Around 200 guests gathered at the Teatro Eslava to enjoy the awards ceremony
iconic Teatro Eslava welcomed over 200 guests to the Cruise Excellence Awards, organized annually by Cruises News Media Group.
National and international executives from cruise lines, tour operators, shipping agents, ports and destinations, industry professionals and more than 100 travel agents enjoyed an entertaining gala directed and presented by the comedian and showman Mr. Corrales, and enlivened by the saxophonist Tavi Gallart and dance numbers under the production and choreography of Natalia Mira. The guests enjoyed a lively event in which the following awards were presented:
- Best Spanish Port 2025: Port of Barcelona
- Best Family Cruise Line 2025: MSC CRUISES
- Best Premium Cruise Line 2025: CELEBRITY CRUISES
- Best Luxury Cruise Line 2025: EXPLORA JOURNEYS
- Best River Shipping Company 2025: CROISIEUROPE
- Best Entertainment 2025: ROYAL CARIBBEAN
- Best Value for Money 2025: PRINCESS
- Best Ship in the Mediterranean 2025: ALLURE OF THE SEAS
- Best Ship in Northern Europe 2025: MSC EURIBIA
- Best Brand Image Among Consumers 2025: MSC CRUISES
- Best Cruise Line for First Cruise 2025: COSTA CRUISES
- Best Gastronomy 2025: OCEANIA CRUISES
- Best Itineraries 2025: NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
- Best Animation 2025: VIRGIN VOYAGES
- Best Brand Recognition among Travel Agencies 2025: ROYAL CARIBBEAN
- Best Expedition Cruise Line 2025: SILVERSEA CRUISES
- Best Cruise Line for Long Voyages 2025: REGENT SEVEN SEA CRUISES
- Best Round the World Trip 2025: OCEANIA CRUISES
During the gala, the special awards that Cruises News Media Group gives out each year without a vote were also presented:
- Excellence in luxury river cruising: Riverside Luxury Cruises
- Excellence in cruise crew: Celestyal Cruises
- Launch of a new shipping company for the Spanish market: Corazul Cruises
- All Aboard Initiative: Tenerife Port Authority, MSC Cruises and Cruise Line International Association
The Cruise Excellence Awards, whose first edition was held in 2008 in Barcelona, are the result of a large-scale survey of Spanish cruise passengers and travel agents, and are a brand of CruisesNews Media Group, organizer of the International Cruise Summit in Madrid and publisher of CruisesNews magazine and the news portal www.cruisesnews.es
This nineteenth edition of the Excellence Cruise Awards is sponsored by International HM Hospitals, Puertos del Estado, Grupo Viajes El Corte Inglés, Grupo Airmet, Visit Qatar, Intermundial, Lantimar Ship Agent, and Perelada & Chivite.
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