Top Travel Advisors Reveal the Best Cruise Ships of 2025

Cruise ships come in all shapes, sizes and styles—each with its own unique character and appeal. Whether travelers are seeking luxury, adventure or family-friendly fun, today’s modern ships offer world-class dining, innovative design, immersive entertainment and access to breathtaking destinations.

At the 2025 Travvy Awards, thousands of travel advisors voted across more than 140 categories to determine the industry’s best. Produced by TravelPulse and AGENTatHOME, the annual Travvys spotlight top cruise lines, hotels, destinations and tour operators.

This year’s awards recognized the best cruise ships in the world across seven major categories. Here’s the full list of winners:

Best Cruise Ship – Overall
Gold: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
Silver: Celebrity Cruises’ Ascent
Bronze: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua

Best Cruise Ship – Expedition/Adventure
Gold: Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Islander II
Silver: Scenic’s Eclipse II
Bronze: Viking’s Octantis

Best Cruise Ship – Large (Over 1,000 Cabins)
Gold: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
Silver: Celebrity Cruises’ Ascent
Bronze: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua

Best Cruise Ship – Small (Under 500 Cabins)
Gold: Windstar Cruises’ Star Legend
Silver: Seabourn’s Pursuit
Bronze: Azamara’s Onward

Best Cruise Ship – Contemporary
Gold: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
Silver: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua
Bronze: Carnival Cruise Line’s Jubilee

Best Cruise Ship – Premium
Gold: Celebrity Cruises’ Ascent
Silver: Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess
Bronze: Virgin Voyages’ Valiant Lady

Best Cruise Ship – Luxury
Gold: Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Seas Grandeur
Silver: Silversea’s Silver Ray
Bronze: Seabourn’s Pursuit

These results highlight the ships that top advisors believe set the standard for cruising in 2025—from groundbreaking mega-ships to intimate luxury vessels.

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