Vote today and win: It’s neck and neck in our 100th edition Readers’ Choice Awards

• This is your chance to make history – vote for your favourite crew, ship and line in our 100^th edition Readers Choice 2025.
• Vote today for your favourites and get their names in lights.
• We’ll reward you with the chance to win one of three $500 wine vouchers.

The battle is on – readers are casting their votes in the biggest Readers’ Choice poll in the region’s cruise industry.

With just four weeks to go, categories are tight as our readers turn out in droves to support the crews and lines that have worked hard to please them all year.

In Luxury, Regent Seven Seas is battling with Scenic, Silversea and Cunard.

In Premium, regular winner Princess – celebrating 50 years of cruising in Australia at the end of this year – is fighting off Celebrity Cruises and Viking for the crown.

And in the Contemporary category, it’s a fight between Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean.

Adventure is fascinating: local heroes Scenic are head to head with Hurtigruten, newly rebranded, and Ponant Expeditions and Silversea.

Onboard activities is led by Royal Caribbean – but the margin is slim with Carnival Cruise Line and Princess close.

The family favourite is a big surprise: despite pulling out of Australia, Disney Cruises is drawing votes, with Carnival fun ships and Royal Caribbean neck and neck.

In the big prize category, Best Ocean Cruise Line Overall, Princess, Viking and Royal Caribbean are close contenders.

In river cruise, Scenic and APT are in a tussle with Avalon, Viking and AmaWaterways.

Why these awards are important

For over a decade, Cruise Passenger’s Readers’ Choice Awards has been the place where real Australian cruisers choose the best lines, ships, destinations and experiences.

This year’s awards are special – as we celebrate the publication of our 100th edition, we’re inviting you to cast your vote for a place in history.

There’s never been more to choose from: Australia’s 2025/26 season will see 63 ships visiting our shores, spanning big-ship favourites, luxe small ships and expedition vessels — a blockbuster season that makes your verdict more important than ever.

And across the world, new ships have been launched, including the biggest ever from Royal Caribbean and the most luxurious from lines like Oceania, Viking, Ritz Carlton, Celebrity and more.

These awards matter because you decide. They’re not handed out by industry panels or marketing departments — they’re the biggest, most credible consumer verdict in our region precisely because they reflect the choices of Australian and New Zealand cruisers.

And the scope of what you can recognise has grown with the industry.

Innovation rewarded

In recent years, we’ve added categories that reflect what cruisers now care about — from Sustainability (introduced as a major theme alongside new categories in 2019) to Most Innovative Ship (added in 2022 to spotlight the wave of new-builds).

So whether you’re passionate about food, family fun, wellness, shore excursions or next‑gen ship design, your vote will be counted where it counts.

How to vote

How to vote: Hit the “Vote” button on this story and tell us the lines, ships and ports that deserve a trophy in 2025. It only takes a few minutes — and your picks help fellow cruisers plan smarter journeys and give the crews who make magic at sea the recognition they deserve. Last year, thousands of readers took part; this year, with more choice than ever, we’re expecting an even bigger response.