The Rosalía de Castro Theatre in A Coruña hosted nearly 300 guests for the 13th annual Excellence Cruise Awards ceremony. The event brought together top executives from cruise lines, as well as cruise tour operators, shipping agents, representatives from ports and destinations, travel agents, partners, professionals, business owners, and suppliers in the sector, along with professionals from A Coruña and the Galician region.
During an entertaining gala directed and presented by the comedian and showman, Mr. Corrales, and enlivened by the artists of the Subcielo company with spectacular aerial acrobatics, the guests enjoyed a lively event in which the following awards:
- Best Spanish Port 2019: Port of Barcelona
- Best Crew 2019: PULLMANTUR CRUISES
- Best In-Flight Entertainment 2019: ROYAL CARIBBEAN
- Best Cruise Line for Value 2019: COSTA CRUISES
- Best Cruise Line for your first cruise of 2019: PULLMANTUR
- Best Popular Company 2019: MSC CRUISES
- Best Premium Cruise Line 2019: PRINCESS CRUISES
- Best Luxury Cruise Line 2019: SILVERSEA CRUISES
- Best River Tourism Company 2019: CROISIEUROPE
- Best Ship in the Mediterranean 2019: MSC BELLISIMA
- Best Ship in Northern Europe 2019: NORWEGIAN GETAWAY
- Best Brand Recognition among Travel Agencies 2019: COSTA CRUISES
- Best Onboard Dining 2019: CELEBRITY CRUISES
- Best Itinerary 2019: 3 CONTINENTS BY CELESTYAL CRUISES
- Best Brand Image Among Consumers 2019: MSC CRUISES
During the event, the following special awards were also presented.
Recognition of the Port of A Coruña for its firm support of the commercial strategy for promoting cruise traffic and its commitment to providing quality services by offering competitive rates to cruise companies, to:
- Coruña Pilots.
- UTE Sertosa Norte – Carsa.
- Maritime Global Services.
- Corunna Cruise Terminal
Cruises News Media Group Recognition for the best corporate social responsibility action, to: Costa Cruises' "4good food" program.
Recognition from the Port of A Coruña for their connection and loyalty to the port in recent years, to: Carnival UK – P&O
Recognition from the Port of A Coruña for the institutional relationship within the framework of the MOU signed between both ports, which has allowed for a greater number of port calls, to: Port of Leixões
The Excellence Cruise Awards, whose first edition was held in 2008 in Barcelona, are the result of a macro survey carried out on national cruise passengers and are a brand of CruisesNews Media Group, organizer of the International Cruise Summit in Madrid and publisher of CruisesNews magazine.
This edition, promoted and sponsored by the Port Authority of A Coruña, the City Council of A Coruña and the Xunta de Galicia, also has the support of Puertos del Estado, MEGA, Corunna Cruise Terminal, Gadis, Marítima Consiflet, Bergé, Cruises Atlantic Islands and Crucerisimo.com
