Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Named Best Luxury Cruise Ship

Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 was named “Best Luxury Cruise Ship” in the 2016 Travel Weekly’s Readers Choice Awards. Winners are selected from two rounds of voting during which all readers are invited to choose the suppliers who have lead the way in products and service during the year.

“We are deeply grateful to the readers of Travel Weekly for awarding Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 as ‘best luxury ship’,” said Josh Leibowitz, senior vice president, Cunard North America. “Cunard takes pride in our luxury experience on board and we are grateful to be consistently acknowledged by one of the industry’s most respected publications.”

The winners of the 14th annual Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards were honored Tuesday, December 15, 2016 at a gala awards dinner and ceremony at the Conrad New York. Winners were selected in 78 categories including airline, car, hospitality, rail, GDS, agent education, tour, cruise, destination and theme park sectors.

Last summer Queen Mary 2 underwent an extensive refit, costing approximately $132 million, and it was one of the most remarkable renovations undertaken by Cunard. The remastered ship includes the redesigned Princess Grill and Queens Grill Restaurants, Kings Court, Carinthia Lounge and the addition of The Verandah, a specialty restaurant offering contemporary French cuisine. New accommodations onboard include 15 Britannia single staterooms, 30 Britannia Club staterooms and five Britannia inside staterooms.

The 10 Most Praised Ultra-Luxury And Ultra-Premium Cruise Ships in 2015

Consumer Reviews Disclose Best Cruise Ships for Discerning Cruise Travelers

For those judicious travelers who select and critique the ultra-luxury sector, even those ships have variable rankings.

CruiseCompete has reviews from thousands of cruise travelers, who provide insight into cruise lines, ships, amenities, service, dining and the destinations the lines visit. This information is particularly helpful to cruise consumers when choosing their next ultra-luxury cruise vacation. Read the actual ship reviews on CruiseCompete.

CruiseCompete has tabulated the ratings given to Ultra-Luxury cruise ships in its reviews, and the results are below for the Ultra-Luxury category:

Line	Ship	Rating
1.  Crystal Cruises	Crystal Serenity	4.89
2.  Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Seven Seas Voyager	4.83
3.  Paul Gauguin	MS Paul Gauguin	4.81
4.  Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Seven Seas Mariner	4.78
5.  Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Seven Seas Navigator	4.75
6.  SeaDream Yacht Club	SeaDream I	4.72
7.  Seabourn	Seabourn Spirit	4.62
8.  Silversea Cruises	Silver Shadow	4.57
9.  Crystal Cruises	Crystal Symphony	4.56
10.  Seabourn	Seabourn Sojourn	4.56

 

CruiseCompete has also tabulated the ratings given to Ultra-Premium cruise ships in its reviews, and the results are below for the Ultra-Premium category:
 

Line	Ship	Rating
1.  Azamara Club Cruises	Azamara Quest	4.83
2.  Cunard Line	Queen Victoria	4.59
3.  Oceania Cruises	Oceania Insignia	4.56
4.  Cunard Line	Queen Mary 2	4.44
5.  Oceania Cruises	Oceania Regatta	4.43
6.  Cunard Line	Queen Elizabeth	4.38
7.  Oceania Cruises	Oceania Marina	4.38
8.  Oceania Cruises	Oceania Nautica	4.37
9.  Oceania Cruises	Oceania Riviera	4.35
10.  Azamara Club Cruises	Azamara Journey	4.33

 

Read full reviews of these ships, and others, here.

Want to know more about the worldwide ports these ships visit? Read port reviews here.

One of the most significant aspects of the ultra-luxury and ultra-premium lines are the amenities included in their cruise packages. These ships are designed to feel like floating country clubs or boutique hotels; one where a passenger’s every whim is indulged and there’s no need to keep a wallet handy for extra expenses.

To see what’s included on the Ultra-Luxury lines, please click here.

To see what’s included on the Ultra-Premium lines, please click here.

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The 10 Most Praised Ultra-Luxury Cruise Ships

SeaDream I

For those judicious travelers who select and critique the ultra-luxury sector, even those ships have variable rankings.

CruiseCompete has reviews from thousands of cruise travelers, who provide insight into cruise lines, ships, amenities, service, dining and the destinations the lines visit. This information is particularly helpful to cruise consumers when choosing their next ultra-luxury cruise vacation.

CruiseCompete has tabulated the ratings given to ultra-luxury cruise ships in its reviews, and the results are below for the Ultra-Luxury category:

Line
Ship
Rating

1. SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream I
5

2. Crystal Cruises
Crystal Serenity
4.89

3. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Seven Seas Voyager
4.83

4. Paul Gauguin
MS Paul Gauguin
4.81

5. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Seven Seas Mariner
4.78

6. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Seven Seas Navigator
4.75

7. Silversea Cruises
Silver Shadow
4.57

8. Crystal Cruises
Crystal Symphony
4.56

9. Seabourn
Seabourn Sojourn
4.56

10. SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream II
4.25

One of the most significant aspects of the ultra-luxury lines is the amenities included in their cruise packages. These ships are designed to feel like floating country clubs or boutique hotels; one where a passenger’s every whim is indulged and there’s no need to keep a wallet handy for extra expenses.