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.
2022
USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice
- 2022: Best Adventure Cruise Line 10 Best
- 2022: Best River Cruise Line 10 Best
Luxury Lifestyle Awards
- 2022: Best Luxury Experience Cruise Line - Alaska
Travel Age West Wave Award Nominations
- 2022: Expedition Curise 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
Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award 2021
Newsweek Future of Travel Awards 2021
World Cruise Awards 2021
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
Conde Nast Gold List 2021
USA Today 10 Best Readers'Choice Awards 2021
2020
Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2020
2019
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
- 2018: Silver, Best Expedition Cruise, Rivers of Adventure
- 2017: Gold, Print Advertising Campaign
- 2017: Gold, Best Expedition Itinerary, Pure Panamá: Cultures, Coasts & Canal
- 2015: Gold, Itinerary, Hawaii cruise
- 2015: Silver, Excursions, Alaska’s Glacier Bay
- 2013: Gold, Best Small Cruise Ships Overall
- 2013: Silver, Best Cruise Marketing Video
- 2012: Silver, Small Cruise Ship
2017
Ensemble Travel Group Awards
- 2017: Experiential/Adventure Partner of the Year
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
Sunset Travel Awards Finalist
Andrew Harper Readers' Choice Winner
Porthole Readers' Choice
Passenger Vessel Safety
Chuck West New Pioneer Award
- 2012: Awarded at the Annual Convention of the Alaska Travel Industry Association
VAST
- 2012: Nominee for Best Active & Specialty Travel Provider
AKontheGo
- 2012: Recognition for being a Family Friendly Alaska Travel Business