Cruise International Cruise Blogger Of The Year . Again!

The Cruise Awards 2017. Photo by Steve Dunlop +447762084057 [email protected]

Delighted to announce that I won the “Best Cruise Blogger” award in the Cruise International Cruise Awards. I won in 2015, was second in 2016 and so delighted to win the crown again for 2017.

The awards were held at the famous Ritz in London and were attended by leading cruise brands and writers. I was especially pleased to have won as the finalists in my category were bloggers and writers that I admire and are really leading voices in the cruise blogging area, like Danielle Fear and Dave Monk.

The full list of winners were:

• Best Cruise Blogger – Gary Bembridge Tips For Travellers
• Best Escorted & Specialist Tour Operator – Titan Travel
• Best UK Port – Southampton
• Best Value for Money – Thomson
• Best Boutique Cruise Line – Azamara
• Best for Adventure – Silversea
• Best for First-Time Cruisers – Princess Cruises
• Best New Ship – Silver Muse
• Best Destination (Europe) – Dubrovnik
• Best Destination (World) – New Zealand
• Best Product or Service – Ultimate Balcony Dining by Princess Cruises
• Best for Enrichment – SAGA
• Best for Wellbeing – Holland America
• Best for Food – Oceania
• Best for Onboard Entertainment – Norwegian Cruise Line
• Best for Onboard Activities – Royal Caribbean
• Best for Families – Disney
• Best Luxury River Cruise Line – Viking River Cruises
• Best Luxury Cruise Line – Seabourn
• Best Online Cruise Travel Agent – Iglu Cruise
• Best Cruise Agency – Bolsover Cruise Club
• Best Cruise Agent – Louise Thompson, Cruise.co.uk
• Cruise Agent Lifetime Achievement Award – Giles Hawke, CEO, Cosmos Tours and Cruises
• Outstanding Contribution to the Cruise Industry – Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, Chairman, Silversea

Find out more about Cruise International and the awards here