Best Cruise Line & Best Cruise Ships

Awards & Accomplishments

Lonely Planet Kauai 2nd Edition, 2009

Best Luau Show

Sherman's Travel January 2010

Best Big Ship Debut: Norwegian Epic

2010 Cruising the A-List: Norwegian Epic

Departures Magazine.

Frommer's Five-Star mainstream ship ratings for 2010

Winners: Norwegian Epic, Gem, Pearl, Jade, and Jewel

The World Travel Awards 2009

Norwegian Cruise Line named Europe's Leading Cruise Line

2009 Editors' Picks Award - Cruise Critic

Norwegian Cruise Line named Best for Big Ship Suites

TTG Travel Awards 2009

Cruise Line of the Year - under 75,000 passengers - Highly commended: Norwegian Cruise Line

Training Program of the Year for NCL University

2009 Magellan Awards - Travel Weekly

Gold awarded in the Advertising/Marketing category for Norwegian's Summer Blockbuster promotion and Norwegian's Awards campaign

Gold awarded in the Website category for the launch of NCLUniversity.com

Silver awarded in the Advertising/Marketing category for Norwegian's Alaska campaign and for the Norwegian Epic website

2009 Readers' Choice Platinum List - Celebrated Living Summer

Top Five Cruises, Large Resort Ships - #3

2009 World's Best Cruises - Forbes Traveler Magazine

Best Overall Vibe

2009 TravelAge West WAVE Editor's Pick Awards

Best Onboard Children's Program

Best New Ship: Norwegian Gem

13th Annual Cacique Awards - Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation

Norwegian Cruise Line named cruise line of the year

2009 Readers' Choice Award - Southern Living

NCL named as one of the top five best cruise lines

2008 10th Annual Readers' Choice Awards - Porthole Cruise Magazine

Best Alternative Dining Room Cuisine

Best Spa Facilities

Best Hawaii Itineraries

Best Bermuda Itineraries

2008 World Travel Awards

Norwegian Cruise Line named Europe's Leading Cruise Line

2008 TravelAge West WAVE Editor's Pick Awards

Best Value for a Contemporary Cruise Vacation

2008 TravelAge West WAVE Editor's Pick Awards

Norwegian Pearl - Best Cruise Ship for Families

2008 Editors' Picks Awards - Cruise Critic

Norwegian Cruise Line won for Best Entertainment and Best Suites

2008 Magellan Awards - Travel Weekly

Gold awarded in the Cruise Ship/Suite Design category for NCL's Garden and Courtyard Villas

Gold awarded in the Advertising/Marketing category for Norwegian Gem's "It Girl" campaign; NCL's overall brand print advertising; Partnership 2.0 print advertising; and the "Pity the Procrastinator" marketing promotion

Silver awarded in the Advertising/Marketing category for NCL's print advertising featuring its European and Hawai'i itineraries

2008 6th Annual SpaFinder Readers' Choice Awards - SpaFinder Magazine

Norwegian Cruise Line named one of the top ten best cruise ship spas

2008 World Savers Awards - Condé Nast Traveler

Norwegian Cruise Line named as finalist for its environmental programs

2008 Condé Nast Traveler - Cruise Issue

Norwegian Gem named one of the best cruise ships for "spa lovers"

Norwegian Jade named one of the best cruise ships for "foodies"

2008 World's Best Awards - Travel + Leisure

Top 10 Large-Ship Cruise Lines (Norwegian Cruise Line, #10)

2008 Readers' Choice Platinum List - Celebrated Living Summer

Top Five Cruises, Large Resort Ships - #2

2008 Best Family Cruises - Family Circle

Norwegian Cruise Line named the best cruise line for those who like to be independent

2008 8th Annual Readers' Poll - Condé Nast Traveler

Norwegian Pearl named one of the top large cruise ships worldwide

2008 Readers' Choice Award - Southern Living

One of the best cruise lines

2007 Best Cruise Value Award - Ocean & Cruise News

Norwegian Cruise Line named the best cruise value in the standard, 4-star category

2007 Reader's Choice Award - Leisure Group Travel

Favorite Cruise Line - Silver Level

2007 Readers' Choice Awards - Porthole Cruise Magazine

Best Website

Best Alternative Dining Room Cuisine

Best Hawai'i Itineraries

2007 Editor's Pick - TravelAge West Magazine WAVE Awards

Best Onboard Teen Program

Best Onboard Entertainment

2006 Readers' Choice Awards - Porthole Cruise Magazine

Best Alternative Dining Room Cuisine

Best Hawai`i Itineraries

Best South America Itineraries

2006 World's Best Awards - Travel + Leisure

Top Ten Large Ship Cruise Lines (Orient Lines, #5)

2006 Readers' Choice Platinum List - Celebrated Living

Top Five Cruise Lines (Large Ships) (#3)

2006 University of Miami School of Business

2006 Mid-Sized Employer of the Year (NCL Corp)

2006 Editor's Pick - TravelAge West Magazine

Best Onboard Children's Program

Best Cabin Configuration and Amenities - Mass Market Line

2006 Daily Cruise News

Best Large Cruise Ship - Norwegian Jewel (#5)

2005 Cruise Innovation Awards - Cruise Critic

Most Innovative in Developing Homeport Cruising

Most Innovative in Onboard Dining

2005 Readers' Choice Awards - Porthole Cruise Magazine

Best Alternative Dining Room Cuisine

Best Hawai`i Itineraries

2004 Readers' Choice Awards - Porthole Cruise Magazine

Most Romantic Dining Ambiance (Le Bistro)

2002 Readers' Choice Awards - Strictly Slots and Casino Players Magazines

Best Cruise Line