USA Today: Vote for Your Favorite Ocean Cruise Line!

[-Lew-]

You can participate in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice if you so desire: Vote for Your Favorite Ocean Cruise Line!

 

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[ontheweb]

I voted for Princess.

 

Interesting results. So far Princess is in 3rd place. Carnival is in first, with Crystal second.

[Zooguy]

Just voted for Princess.

Princess is currently rated #1 out of 20.

[TracieABD]

Still #1

[cnd crsr]

Princess still ranks #1:)

[Zooguy]

Lew is singularly responsible for Princess getting the #1 spot on this ranking.

Go Lew!

[ontheweb]

Just voted for Princess.

Princess is currently rated #1 out of 20.

 

Wow, between 8:50 when I voted and 11:10 when you voted, Princess went from #3 to #1.

[TracieABD]

Here! Here! to Lew!

 

Hopefully, we can maintain enough interest in the survey to keep us at the top!

[AHS123]

Hear! Hear!

[jfgdbg]

Just voted. Still #1

[Cruisin' Chick]

Just voted for Princess and still number one.

 

I just imagine that the author of the copy really didn't have a clue. Megaship?

[cruisequeen4ever]

Thank you for sharing! I of course voted for Princess, too! She's holding at #1!!

[anthonyy7]

Still #1

[Working 2 Cruise]

I voted too! Still No. 1.

[MicCanberra]

I voted 6 out of 20.:eek:

[Aus Traveller]

I voted. Still #1 out of 20. :):):)

Edited December 9, 2015 by Aus Traveller

[MicCanberra]

I voted. Still #1 out of 20. :):):)

Good one.:D

[yoyosma]

Need to get the votes out, Princess has slipped to no. 3. :D

 

I saw John Heald post on Facebook to get votes for Carnival. He has thousands of followers.

[dforeigner]

Currently 4th out of 20.

[sanmarcosman]

We voted, for Carnival.

[Astro Flyer]

I think that such surveys do not accurately reflect passenger preferences since "You can cast a vote in each category every day. You can vote again for Best Ocean Cruise Line". The winners will be determined more based on who is willing to stuff the ballot box to get their favorite cruise line at the top of the list.

 

Except for Crystal at #2 all of the luxury cruise lines are near the bottom of this list. Fewer passengers can afford to sail on luxury cruises & thus less votes for them and more for the mass market cruise lines with many passengers.

 

I voted for Princess because it provides the best cruise experience within my budget but I'm sure that Princess is not better than any luxury cruise line that I've never been able to afford. :p

Edited December 10, 2015 by Astro Flyer

[Cruz Crazi]

We just voted for Princess!!!

We leave on 1/18 on the Emerald (couldn't do it on the Countdown Clock):)

[mjmalino]

Just voted for Princess...#4

[floridalover5623]

How much faith can anyone put in the results when they allow people to vote as many times as they like. ;)

[moki'smommy]

The results are in no way accurate or scientific. First, most people have not cruised each of the lines represented. Secondly, it only takes a few social media posts from well known individuals to get huge numbers of votes for that person's favorite. And finally, even the term "favorite" or "best" is subject to some interpretation.

 

I can find something on each of the lines we've cruised that they do better than any of the other lines. Overall favorite must also include my budget. Does that make my favorite the "best" line listed--probably not. It makes them the best overall fit for me at that particular time.