Cunard is known for its ships the Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth, which have carried numerous notable guests, according to the company's website.
Its destinations include Norway and the Northern Lights, the Baltics, and the Canary Islands.
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Azamara is known for its small, intimate cruises.
The company's ships travel all around the world, including places such as Cuba and the South Pacific. Azamara's ship are noteworthy for their ability to visit ports where larger cruise ships can't fit, such as those in Venice, Amalfi, and Crete.
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Oceania was founded in 2002. It offers four cruise ships which can accommodate 684 guests, and two which can hold up to 1,250 guests. Its itineraries includes trips to Australia, Africa, Europe, the South Pacific, and the Americas.
According to its website, Oceania's mission statement is to do things the "R.I.T.E. way — Respect, Integrity, Trust and Excellence are the foundation of all our actions, every day, in everything we do."
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Founded in 1997, Viking Cruises has grown to become one of the top luxury cruise companies in the world. Its ships travel to destinations in New Zealand, Africa, Scandinavia, and South America.
The company also offers lengthy globe-spanning World Cruises, including one from Auckland, New Zealand, to Vancouver, Canada, which visits 15 countries in 93 days.
Source: Viking Cruises
Silversea is particularly known for its excellent fine dining. It has ships ranging in size from 50 to 304 suites, offering voyagers the option of a more intimate experience as they travel the globe.
The cruise company goes to over 900 different destinations on all seven continents. Some locations include South America, eastern Russia, Galápagos Islands, Greenland, and Antarctica.
Source: Silversea
Regent Seven Seas travels all around the world, with ships that go to nearly every continent.
The company also offers round-trip flights with various airlines, unlimited shore excursions, beverages, open bars and lounges, and unlimited WiFi as part of their packages.
Source: Regent Seven Seas
Crystal Cruises travels to 818 different locations and offers 2,000 different excursions.
The cruise line also offers a butler service in each Penthouse suite, with 24-hour room service. There's also a 360-degree Promenade Deck, which, their website notes, is rare to see on cruise ships today.
Source: Crystal Cruises
Seabourn, which tops LTI's inaugural cruise line ranking, travels to locations all around the world, ranging from the Panama Canal to the Amazon and even the Arctic circle.
Known for an elegant yet intimate travel experience, Seabourn is also the official cruise partner of UNESCO World Heritage.
In 2009, the company launched the Seabourn Odyssey, which only carries 458 guests and, according to the company's website, offers the "highest ratio of space per guest in the cruise industry."
Source: Seabourn
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