The 2015 Best Cruises were announced by U.S. News & Reports. The 2015 Best Cruises features rankings and information on 15 cruise lines in five categories: Best Luxury Cruise Lines, Best Cruise Lines for the Money, Best Cruise Lines for Romance, Best Cruise Lines for Families and Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean. For the second year in a row, Disney Cruise Line holds the lead as the #1 Best Cruise Line for Families and the #1 Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean.
Disney has been ranked based on an expert evaluation of the line’s level of luxury, as well as an assessment of user reviews and health ratings. Disney Cruise Line appears on the following ranking lists:
Best Cruise Lines for Families
- Disney Cruise Line
- Royal Caribbean International
- Celebrity Cruises
Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean
- Disney Cruise Line
- Royal Caribbean International
- Carnival Cruise Lines
Best Cruise Lines for the Money
- Royal Caribbean International
- Disney Cruise Line
- Carnival Cruise Lines
Best Cruise Lines for Romance
- Silversea Cruises
- Crystal Cruises
- Azamara Club Cruises
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
- Celebrity Cruises
- Disney Cruise Line
U.S. News ranked cruise lines using a methodology that factored in expert evaluations of cruise ship quality, reputation among travelers (as expressed through reviews and ratings collected by Cruiseline.com) and results from health evaluations conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. News editors analyzed data for 148 ships across the 15 major cruise lines that were included in the rankings. The top three cruise lines in each ranking category were awarded a U.S. News “Best” designation.
For a complete summary of the 2015 Best Cruises head over to the Cruise page of U.S. News & World Report’s Travel section.