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April 24, 2018

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Best Overall

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	79.9
2	Holland America Line	77.3
3	Princess Cruises	76.2
4	Royal Caribbean International	72.1
5	Carnival Cruise Line	65.8
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	65.6

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	82.5
2	Regal Princess	82.4
3	Celebrity Equinox	80.3
4	Royal Princess	79.0
5	Oasis of the Seas	78.6
6	Carnival Freedom	77.3
7	Carnival Breeze	71.9
8	Carnival Ecstasy	69.9
9	Carnival Fantasy	68.8
10	Liberty of the Seas	68.5
11	Carnival Dream	66.1

Best Value

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	73.4
2	Holland America Line	71.8
3	Princess Cruises	70.5
4	Royal Caribbean International	68.0
5	Carnival Cruise Line	65.1
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	58.1

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	80.8
2	Regal Princess	78.6
3	Carnival Freedom	77.2
4	Celebrity Equinox	75.0
5	Carnival Breeze	69.8
6	Carnival Ecstasy	69.6
7	Royal Princess	69.6
8	Carnival Fantasy	69.4
9	Oasis of the Seas	69.3
10	Liberty of the Seas	68.8
11	Carnival Dream	64.9

Best Services

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	84.6
2	Holland America Line	82.6
3	Princess Cruises	82.0
4	Royal Caribbean International	77.4
5	Carnival Cruise Line	72.0
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	72.0

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	89.0
2	Carnival Ecstasy	87.5
3	Regal Princess	87.5
4	Royal Princess	87.5
5	Celebrity Equinox	86.5
6	Carnival Freedom	84.2
7	Oasis of the Seas	81.3
8	Carnival Breeze	77.4
9	Liberty of the Seas	75.0
10	Carnival Fantasy	74.0
11	Carnival Dream	64.9

Best Entertainment

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	74.1
2	Royal Caribbean International	68.9
3	Princess Cruises	68.8
4	Norwegian Cruise Line	60.6
5	Carnival Cruise Line	59.5
6	Holland America Line	58.1

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	91.5
2	Regal Princess	85.7
3	Celebrity Equinox	78.4
4	Oasis of the Seas	77.3
5	Royal Princess	74.5
6	Carnival Freedom	74.1
7	Carnival Fantasy	72.0
8	Carnival Breeze	71.0
9	Carnival Ecstasy	57.4
10	Liberty of the Seas	57.4
11	Carnival Dream	52.6

Best Dining

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	83.5
2	Holland America Line	77.7
3	Princess Cruises	77.4
4	Royal Caribbean International	73.1
5	Norwegian Cruise Line	66.8
6	Carnival Cruise Line	66.6

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	86.3
2	Celebrity Equinox	82.7
3	Carnival Freedom	82.5
4	Carnival Ecstasy	82.1
5	Regal Princess	82.1
6	Oasis of the Seas	74.7
7	Royal Princess	73.2
8	Carnival Fantasy	70.0
9	Carnival Dream	68.4
10	Liberty of the Seas	62.5
11	Carnival Breeze	61.9

Best for Families

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Princess Cruises	79.8
2	Royal Caribbean International	77.0
3	Celebrity Cruises	74.7
4	Holland America Line	71.5
5	Carnival Cruise Line	69.7
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	69.4

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	91.2
2	Regal Princess	90.2
3	Oasis of the Seas	86.8
4	Royal Princess	86.3
5	Carnival Breeze	84.1
6	Celebrity Equinox	83.7
7	Carnival Dream	79.2
8	Carnival Freedom	78.6
9	Liberty of the Seas	78.0
10	Carnival Fantasy	74.0
11	Carnival Ecstasy	67.3

Best for Couples

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	85.4
2	Holland America Line	83.7
3	Princess Cruises	81.6
4	Royal Caribbean International	78.3
5	Carnival Cruise Line	73.8
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	72.9

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	91.3
2	Regal Princess	87.3
3	Royal Princess	85.5
4	Carnival Fantasy	84.8
5	Celebrity Equinox	82.4
6	Carnival Dream	81.8
7	Oasis of the Seas	81.4
8	Carnival Breeze	81.4
9	Carnival Ecstasy	79.6
10	Carnival Freedom	78.2
11	Liberty of the Seas	68.9

Best for Health/Safety

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	88.7
2	Holland America Line	83.7
3	Princess Cruises	81.7
4	Royal Caribbean International	76.5
5	Norwegian Cruise Line	75.4
6	Carnival Cruise Line	71.4

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Allure of the Seas	91.7
2	Regal Princess	90.9
3	Celebrity Equinox	88.5
4	Oasis of the Seas	87.5
5	Carnival Freedom	84.2
6	Carnival Ecstasy	82.1
7	Royal Princess	80.4
8	Carnival Fantasy	77.6
9	Carnival Breeze	74.6
10	Carnival Dream	71.9
11	Liberty of the Seas	68.8

Best Itineraries

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Holland America Line	82.1
2	Celebrity Cruises	79.3
3	Princess Cruises	76.6
4	Royal Caribbean International	70.6
5	Norwegian Cruise Line	68.3
6	Carnival Cruise Line	61.8

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Celebrity Equinox	82.4
2	Royal Princess	81.8
3	Regal Princess	80.0
4	Carnival Breeze	76.2
5	Allure of the Seas	76.1
6	Oasis of the Seas	75.7
7	Carnival Freedom	71.9
8	Carnival Dream	70.2
9	Liberty of the Seas	68.9
10	Carnival Ecstasy	53.7
11	Carnival Fantasy	52.0

Best Cabins

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Holland America Line	83.8
2	Celebrity Cruises	81.8
3	Princess Cruises	81.1
4	Royal Caribbean International	77.4
5	Carnival Cruise Line	69.7
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	66.6

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Royal Princess	89.3
2	Oasis of the Seas	85.3
3	Allure of the Seas	84.9
4	Liberty of the Seas	84.4
5	Regal Princess	83.9
6	Carnival Freedom	82.5
7	Carnival Fantasy	78.0
8	Celebrity Equinox	75.0
9	Carnival Breeze	71.4
10	Carnival Ecstasy	67.9
11	Carnival Dream	61.4

Best Activities

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	72.3
2	Holland America Line	68.1
3	Princess Cruises	66.5
4	Royal Caribbean International	59.4
5	Carnival Cruise Line	56.0
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	55.4

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Oasis of the Seas	76.8
2	Celebrity Equinox	72.0
3	Royal Princess	69.8
4	Carnival Freedom	69.6
5	Carnival Breeze	69.4
6	Regal Princess	66.0
7	Allure of the Seas	59.7
8	Carnival Dream	57.4
9	Carnival Fantasy	55.6
10	Liberty of the Seas	55.2
11	Carnival Ecstasy	54.5

Best Embarkation / Disembarkation Process

Rank	Cruise Lines	CEI
1	Celebrity Cruises	76.5
2	Holland America Line	75.8
3	Princess Cruises	73.1
4	Royal Caribbean International	71.7
5	Carnival Cruise Line	61.0
6	Norwegian Cruise Line	57.4

Rank	Vessels	CEI
1	Regal Princess	89.3
2	Oasis of the Seas	82.7
3	Celebrity Equinox	80.8
4	Royal Princess	80.4
5	Allure of the Seas	76.7
6	Carnival Breeze	69.8
7	Carnival Fantasy	68.0
8	Carnival Dream	66.7
9	Carnival Ecstasy	66.1
10	Liberty of the Seas	63.5
11	Carnival Freedom	52.6

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