Introduction

Traveling is one of the best parts of life, and with so many incredible destinations out there, it can be hard to decide where your next trip should be. But if you’re planning a cruise this year, you’ll want to make sure that it’s on one of the top cruise lines in 2017. Here are my picks for the 50 best cruises for this year:

Viking Ocean Cruises

Viking Ocean Cruises is a division of Norwegian Cruise Line and offers sailing ships with a more contemporary design. Viking Ocean Cruises has been around since 2002, but it wasn’t until 2016 that the brand launched its first ship, Viking Star.

Viking’s ships are known for their sleek interiors, with many cabins featuring floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for great views. The line also specializes in long voyages—the longest being 16 days—which means you’ll have plenty of time to explore the destination port cities along your route.

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises is a luxury cruise line founded in 2002. Celebrity Cruises specializes in providing cruises that combine high-end amenities with an upscale experience, including fine dining and entertainment options.

Celebrity Cruises ships have a diverse range of amenities and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Each ship has a water park, rock climbing wall and/or ice skating rink as well as numerous other activities like mini golf, video game arcades and karaoke rooms. The larger vessels offer Broadway-style shows along with more than 1,000 crew members who can help you plan your trip or make your vacation special with their excellent service at every turn!

Celebrity Cruises offers a wide range of dining options so there’s something for everyone on board their fleet (even those picky eaters who don’t like seafood). They also offer special meal packages that allow guests who want to save money while still eating well during their vacation time frame.”

Azamara Club Cruises

Azamara Club Cruises is a luxury cruise line, with a fleet of eight ships. Azamara Club Cruises is the sister company to Royal Caribbean International, and it offers cruises in the same areas as Royal Caribbean. This high-end cruise line appeals to those seeking more personalized service and luxury amenities than you would find on other lines. The cabins are smaller than those typically found on larger ships, but they are still spacious enough for two people. The Azamara Journey is one of these smaller vessels and accommodates just 324 passengers at double occupancy (638 total).

The three itineraries that sail from Europe feature ports such as Copenhagen, Denmark; Tallinn Estonia; St Petersburg Russia; Hamburg Germany; Amsterdam Netherlands; Barcelona Spain & Bergen Norway. All three itineraries return to Southampton England where Azamara Club Cruises’ homeport is located

Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International is a cruise line that operates in the Caribbean and Europe. The company was founded in 1968 by Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who at the time owned Olympic Airways and renamed his new enterprise with the same name as his airline (later sold to Pan American World Airways). The company’s headquarters are located in Miami, Florida.

As of 2017, Royal Caribbean International has 26 ships with more than 100,000 passengers each year.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is a luxury cruise line that offers a variety of itineraries. Their fleet consists of smaller ships, which means you get the same high-quality service you would expect from larger cruise lines without sacrificing any luxury.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is known for its excellent service and great dining experience. They also have many onboard activities for guests to enjoy, so if you want to stay busy during your vacation, this cruise line is great for you (and your wallet).

Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida. It was founded in 2002 by Frank Del Rio. The company offers cruises to the Mediterranean, Canada and New England, Alaska, the Caribbean and South America. The cruise line’s fleet consists of eight ships with a combined capacity of 7,832 passengers as well as 1,000 crew members.

The Regatta class ships have three restaurants: The Grande Dining Room (main dining room), Murano (alternative dining) and Toscana (Italian specialty restaurant). All ships offer complimentary Wi-Fi access throughout their cabins and common areas; some also feature a Starbucks coffee bar that offers free refills on brewed drip coffee throughout your stay on board

Disney Cruise Line

• Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operated by The Walt Disney Company.
• They own their own ships, but not the ports of call.
• They were founded in 1998 and are based in Celebration, Florida.

Cunard Cruise Line

Cunard Cruise Line

Cunard is a British company that was founded in 1840. It’s one of the oldest cruise lines in the world, and it offers luxury cruises to destinations around the world. Cunard’s fleet consists of three ships: The Queen Mary 2, which launched in 2003; Queen Victoria, which launched in 2004; and The Queen Elizabeth (QE), which was built between 2010 and 2014.

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line is a cruise line based in Miami, Florida, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest cruise operator in the world.

Carnival Cruise Line was founded as Carnival Cruise Lines by Ted Arison (father of current CEO Micky Arison) and family in 1972 as an American brand within the Norwegian Caribbean Lines (NCL) group. In 1979 NCL became a subsidiary of Holland America Line’s parent corporation, Princess Cruises; however, the “Carnival” brand was retained under its new owners. It was not until 1987 that their first vessel—the MS Sunshine—was built for them at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Italy under license from Costa Cruises.[2] Before this time they chartered various existing ships for cruising purposes; some were also refitted as part of their fleet modernization project during this period.[3]

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises is a cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation. The company operates up to 20 ships in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, as well as select voyages in Asia, Alaska and South America. Founded in 1966, Princess Cruises was acquired by Carnival Corporation in 1988. Headquartered in Santa Clarita, California, the company employs more than 9400 people worldwide.

Princess offers four classes of service: “Crown,” “Grand” (corresponding to a suite/balcony), “Oceanview” (inside cabin) and “Sun” (lower-category inside cabin).

These are the top ten cruise lines this year.

• Holland America Line
• Princess Cruises
• Royal Caribbean International
• Cunard Line Ltd
• Celebrity Cruises
• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, LLC

7 . Oceania Cruises

8 . MSC Cruises (Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.) 9 . P&O Cruises (Hospitality & Leisure) PLC 10 . Star Clippers – The World’s Only Seaplane Cruise Line

Conclusion

There are a lot of cruise lines out there to choose from, and we hope that this article has helped you narrow down your options. If it’s at all possible for you to take a cruise during 2018, we highly recommend doing so! It’ll be an incredible experience that will leave you with lasting memories.