers, and small ships carry fewer than 1,200.

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