Best Cruise Awards

If you're looking for the best Alaska cruise or have a tropical destination in mind, you'll want to see all the kind things people are saying about us! They notice our efforts to perfect small ship cruising, and we are being honored for excellence. So naturally, like a bird with bright plumage, we want to show that off. See our latest awards below. Have a media or PR question? Contact pr@uncruise.com.

2023

Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards

2023: Best Cruise Ship; Wilderness Explorer, Wilderness Adventurer & Wilderness Discoverer

Travel Age West WAVE Awards Nominee

2023: Best River & Adventure Cruise Line

Puget Sound Business Journal Best Family Owned Business

2023: Family Owned

2022

Cruise Critic UK Editor's Picks Awards

2022: Best Expedition Line in Alaska

Cruise Critic Editor's Picks Awards

2022: Best Expedition Line in Alaska

Travel Weekly Magellan Awards Gold Award Winner

2022: Best Campaign Advertising
2022: Promotions with a Purpose

Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award Winner

2022: Cruise Marketing - Website

Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2022

2022: Best Expedition Ships

Porthole Cruise and Travel Readers' Choice Awards 2022 Nominee

2022: Best Expedition Cruise Line

Luxury Lifestyle Awards

2022: Best Luxury Experience Cruise Line - Alaska

Travel Age West Award Nominations

2022: Expedition Cruise Line Providing the Best Travel Advisor Support
2022: Small-Ship Cruise Line Providing the Best Travel Agent Support
2022: Best Cruise Line for Alaska Sailings
2022: Best River Cruise Line for U.S. Sailings

2021

Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award 2021

2021: Gold in Crisis Communication Marketing

Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award 2021

2021: New Cruise Podcast No Ordinary Adventure

Newsweek Future of Travel Awards 2021

2021: Sustainability and Responsibility Practices

World Cruise Awards 2021

2021: Best Expedition Cruise Line Nomination

Travel Age West Editor's Picks 2021

2021: Small Ship Cruise Line Providing Best Travel Advisor Support Nomination
Best River Cruise Line for U.S. Sailings Nomination

Out There Magazine: Experientialist Award 2021

2021: Adventurer Award Finalist

Conde Nast Gold List 2021

2021: Best Adventure Cruise Line

USA Today 10 Best Readers'Choice Awards 2021

2021: Best Adventure Cruise Line

2020

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2020

2020: The Top 10 Small-ship Ocean Cruise Lines

2019

Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards

2019: Best Cruise Line for Adventure (Ocean Category)

Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2019

2019: Gold, Cruise Marketing—Promotional Video, for “Hawaiian Islands | Local. Fresh. Inspired.”
2019: Gold, Cruise—Expeditions—Itinerary, for Costa Rica & Panama—Canal, Culture, Adventure
2019: Silver, Cruise Expeditions Shore Excursion, for Hawaii Spirit in Halawa Valley

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2019

2019: The Top 10 Small-ship Ocean Cruise Lines

2018

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2018

2018: The Top 10 Small-ship Ocean Cruise Lines

Cruise Critic Cruisers' Choice Destination Awards

2018: Best Cruise Line in Alaska (Small Ship Cruise Line)

Northwest Travel & Life Magazine

2018: Top Travel Pick

Travel Weekly Magellan Award

2012: Gold, Best Promotional Video

2017

Ensemble Travel Group Awards

2017: Experiential/Adventure Partner of the Year

Travvy Award

2017: Silver Travvy Award for Best Cruise Line - Expedition/Adventure

2015

Cruise Critic Editor’s Choice

2015: Award for Best Cruise Line for Adventure

cruise Report Editors' Choice Awards

2015: Best Dining (Safari Explorer in Hawaii); Best Excursion (Manta Rays in Hawaii)
2013: Best Columbia & Snake Rivers Cruise
2012: Best Adventure Cruise Line; Best Casual Cruise Experience; Most Recommended Cruise
2011: Best Way to See Alaska; Best Crew at Sea; Best Breakfast at Sea