THE BEST AT SEA AWARDS

Churchill & Turen Ltd.

The Nation’s Most Respected Luxury Cruise and River Boat Consultants

Offices: Naples, Fl. – Naperville, Il. – Rockwall, Tx.  USA  and 91 Virtuoso On-Site Offices Worldwide

Named “Travel Superstars” by Conde Nast Traveler and “Top Bespoke Travel Planners” by Travel + Leisure

PROUDLY ANNOUNCES

THE 2020/2021 CRUISETRUTH.COM

“BEST AT SEA” AWARDS

We take pleasure in presenting our 2020/2021 ‘BEST AT SEA AWARDS’ in the “4-5-Star Inclusive Category”. These ratings are based on evaluations from the most respected industry and consumer media sources, our own personal Churchill & Turen Ltd. ship evaluations, and written evaluation reports from more than 1500 upscale cruise “evaluators” each of whom has sailed cruise lines in our TOP TEN rankings multiple lines. The opinions or comments of unknown or uncertified web site visitors are not used in any of our evaluations. Our ratings are not reader-generated opinion polls. We believe that they represent the best synthesis of professional industry evaluations and reports from a carefully selected roster of discerning worldwide travelers with significant five-star cruise experience. No self-anointed “critics” here:

MANAGING EDITOR – RICHARD BRUCE TUREN    Assistant Editors/Research Team –  Gloria Beuseling/Carla Pope/Kathy Lohman

Just A Few of Our Credentials:

  • Named The World’s Top Luxury Cruise Specialists by Conde Nast Traveler for the past 16 years.
  • Named The World’s Top Five-Star Cruise Specialists by Town & Country Magazine
  • Currently Senior Contributing Editor at Travel Weekly, the Travel Industry’s Most Trusted Voice
  • Named the Top Producing Cruise Consultants in the $27 Billion Worldwide Virtuoso Network for four of the past five years.
  • Our Editor is a former cruise line executive and syndicated travel journalist


  • These Industry Awards are unique in that we accept – No Advertising – No Promotional Funding – No Complimentary Travel. Every attempt is made to present the consumer with the most unbiased evaluations currently available. Our Awards are updated annually

THE ABSULUTE BEST FIVE-STAR EXPERIENCE AT SEA

       # 1 –     HAPAG-LLOYD EUROPA 2

       # 2 –     CRYSTAL CRUISES

THE BEST  DINING AT SEA FOR SERIOUS FOODIES

      # 1 –      HAPAG-LLOYD

     # 2 –       SEABOURN

THE BEST COLLECTION OF SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS AT SEA

        # 1 –      CRYSTAL CRUISES

        # 2 –      OCEANIA CRUISES

 

THE MOST ACTUALLY ENTERTAINING ENTERTAINMENT AT SEA

      # 1 –      CRYSTAL CRUISES

      # 2 –      DISNEY CRUISE LINE

THE WARMEST/MOST SINCERELY FRIENDLY CREW

       # 1 –      SEA DREAM YACHT CLUB

       # 2 –      REGENT SEVEN SEAS

 

THE BEST ON-BOARD ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’ CONCIERGE SERVICE AT SEA

       # 1 –      SILVERSEA CRUISES

       # 2 –      CRYSTAL CRUISES

 

 

THE BEST STANDARD (MINIMUM VERANDA STATEROOMS) STATEROOMS AT SEA 

       # 1 –      REGENT SEVEN SEAS

       # 2 –      SEABOURN

THE BEST ‘OVER THE TOP” SUITES

       # 1 –      YACHTS OF SEABOURN

       # 2 –       REGENT SEVEN SEAS

 

THE BEST ONBOARD LECTURE PROGRAM LUXURY CATEGORY

       # 1 – CRYSTAL CRUISES

       # 2 –  VIKING CRUISES

THE BEST DESTINATION-RELEVANT ONBOARD LECTURE PROGRAM EXPEDITION CATEGORY

       # 1 – LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS

       # 2 – SILVERSEA EXPEDITION

 

THE MOST CREATIVE WORLDWIDE ITINERARY PLANNING

       # 1 – SEABOURN CRUISES

       # 2 – OCEANIA CRUISES

 

THE BEST  CONTEMPORARY CRUISING EXPERIENCE AT SEA (Non-Inclusive)

      # 1 – OCEANIA CRUISES

      # 2 – AZAMARA CRUISES

 

THE BEST OVERALL AIR/SEA PROGRAM

      # 1 – REGENT SEVEN SEAS

      # 2 – SILVERSEA CRUISES

 

THE CRUISE YOU WANT WHEN YOUR OWN YACHT IS TIED UP

      # 1 – SEA DREAM YACHT CLUB

      # 2 – WINDSTAR

THE BEST ITINERARIES AT SEA FOR THOSE SEEKING A FLOAT THROUGH PARADISE

     # 1 – PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES

     # 2 – SEA DREAM YACHT CLUB

THE MOST SOPHISTICATED SHIPS AT SEA

     # 1 – SILVERSEA CRUISES

     # 2 – SEABOURN CRUISES

 

THE BEST OVERALL VALUE IN THE FOUR-STAR CATEGORY

        # 1 – OCEANIA  CRUISES

        # 2 –  VIKING CRUISES

THE BEST OVERALL VALUE IN THE FIVE-STAR CATEGORY

        # 1 – REGENT SEVEN SEAS

        # 2 – PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES

 

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