Cruise Passenger Readers' Choice Awards

and the Winners are .....

Cruise Passenger magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards were announced this week at a well-attended event at Sydney’s Observatory Hotel. Cruise Passenger readers are dedicated cruisers and their independent opinions are valued by the magazine and the cruise industry alike.

Here’s the rundown of all the place-getters and winners for the 2009 Readers Choice Awards:

Best Luxury Ship
1st / Queen Mary 2
2nd / Queen Victoria
3rd / Silver Whisper

Best Large Ship (1,200-plus) passengers
1st / Diamond Princess
2nd / Queen Mary 2
3rd / Sun Princess

Best Mid-Size Ship (500-1,200 passengers)
1st / Pacific Princess
2nd / Regent Seven Seas Mariner
3rd / Tahitian Princess

Best Small Ship (under 500 pax)
1st / Orion
2nd / True North
3rd / Silver Whisper

Best Value Family Ship
1st / Pacific Dawn
2nd / Sun Princess
3rd / Pacific Sun

Best River Cruise Ship
1st / APT Amadagio
2nd / Avalon Imagery
3rd / Murray Princess

Best Ship Cabin
1st / Diamond Princess
2nd / Sun Princess
3rd / Queen Mary 2

Best Ship Cuisine (main dining room)
1st / Orion
2nd / True North
3rd / Diamond Princess

Best Ship Pool Area
1st / Sun Princess
2nd / Diamond Princess
3rd / Rhapsody of the Seas

Best Ship Gym
1st / Sun Princess
2nd / Diamond Princess
3rd / Queen Mary 2

Best Ship Spa
1st / Sun Princess
2nd / Diamond Princess
3rd / Queen Mary 2

Best Ship from Aus/NZ
1st / Sun Princess
2nd / Dawn Princess
3rd / Diamond Princess

Best Adventure Cruise Ship
1st / Orion
2nd / True North
3rd / Oceanic Discoverer

Best Cruise Region
1st / The Kimberley
2nd / Mediterranean
3rd / Alaska

Best Cruise Port
1st / Sydney
2nd / Venice
3rd / Vancouver

Best Individual Cruise Travel Agent
1st / Seniors Holiday Travel
2nd / Ecruising
3rd / Best cruises


Best Multiple Cruise Travel Agent
1st / Harvey World Travel
2nd / Flight Centre
3rd / Travelworld

Best Fly/Cruise Airline
1st / Qantas
2nd / Singapore Airlines
3rd / Emirates