The Cruise Industry Shines in Madrid at the Cruise Excellence Awards Gala
The iconic Teatro Eslava in Madrid welcomed more than 200 guests to the Cruise Excellence Awards ceremony, organized annually by Cruises News Media Group.
National and international executives from cruise lines, tour operators, port agents, ports and destinations, industry professionals, and more than 100 travel agents attended an entertaining gala hosted and presented by comedian and showman Mr. Corrales.
The evening featured musical performances by saxophonist Tavi Gallart and dance numbers produced and choreographed by Natalia Mira.
Guests enjoyed a lively event during which the following awards were presented:
Best Spanish Port 2025: PORT OF BARCELONA
Best Family Cruise Line 2025: MSC CRUISES
Best Premium Cruise Line 2025: CELEBRITY CRUISES
Best Luxury Cruise Line 2025: EXPLORA JOURNEYS
Best River Cruise Line 2025: CROISIEUROPE
Best Entertainment 2025: ROYAL CARIBBEAN
Best Value for Money 2025: PRINCESS
Best Ship in the Mediterranean 2025: ALLURE OF THE SEAS
Best Ship in Northern Europe 2025: MSC EURIBIA
Best Brand Awareness Recognised by Consumers 2025: MSC CRUISES
Best Cruise Line for the First Cruise 2025: COSTA CRUISES
Best Gastronomy 2025: OCEANIA CRUISES
Best Itineraries 2025: NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
Best Onboard Animation 2025: VIRGIN VOYAGES
Best Brand Awareness Recognised by Travel Agents 2025: ROYAL CARIBBEAN
Best Expedition Cruise Line 2025: SILVERSEA CRUISES
Best Grand Voyages Cruise Line 2025: REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
Best World Cruise 2025: OCEANIA CRUISES
During the gala, Cruises News Media Group also presented its annual Special Awards, granted outside of the voting process:
● Excellence in Luxury River Cruising: Riverside Luxury Cruises
● Excellence in Cruise Crew: Celestyal
● Launch of a New Cruise Line for the Spanish Market: Corazul Cruceros
● ¡Todos a bordo! Initiative: Port Authority of Tenerife, MSC Cruises and Cruise Lines International Association
The Cruise Excellence Awards, whose first edition was held in Barcelona in 2008, are the result of a large-scale survey conducted among Spanish cruise passengers and travel agents.
The awards are a brand of Cruises News Media Group, organizer of the International Cruise Summit in Madrid and publisher of CruisesNews magazine and the news portal www.cruisesnews.es.
The nineteenth edition of the Excellence Cruise Awards is sponsored by International HM Hospitales, Puertos del Estado, Grupo Viajes El Corte Inglés, Grupo Airmet, Visit Qatar, Intermundial, Lantimar Ship Agent, and Perelada & Chivite.
(The Cruise Industry Shines in Madrid at the Cruise Excellence Awards Gala)
