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Top of the Class Awards

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January 2002 |
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In
the past we have awarded “Head of the Class” honors each year to those
ships that rated highest in the previous year, based our independent
surveys of passengers. This year we have expanded that list to note the
top 10 ships from all those we have reviewed in each of the three
categories of cruising — Resort Cruises, Tour Cruises and Lifestyle
Cruises — based on the combination of the ship’s overall Quality Rating
— with special emphasis on key areas such as ship condition,
accommodations, cuisine and service — and the Value Index rating it
received. And the winners are . . . .
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Resort Cruises |
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Cruise Line |
Ship |
Overall Rating |
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Disney Cruise
Line |
Disney Magic |
95.9 |
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Disney Cruise Line |
Disney Wonder |
94.8 |
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Princess Cruises
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Golden Princess |
89.4 |
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Holland America
Line |
Ryndam |
88.2 |
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Royal Caribbean
International |
Rhapsody of the Seas |
85.7 |
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Holland America
Line |
Zaandam |
84.8 |
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Princess Cruises
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Sea Princess |
83.7 |
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Holland America
Line |
Veendam |
83.1 |
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Holland America
Line |
Amsterdam |
83.0 |
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Celebrity Cruises
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Mercury |
82.7 |
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Tour Cruises |
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Cruise Line |
Ship |
Overall Rating |
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American West
Steamboat Co. |
Queen of the West |
82.7 |
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American Canadian
Caribbean Line |
Grande Mariner |
80.4 |
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RiverBarge
Excursion Lines |
River Explorer |
78.0 |
Canodros
(Galapagos Cruises) |
Galapagos
Explorer II |
77.6 |
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Uniworld
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River Queen |
77.4 |
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Lindblad
Expeditions |
Polaris |
76.6 |
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World Explorer
Cruises |
Universe Explorer |
76.2 |
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Orient Lines
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Crown Odyssey |
75.8 |
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Sea Cloud Cruises
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River Cloud |
74.9 |
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St. Lawrence
Cruise Lines |
Canadian Empress |
72.7 |
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Lifestyle
Cruises |
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Cruise Line |
Ship |
Overall Rating |
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Radisson Seven
Seas Cruises |
Seven Seas Mariner |
82.9 |
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Windstar Cruises
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Wind Surf |
80.5 |
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Radisson Seven
Seas Cruises |
Seven Seas Navigator |
77.9 |
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Radisson Seven
Seas Cruises |
Paul Gauguin |
76.6 |
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Windjammer
Barefoot Cruises |
Mandalay |
75.1 |
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Silversea Cruises
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Silver Cloud |
73.7 |
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Seabourn Cruise
Line |
Seabourn Goddess I |
73.6 |
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Star Clippers
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Star Flyer |
73.4 |
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Silversea Cruises |
Silver Wind |
73.4 |
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