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    Cruise Critic

    2023
    • Editors’ Pick Best Cabins in River Cruising   
    • Editors’ Pick Best River Cruises for Solo Travelers 
    2019
    • Cruisers’ Choice Award Top European River Cruise Ship Line
    • Editors’ Pick Best Shore Excursions
    • Cruisers’ Choice Award Top 10 River Cruise Ships: Avalon Imagery II®, Avalon Expression®, Avalon Poetry II®, Avalon Tapestry II®, Avalon Luminary®
    2018
    • Best Cabins in River Cruising
    2017
    • Editors’ Pick Best Cabins in River Cruising
    2016
    • Editors’ Pick Best Cabins in River Cruising
    2015
    • Editors’ Pick Best Cabins in River Cruising
    2010
    • Best River Cruise Line
    • Editors’ Pick Best Cabins in River Cruising

    Conde Nast Traveler

    2023
    • Top 16 Best River Cruise Lines
    2021
    • Top 10 Best River Cruise Lines
    2020
    • Top 10 Best River Cruise Lines
    2018
    • Top 10 Best River Cruise Lines
    • Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Overall River Cruise Ship (Avalon PanoramaSM)
    • Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Overall River Cruising (Avalon Waterways)
    2016
    • Finalist: Top River Cruises
    2015
    • Finalist: Top River Ships
    2014
    • Top River Cruise Lines
    2013
    • Top 40 Cruise Ships (Avalon Creativity®)
    2012
    • Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines
    2011
    • Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines
    2010
    • Top Cruise Ships
    2009
    • The Gold List, Avalon Waterways Top 90 Cruise Ships, Avalon Waterways
    2008
    • Top 10 Small-Ship Cruise Line, Reader's Choice awards

    USA Today

    2024
    • Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines
    2023
    • No. 1 Best River Cruise Line
    • No. 1 Best River Cruise Ship – Avalon Envision®
    2022
    • No. 1 Best River Cruise Line
    • No. 1 Best River Cruise Ship – Avalon Envision®
    2021
    • No. 1 Best River Cruise Ship – Avalon Envision®
    • Voted 10 Best River Cruise Ship – Avalon Tranquility II®
    • Voted 10 Best River Cruise Line – Avalon Waterways
    2019
    • Avalon Waterways ranked in the top 10 River Cruise Lines in USA Today's 10Best 2019 readers' choice awards.
    • Avalon Envision® ranked in the top 10 River Cruise Ships in USA Today's 10Best 2019 readers' choice awards.
    2018
    • Avalon Waterways ranked in the top 10 River Cruise Lines in USA Today's 10Best 2018 readers' choice awards.
    2017
    • Avalon Waterways ranked in the top 10 River Cruise Lines in USA Today's 10Best 2017 readers' choice awards.
    2015
    • Avalon Waterways ranked in the top 10 River Cruise Lines in USA Today's 10Best 2015 readers' choice awards.

    British Travel Awards

    2022 - Best Cruise Line for River Cruise Holidays - Nominated

    Business Traveller Awards

    2022 - Best River or Specialist Cruise Line - Finalist

    Silver Travel Awards

    2022 - Best Premium or Luxury River Cruise Line - Shortlisted

    World of Cruising - Wave Awards

    2022 - Favourite River Cruise Line - Finalist

    2021 - Best River Cruise Line - Winner

    2021 - CTN Best Companies - Winner

    2019 - Best River Cruise Line - Winner

    2018 - Best River Cruise Line - Winner

    2018 - Best Transfer Service - Highly Commended, for our Home Pick Up Service

    2017 - Best Transfer Service - Winner, for our Home Pick Up Service

    2017 - Best River Cruise Line - Highly Commended

    Cruise Critic

    Cruise Critic

    2023 - Best Cabins in River Cruising 

    2023 - Best River Cruises for Solo Travelers 

    2019 - Best European River Cruise Line

    2018 - Best River Cruise Line Cabins (Editors' Picks)

    2017 - Best River Cruise Line cabins

    2017 - Best River Cruise Line for active cruisers

    2016 - Best River Cruise Line cabins

    2015 - Best River Cruise Line cabins

    Conde Nast Traveler

    Condé Nast Traveller

    2023 

    • Top 16 Best River Cruise Lines

    2021 

    • Top 10 Best River Cruise Lines

    2020 

    • Top 10 Best River Cruise Lines

    2018 

    • Top 10 Best River Cruise Lines
    • Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Overall River Cruise Ship (Avalon PanoramaSM)
    • Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Overall River Cruising (Avalon Waterways)

    2016

      • Top River Cruise line - Finalist

    2015

    • Top River Cruise line - Finalist

    2014

    Top River Cruise line

    2013

    • Top 40 Cruise Ships (Avalon Creativity®)

    2012

    • Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines

    2011

    • Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines

    2010

    • Top Cruise Ships

    2009

    • The Gold List, Avalon Waterways Top 90 Cruise Ships, Avalon Waterways

    2008

    • Top 10 Small-Ship Cruise Line, Reader's Choice awards

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