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  • TOP CRUISE LINES
  • Mega-Ship Cruise Lines
  • Large-Ship Cruise Lines
  • Small-Ship Cruise Lines
  • River Cruise Lines
  • TOP AIRLINES
  • Domestic
  • International
  • TOP AIRPORTS
  • Domestic
  • International
  • Top Safari Outfitters
  • Top Tour Operators
  • Top Car-Rental Agencies

Mega-Ship Cruise Lines
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 2 Disney Cruise Line 86.39
2 1 Celebrity Cruises 85.40
3 3 Cunard Line 84.17
4 4 Princess Cruises 82.21
5 5 Royal Caribbean International 81.57
Large-Ship Cruise Lines
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Crystal Cruises 92.58
2 3 Azamara Club Cruises 91.53
3 2 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 91.08
4 4 Oceania Cruises 89.29
5 5 Holland America Line 87.43
6 8 Cunard Line 84.67
7 6 Royal Caribbean International 82.33
8 9 Celebrity Cruises 81.28
9 7 Princess Cruises 80.78
10 10 Norwegian Cruise Line 75.79
Small-Ship Cruise Lines
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 7 Paul Gauguin Cruises 93.25
2 1 Seabourn 93.02
2 3 Windstar Cruises 93.02
4 6 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 89.43
5 5 Silversea Cruises 88.67
River Cruise Lines
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Tauck 96.93
2 4 Viking Cruises 94.14
3 2 Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection 93.80
4 3 Grand Circle Cruise Line 92.19
5 5 AmaWaterways 88.48
Domestic Airlines
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Virgin America 85.28
2 2 JetBlue Airways 80.63
3 4 Hawaiian Airlines 76.83
4 3 Southwest Airlines 76.36
5 - Alaska Airlines 74.24
International Airlines
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Singapore Airlines 91.54
2 2 Emirates Airline 88.18
3 5 Cathay Pacific Airways 86.86
4 6 Virgin Atlantic Airways 85.21
5 4 Asiana Airlines 85.00
6 3 Qatar Airways 84.61
7 10 ANA (All Nippon Airways) 84.48
8 9 Thai Airways International 84.07
9 7 Korean Air 83.75
10 8 Air New Zealand 83.59
Domestic Airports
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Portland International Airport, Oregon 78.02
2 2 Tampa International Airport, Florida 77.09
3 6 Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport 76.22
4 10 Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina 74.06
5 11 Orlando International Airport, Florida 73.50
International Airports
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Singapore Changi Airport 92.27
2 3 Hong Kong International Airport 85.64
3 2 Dubai International, United Arab Emirates 84.97
4 - Incheon International Airport, Seoul 82.87
5 - Zurich Airport, Switzerland 80.86
Top Safari Outfitters
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Rothschild Safaris 97.95
2 - Africa Adventure Company 96.67
3 2 Micato Safaris 96.40
4 5 Wilderness Safaris 92.79
5 - andBeyond 89.42
Top Tour Operators
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 - Classic Journeys 97.09
2 4 VBT Bicycling & Walking Vacations 96.67
3 3 Butterfield & Robinson 96.39
4 - Wilderness Travel 94.41
5 - Tauck 94.15
Top Car Rental Agencies
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 3 National Car Rental 80.53
2 2 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 79.39
3 1 Hertz Rent A Car 78.53
4 4 Avis Car Rental 77.73
5 - Alamo 76.47

 

- means that the winner was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

Debut denotes a World's Best Awards debut.

Great Value denotes a rate of $250 or less

Hall of Fame denotes Hall of Fame

Throughout the World’s Best Awards, scores are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point; in the event of an exact tie, properties, companies, or destinations share the same ranking.

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