Princess Voted #1 cruise line by USA Today

[UpcountryTravelers]

The final 2016 vote (unanimous 2/2) Upcountry Travelers cruise ship list (the only one that matters to us):

 

Best cruise line overall: Princess Close #2: Celebrity

Best cruise line for families: tie: Royal Caribbean, Disney

Best cruise line for wild party goers: Carnival

Best cruise ship overall: Ocean Princess..... (oops, Oceania Selina) Best still in the fleet: Coral Princess

Best buffet afloat: tie: Royal Princess and Regal Princess

Best entertainment: Oasis of the Seas

Best stateroom: Celebrity Reflection

 

Caveat: numbers may change after 2017 season. :cool:

[Skai]

Just for the sake of accuracy in reporting...There is a difference in being voted among the "best winners" -- (There are 10 total "winners") -- and actually being voted #1.

 

When going to USAToday's site it states:

 

 

Carnival Cruise Lines Named Best Ocean Cruise Line!

 

Princess Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Costa Cruises and Crystal Cruises also winners

 

The top 10 winners in the category Best Ocean Cruise Line are as follows:

 

Carnival Cruise Lines

Princess Cruises

Viking Ocean Cruises

Costa Cruises

Crystal Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Line

Royal Caribbean International

Disney Cruise Line

Celebrity Cruises

Holland America Line

 

10Best Local Experts and Editors picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Doug Parker (Cruise Radio), Fran Golden (USA TODAY), Gene Sloan (USA TODAY) and Stewart Chiron (The Cruise Guy) were chosen based on their extensive experience with the cruise industry.

 

Additional nominees for Best Ocean Cruise Line were Azamara Club Cruises, Cunard, MSC Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, SeaDream Yacht Club, Silversea Cruises and Windstar Cruises.

 

Congratulations to all of our winning cruise lines!

[shepp]

Yeah, I'm so sure that Carnival is better than Seabourn and Regent. But then, I haven't sailed on Seabourn or Regent, and I bet that 98% of USA Today Readers haven't either.

 

OK, 99%.

[OCruisers]

Lol. How is it even possible that readers of a US based paper vote higher for Costa than RCI, HAL & Celebrity? That's crazy.

 

Agree, sort of makes you wonder who is voting?

Also that Carnival was rated #3 ? :confused:

[Skai]

Yeah, I'm so sure that Carnival is better than Seabourn and Regent. But then, I haven't sailed on Seabourn or Regent, and I bet that 98% of USA Today Readers haven't either.

 

OK, 99%.

 

Of course. 'Reader's Choice' is about familiarity. The point here is that the order is irrelevant as the top-10 all got participation/recognition trophies as being "the best". Princess touting themselves as #1 based on this survey is rather tacky.

 

If anything, Princess (as a mainstream line) is closer to Carnival than Princess is to the luxury lines of Viking and Crystal...or Seabourn and Regent for that matter.