On the final night of Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas this month, five cruise lines were named the best in the world for 2025:
🏆 Ponant – Best Expedition
🏆 Explora Journeys – Best Ocean Luxury
🏆 Oceania Cruises – Best Contemporary & Premium
🏆 AmaWaterways – Best River
🏆 Windstar Cruises – Best Niche
And here’s the best part: I’ve sailed on all five — and four of them in just the past year.
🧊 Ponant – Canadian Boreal Forest & St. Lawrence to St. Pierre (Feb 2025)
🌊 Explora Journeys – Istanbul to Athens (Sept 2024)
👩👧 Oceania Cruises – A special mother–daughter trip
🚤 AmaWaterways – Danube on AmaMagna (Mar 2024) + Seine on AmaDante (July & this Nov 2025)
🌺 Windstar – Tahiti on Star Breeze (June 2024)
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