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Princess Cruises Ends 2023 with Top Awards from Prestigious Travel Industry Organizations
Within
the last two months, the line has received 23 awards for its ships,
itineraries, onboard experiences and technology, including a Travel Weekly
Reader's Choice Award for Best Cruise Line in Alaska and
a Cruise Critic Editor's Pick Award for Best Innovation –
bringing the line's total number of awards for 2023 to 56.
"As
the industry continues to skyrocket and travelers seek unique experiences,
we're gratified to be recognized across a broad spectrum of categories by such
esteemed groups of experts," said John Padgett, Princess Cruises
president. "We look forward to all that lies ahead in 2024."
Travel
Weekly Readers' Choice Awards
Princess
took home four wins at the 21st annual Travel Weekly Readers' Choice
Awards, which celebrates the best of the best of the travel industry.
·
Best Cruise Line in
Alaska (17th year in a row)
·
Best Shipboard Tech:
The MedallionClass Experience
·
Best Travel Advisor
Program: Princess Academy
·
Best Advisor
Loyalty Program
Travel
Weekly Magellan Awards
Princess
received four top Gold Award honors and four Silver Award honors at this year's
Travel Weekly Magellan Awards.
·
Overall Premium
Ship: Discovery Princess (Gold Award)
·
Premium Ship
Entertainment: 360: An Extraordinary Experience (Gold Award)
·
Premium Ship
Itinerary: South America & Antarctica Itineraries (Gold Award)
·
Cruise Marketing
Educational Program: Princess Partners (Gold Award)
·
Cruise Marketing
Campaign-Advertising: "Come Feel the Love" and "I Love
This!" (Silver Award)
·
Cruise
Marketing-Webinar: Connect with Princess Webinars (Silver Award)
Cruise
Critic Editors' Choice Awards
The
15th annual Cruise Critic Editor's Picks Awards are the industry's most
comprehensive awards, recognizing the best cruise lines of the year.
·
Best Innovation: The
MedallionClass Experience
Travvy
Awards
During
the 9th Annual Travvy Awards, Princess received four honors including a
gold award. The awards recognize the highest standards of excellence in the
travel industry by honoring travel companies, travel products, travel agencies,
and destinations for their outstanding achievements.
·
Best Cruise Line by
Destination: Alaska (Gold Award)
·
Best Cruise Line by
Destination: Asia (Silver Award)
·
Best Cruise Line by
Destination: Hawaii (Bronze Award)
·
Best Premium Cruise
Ship: Discovery Princess (Bronze Award)
·
Porthole Cruise and
Travel Readers' Choice Awards
·
Best Onboard
Technology: The MedallionClass Experience
·
Best Spa Facility: Lotus
Spa
TripZilla
Excellence Awards
The
9th annual TripZilla Excellence Awards recognize travel industry companies
and brands that deliver the best experiences to their guests. Following an
extensive online poll, winners were selected for this year's groundbreaking
achievements.
Best
Cruise Amenities: Diamond Princess
Cruise
Ship Interiors Awards
The
Cruise Ship Interiors Awards highlight the very best of cruise design,
celebrating the spaces onboard and the products used to create them.
·
Best Casual Dining,
Large Ship: O'Malley's Irish Pub
Wave
Awards (UK)
At
the 2023 Wave Awards, dubbed "the Oscars of cruising," Princess was
highly commended in the Favorite Premium/Luxury Cruise Line category.
The awards recognize and reward excellence and innovation in the UK cruise
industry.
Cruise
& Travel Readers' Choice Awards (Australia/New Zealand)
Over
4,000 Australia and New Zealand passengers voted in the
region's biggest People's Choice awards. Princess was named Best Cruise
Line Overall and Best Premium Cruise Line, some of the awards' top
honors.
Irish
Travel Trade Awards (Ireland)
Ireland's travel
trade network voted Princess Best Premium Cruise Line in this year's
awards.
Additional
information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel
advisor, by calling 1-800-Princess (1-800-774-6237) or by visiting www.princess.com.
Image
Credit: © Princess Cruises
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