by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 10:00 AM ET, Mon November 11, 2024
It’s no secret: Travel advisors love Royal Caribbean Group.
Once again, the Miami-based cruise company won big at the 2024 Travvy Awards gala in Fort Lauderdale on November 7. Royal Caribbean Group and its three popular brands—Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises—picked up multiple awards in categories ranging from best entertainment to best contemporary cruise line.
All told, the company walked away with 26 Gold, Silver and Bronze awards at this year’s ceremony.
Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas cruise ship heading to the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/NAN)
Produced by TravelPulse and AGENTatHOME, the Travvy Awards spotlight the best suppliers across the travel industry, including cruise companies, hotels and resorts, destinations, tour operations and more. Travel advisors cast thousands of votes in more than 140 categories to determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners.
This year, the Travvy’s honor the world’s best cruise lines and ships in nearly 30 different categories, including best cruise line private island and best luxury cruise ship.
There's a whole lot of fun packed onto one ship. (Photo Credit: Royal Caribbean)
Here’s how Royal Caribbean Group’s trio of brands stacked up.
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) placed in 16 categories, winning Gold for:
- Best Cruise Entertainment
- Best Cruise Line - Asia
- Best Cruise Line - Caribbean
- Best Cruise Line - Large (Over 1,000 Cabins)
- Best Cruise Line - Contemporary
- Best Cruise Line Private Island
- Bset Cruise Ship - Overall
- Best Cruise Ship - Large (Over 1,000 Cabins)
- Best Cruise Ship - Contemporary
The brand also won Silver and Bronze awards:
- Best Cruise Line - Alaska
- Best Cruise Line - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific
- Best Cruise Line - Central & South America
- Best Cruise Line - Europe
- Best Cruise Line - Hawaii
- Best Cruise Line - Family
- Best Cruise Line - Transatlantic Crossing
In the cruise ship categories, it was Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas that wowed travel advisors the most. The 5,610-guest vessel debuted in January 2024 to great fanfare; it’s the largest cruise ship in the world.
Icon of the Seas (left) docked at Perfect Day at CocoCay next to Vision of the Seas (right). (Photo Credit: Eric Bowman)
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises won 7 total Travvys, including Gold for:
- Best Cruise Line - Europe
- Best Cruise Line - Expedition/Adventure
- Best Cruise Line - Premium
- Best Cruise Ship - Expedition/Adventure
The brand also won several Silver and Bronze awards:
- Best Cruise Line - Central & South America
- Best Cruise Ship - Overall
- Best Cruise Ship - Premium
The brand earned high marks for two of its ships: the 3,260-guest Celebrity Ascent and the 100-guest Celebrity Flora.
(Photo Credit: Paul J. Heney)
Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises was honored with three awards, all of them Bronze:
- Best Cruise Line - Small (Under 500 Cabins)
- Best Cruise Line - Luxury
- Best Cruise Ship - Luxury
In the luxury cruise ship category, the 728-guest Silver Nova brought home the hardware for Silversea.
Silversea's newest vessel, Silver Nova. (Photo Credit: Silversea)
Check out the complete list of 2024 Travvy Awards winners.
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