Top Cruise Lines for Families
Large-Ship (600 or more passengers)
1. Disney Cruise Line
Score: 96.35
2. Royal Caribbean International
Score: 83.14
3. Carnival Cruise Lines
Score: 80.59
4. Princess Cruises
Score: 76.64
5. Norwegian Cruise Line
Score: 74.49
Small-Ship (fewer than 600 passengers)
1. Lindblad Expeditions
Score: 86.90
2. Cruise West
Score: 81.00
3. Yachts of Seabourn
Score: 61.85
4. Windstar Cruises
Score: 60.00
5. Silversea Cruises
Score: 56.23
River Cruising
1. Abercrombie & Kent
Score: 87.37
2. Tauck
Score: 76.15
3. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
Score: 68.33
4. Avalon Waterways
Score: 65.71
5. Viking River Cruises
Score: 64.33
Methodology: Rankings are based on reader evaluations collected in Travel + Leisure’s 2010 World’s Best Awards survey. Respondents rated hotels on how well they cater to families. Scores are indexed averages of responses, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point; in the event of a true tie, properties share the same ranking. For full survey details, visit TravelandLeisure.com/worldsbest/methodology.
