Travel Weekly China and Travel Weekly Asia voted Royal Caribbean the "Best Cruise Line Overall" in the first "Readers Choice Awards."

“It is a significant accomplishment to receive this accolade by our industry partners and peers in China and throughout Asia, extending our winning streak across the world,” said Michael Bayley, president & CEO, Royal Caribbean International.  “I congratulate my colleagues shore-side and across the fleet for this unprecedented recognition, and thank our travel partners for their unwavering support.” 

The Reader’s Choice Awards pay tribute to the best in the industry, recognizing travel companies and individuals for their outstanding achievements.  The winners are determined by travel professionals who are invited to vote for the best company, brand or destination in 31 categories representing the different segments of the travel industry. The segments include: airlines, cruise, resort, hotel, tour operator, destination, travel technology, attractions, airport, and car rental.

Cruise Critic released the list of winners in the 2015 Editors’ Choice Awards and Royal Caribbean came away with a few notable honors.

Royal Caribbean won awards in the following categories

• Best Cruise Line for Entertainment
• Best  Cruise Line Suites
• Best Cruise Line for Families

Cruise Critic noted Royal Caribbean's offerings for all age groups at an affordable price stood out as why it took home the family award this year.  

In terms of entertainment, Royal Caribbean's "second to none" onboard entertainment was a big plus.  Broadway shows, Centrum shows and Two70 all contributed to convince Cruise Critic that entertainment was king at Royal Caribbean.

In addition, Royal Caribbean's suites got special recognition for its suites that not only offer lovely amenities but also stand out for the "extensive list of suite perks".

Cruise Critic also specifically mentioned the two-bedroom AquaTheater suites on Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, as well as the two-level Loft Suites on Oasis and Quantum class ships.

The Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards are chosen by Cruise Critic's international team of editors, based on the lines and ships they feel best represent excellence in each of the designated categories. Awards announced October 2015.

At the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards in Bangkok, Thailand, Royal Caribbean took home the honor of being named the Best Cruise Operator.  It is the eight year in a row Royal Caribbean has won this award.

The Best Cruise Operator award recognizes the cruise line offering the best product, services and facilities. This award is also recognition for Royal Caribbean for being the most professional sales and marketing team in terms of innovative ideas and servicing.

Royal Caribbean has been voted unanimously by readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTGmice, TTG-BTmice China, TTGassociations and TTG Asia Luxury for the award. The TTG Travel Awards are given out annually to honor organizations in Asia Pacific’s travel industry for their strong commitment towards service excellence.

Sean Treacy, Managing Director, Singapore & Southeast Asia of Royal Caribbean Cruises (Asia) Pte Ltd. who received the award said, “It’s a great achievement for us to win this prestigious award for eight years running, which shows how much Royal Caribbean International has grown to be the cruise brand of choice in Asia. For this, we deeply thank our trade partners and customers for their continued strong support. We aim to keep delivering exceptional holidays to more and more of them with our revolutionary ships, innovative style of cruising and high service standards and value as our business grows in Asia.”

Royal Caribbean's introduction of Quantum of the Seas to Asia this year has brought a lot of attention to cruising in the region and combined with what Mariner of the Seas has been offering, the cruise line has been doing well in this burgeoning cruise market.

Royal Caribbean was awarded Best Cruise Operator for the seventh year in a row by Travel Weekly China and TTG China.

Both awards honor the best in the travel industry and recognize leaders in many aspects of travel, such as hotels and resorts, travel destinations, cruise lines, online travel and more.

Royal Caribbean Vice President of North Asia & China Dr. Zinan Liu commented on the award, “We are absolutely thrilled to receive these two prestigious trade awards once again.  As these awards are voted on by travel agents and consumers across the country, it is an honor to have the support and confidence in our brand from our valued travel partners and the market. This is a great accomplishment for the Royal Caribbean International team and we will continue to offer our partners and guests the best products and service.”

“These awards identify the industry’s finest,” said Rebecca Zhang, Travel Weekly’s Publisher in China. “The professionals who read and rely on trade media have the expertise to select those business, destinations and hotels that provide higher level of service to their clients. Our readers can be confident that these winners represent the best this industry has to offer.”

The reults of the 2015 Cruiseline.com Members Choice Awards have been announced and Royal Caribbean walked away with 20 overall awards and 6 first place finishes, giving them the most total awards of any company in the competition.

The Members Choice Awards are culled from over 8,100 cruise reviews submitted by the site's members and then verified through travel agent partners.

Royal Caribbean came out in first place along these categories

• Best Cruise Line
• Best ship (Allure of the Seas)
• Best ship for first timers (Allure of the Seas)
• Best line for first timers
• Best line for tweens and teens
• Best line for suites

You can see the complete results from the awards here.

Royal Caribbean came away from the Globe Travel Awards as the best mainstream cruise company this year.

The Best Mainstream Cruise Company gong is awarded to... Royal Caribbean @MyRoyalUK #TWGlobes

— Travel Weekly (@travelweekly) January 15, 2015

Thanks @ukcruising....Best Mainstream Cruise Company, we're delighted! @stuleven @travelweekly #TWglobes

— Royal Caribbean UK (@MyRoyalUK) January 15, 2015

Royal Caribbean managing director for the UK, Stuart Leven, commented on the award, "We have spent the last 12 months with a new team in place getting to know the travel agents in the UK. We have to thank the agents for their support and for making this happen. We've worked to make their lives easier and this award makes all our hard work much worthwhile."

Sister company Celebrity Cruises won Best Premium Cruise Line too, giving Royal Caribbean fans a good night all around.

US News and World Reports released its 2015 Best Cruise rankings and Royal Caribbean emerged as the Best Cruise Line for the money.

Royal Caribbean took top honors for the combination of low prices and what you get for it, "Royal Caribbean is one of the largest lines setting sail hundreds of times each year to destinations around the world. And having the ability to accommodate thousands of guests per ship allows Royal Caribbean to keep rates low: Cruisers won't have trouble finding itineraries costing less than $100 per person per night. Prices cover lodging, meals in the Main Dining Room and a wealth of onboard activities ranging from swimming and rock climbing to foreign language classes and Broadway-style performances."

Royal Caribbean also did well in other categories as well

• Second place for Best Cruise Lines for Families
• Tenth place for Best Cruise Lines for Romance
• Second place for Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean

US News and World Reports rankings are based on an expert evaluation of the line's level of luxury, as well as an assessment of user reviews and health ratings.

Cruise Critic released its 2014 US Editors' Picks awards and Royal Caribbean came away with two awards, most notably best new cruise ship with Quantum of the Seas.

Cruise Critic gave Royal Caribbean's newest ship the top nod and commented, "Quantum of the Seas is all about innovation. Bumper cars and skydiving at sea grab the headlines, but the ship itself is simply revolutionary. The technology available onboard makes staying in touch a snap, and thoughtful details like USB ports in cabins and interactive kiosks for booking onboard activities are perfect for the modern cruiser."

Royal Caribbean also won Best Inside Cabins award mostly on the strength of its virtual balcony staterooms.

First introduced on Navigator of the Seas, the virtual balconies have transformed what an inside stateroom can be and Cruise Critic's editors seemed to like what they saw, "When Royal Caribbean introduced virtual balconies into some inside cabins on Navigator of the Seas, the line surpassed its competition. The cabins, also found on Quantum of the Seas, give passengers the feeling of being in an outside cabin via real-time video from outside the ship that's piped in and displayed on wall-sized digital screens."

In a survey of cruise booking sites, Royal Caribbean came in first place for overall effectiveness.

Royal Caribbean beat out other cruise lines and booking sites such as Celebrity Cruises, Carnival, CruisesOnly, Expedia, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, Orbitz; Princess and Travelocity.

In addition, Royal Caribbean also came in first place for brand impact and performance index.

According to those that took the survey, Royal Caribbean is seen as exciting, fun, having good service, and being trustworthy, which led to it having the top brand impact score.

Royal Caribbean significantly outperformed all but Carnival and Princess in the overall rankings.

The study also looked at the mobile technology and social networking habits of respondents to determine which sites are building the best multi-channel digital relationship, across web, mobile and social.

US News and World Reports released its 2014 Best Cruise rankings and Royal Caribbean emerged as the Best Cruise Line for the money.

Royal Caribbean took top honors for the combination of low prices and what you get for it, "Cruisers won't have trouble finding itineraries costing less than $100 per person per day. Prices cover lodging, meals in the Main Dining Room and a wealth of onboard activities ranging from swimming and rock climbing to foreign language classes and Broadway-caliber performances."

Royal Caribbean also did well in other categories as well

• Second place for Best Cruise Lines for Families
• Ninth place for Best Cruise Lines for Romance
• Second place for Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean

US News and World Reports rankings are based on an expert evaluation of the line's level of luxury, as well as an assessment of user reviews and health ratings.